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How free selections work

Back A Winner provides a limited number of free Australian thoroughbred racing tips, with selections supplied and controlled by SmartB.

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Thursday, 24 September 2026

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How Free Racing Selections Work

Back A Winner provides a limited number of free Australian thoroughbred racing tips, with selections supplied and controlled by SmartB.

A maximum of one qualifying free selection may be published for each active Australian state or territory on a given racing day. However, a free selection is not guaranteed for every state or every day.

Here's how the process works.

How Are Free Racing Tips Selected?

Back A Winner uses racing selections supplied by SmartB rather than independently generating its own tips.

SmartB applies eligibility rules to determine which standard selections can be made available for free.

The process works as follows:

• Best Bet, Best Each Way and other protected premium selections are excluded from the free offering.

• SmartB assesses the remaining standard selections against its qