Are you looking for this year’s The Hunter race betting, field and form guide? The race betting experts at Neds have everything you need to know, all in the one place.

The Hunter Winners (Savatiano) | Photo: Steve Hart | Neds.com.au

First conducted in 2019 The Hunter is one of the newer feature races that make-up the wider The Everest Carnival in Sydney during the spring.

Offering $1 million in prize money, the event is run and won at Newcastle Racecourse on a Saturday in mid-November and along with The Gong at Kembla Grange is one of the richest provincial races held in the state of New South Wales.

Run and won over 1300m, The Hunter is a quality handicap event open to horses aged three-years-old and above.

It officially gained Group 2 status in 2024 the same year The Everest became a Group 1 Australian horse race.

The Hunter makes a nice end-of-season target for horses out of the Group races over the 1200m – 1400m distance range over the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.

Mares in The Hunter field may come via a Victoria Derby Day run a fortnight prior in the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington.

Other runners may have previously contested the $20 million The Everest (1200m) and or the $3 million Winners Stakes (1300m).

In 2021 The Hunter winner Lost And Running ran fourth in The Everest and second in the Winners Stakes (run that year as the Classique Legend Stakes).

The 2023 The Hunter winner Coal Crusher came via a fourth in that year’s Winners Stakes (known as the Giga Kick Stakes that spring).

The Hunter 2024 – Fast Facts

  • Race Day: Saturday November 16th, 2024
  • Track Location: Newcastle Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Right-handed
  • Race Distance: 1,300 metres
  • Weight Class: Quality Handicap
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 2
  • Operator: Racing NSW
  • Prize Purse: $1,000,000
  • Inaugural Race: 2019
  • 2024 The Hunter Winner: TBD

the hunter 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 The Hunter results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday November 16, 2024. 

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The hunter Betting 2024

New Ways to Bet at neds

There are many different ways to bet on The Hunter, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

Bet Type How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s The Hunter
Win Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s The Hunter.
Place Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s The Hunter. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet If your runner finishes 1st in The Hunter, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend.
Quinella Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within The Hunter, in order to win the Quinella.
Exacta Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within The Hunter to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within The Hunter to win the Trifecta.
First Four You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within The Hunter to win the First 4.
Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from The Hunter, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The hunter In 2024

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  1. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
  2. Make sure to check out the form guide, once it’s released
  3. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options
  4. Select the horse(s) for the race.

The Hunter 2024 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2024 The Hunter will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit neds.com.au.

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WHICH HORSE WILL WIN THE hunter IN 2024?

Which horse will win the 2024 The Hunter comes down to a number of key form factors including the barriers, form over the distance and their previous experience in similar condition races.

When selecting The Hunter winner it is also important to consider:

  • Group Performers – Horses coming off lead-up runs in Group company in Sydney over the spring do well in The Hunter when heading to Newcastle.
  • Mare Factor – The opening two editions of The Hunter were won by mares with victories by Savatiano (2019) and Sweet Deal (2020).

The hunter FAVOURITES 2024

The favourites in The Hunter betting for 2024 include the Team Hawkes-trained Smart Missile gelding Briasa, this year’s The Kosciuszko winner Far Too Easy, and the Joe Pride-trained Coal Crusher looking to atone for his last behind Bella Nipotina in the Russell Balding.

Savatiano ($4.60 in 2019) was the first The Hunter favourite to win followed by Lost And Running ($2.50 in 2021) and Vilana ($4.80 in 2022).

The hunter Field 2024

The official The Hunter 2024 field of final acceptances is announced the Wednesday prior to the race. The Hunter has a capacity field of 15 starters plus four emergencies. 

The hunter 2024 Tips

Favourite: TBD

Best Bet: TBD

Best Roughie: TBD

Our exclusive 2024 The Hunter betting tips will be published here the week of the race and a full The Hunter Race Day tipping post available on the Neds Blog.

The hunter 2024 Race Day

The Hunter 2024 runs on Saturday the 16th of November 2024. It is the feature race on the Newcastle race card that day, with the key support races being the: 

  • Group 3 Newcastle 3YO Spring Stakes (1600m), and the
  • Listed ‘The Beauford’ (2300m).

the hunter 2024 BARRIER DRAW

The official 2024 The Hunter barrier draw takes place the week of the race and will be published in our above The Hunter Field section.

The Hunter 2024 Weights

Quality handicap conditions apply to this race. The minimum weight is 54kg.

Weights must be declared by 4:00PM (local time) on the Tuesday of race week and the official 2024 The Hunter weights will be published in our above The Hunter Field section.

Lost And Running (59kg in 2021) is the latest The Hunter topweight to win.

2024 The Hunter Topweight:

  • TBD

The hunter 2024 Nominations

The Hunter 2024 nominations close on the Monday of race week.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight True Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 26034×4665 PRIVATE EYE G 7 Joseph Pride 1 60kg 60kg 112
2 25450×0520 COAL CRUSHER G 7 Joseph Pride 2 59kg 59kg 110
3 00×7911136 GENTLEMAN ROY G 8 Ben, Will & JD Hayes 3 58.5kg 58.5kg 109
4 8x1600x801 RUSTIC STEEL G 7 Kris Lees 4 57.5kg 57.5kg 107
5 412x9817x4 TAMERLANE G 7 James Cummings 5 57kg 57kg 106
6 22x3x14x41 FAR TOO EASY G 6 David McColm 6= 56.5kg 56.5kg 105
7 x12737x112 JIMMYSSTAR (NZ) G 5 Ciaron Maher 6= 56.5kg 56.5kg 105
8 x86410x735 ROYAL MERCHANT M 5 Ciaron Maher 6= 54.5kg 54.5kg 105
9 1000×39058 PHEARSON G 7 Brad Widdup 9 54.5kg 54.5kg 101
10 20x766x100 CHRYSAOR G 4 Chris Waller 10 54kg 53.5kg 99
11 674132×550 COASTWATCH G 6 Richard & Will Freedman 11 54kg 53kg 97
12 1x6x115x73 CHARM STONE M 4 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 12= 54kg 53kg 96
13 114x150x49 COCO JAMBOO (IRE) M 5 Peter Snowden 12= 54kg 53kg 96
14 45152x203x COTEHELE (NZ) G 6 John O’Shea & Tom Charlton 12= 54kg 53kg 96
15 6915117×00 DIAMOND DIESEL G 8 Adam Duggan 15= 54kg 53kg 95
16 5210x5351x SPANGLER (IRE) G 7 Kris Lees 15= 54kg 53kg 95
17 23×0849634 FELIX MAJESTIC G 5 Gary Nickson 17 54kg 53kg 93
18 28x46x5223 DANNY’S ST DARCI M 6 Matthew Dale 18= 54kg 53kg 92
19 7x51018x73 KONASANA M 4 Chris Waller 18= 54kg 53kg 92
20 836817×006 ASTERO G 7 Matthew Smith 20= 54kg 53kg 91
21 x01322914x HIGHLIGHTS G 7 Bjorn Baker 20= 54kg 53kg 91
22 x7895297x7 FLYING CRAZY G 6 Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes 22 54kg 53kg 90
23 6x658246x7 QUICK TEMPO G 6 Mark Minervini 23 54kg 53kg 87
24 111×141 BRIASA G 4 Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes 24= 54kg 53kg 86
25 36312×6055 INFANCY M 4 Kris Lees 24= 54kg 53kg 86
26 650×525721 BATTLETON G 6 Bjorn Baker 26 54kg 53kg 85
27 x08502133x ANG POW G 6 Richard & Will Freedman 27 54kg 53kg 83
28 7x3x974321 TRISTATE G 6 Anthony Cummings 28 54kg 53kg 82
29 4710542×13 UZZIAH G 6 Scott Aspery 29 54kg 53kg 81
30 6×11472622 IRON MAN G 5 Edward O’Rourke 30 54kg 53kg 78

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

The hunter 2024 JOCKEYS

Jockeys for The Hunter 2024 must be declared following acceptances and will be available in our above The Hunter Field section.

The hunter 2024 SCRATCHINGS

Scratchings for The Hunter 2024 must be declared by 7:30AM on race day morning Saturday November 16, 2024.

The hunter RACE NUMBER 2024

The 2024 The Hunter race number is TBC for Saturday the 16th of November 2024. A total of ten races run that day at Newcastle Racecourse.

The Hunter PRIZE MONEY 2024

The current 2024 The Hunter prize money is set at a total of $1 million.

Place Prize Money
1st $580,000
2nd $190,000
3rd $98,000
4th $44,000
5th $22,000
6th $10,000
7th $10,000
8th $10,000
9th $8,000
10th $8,000

The hunter 2024 Form Guide

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2024 The Hunter Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2024 THE HUNTER RACE FORM GUIDE

the hunter LIVE 2024

You can watch or listen to the 2024 The Hunter live, across the following mediums.

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Streaming: Racing NSW

The hunter Winners (Past Results)

See below for the full list of The Hunter winners going back to the race’s inauguration in 2019.

YEAR WINNER 2ND 3RD TIME
2024 TBD TBD TBD TBD
2023 Coal Crusher King Of Sparta Rocketing By 1:15.49 (R)
2022 Vilana In The Congo Gravina 1:17.45
2021 Lost And Running Wandabaa Top Ranked 1:17.44
2020 Sweet Deal Special Reward Asiago 1:16.83
2019 Savatiano Tactical Advantage Bon Amis 1:15.76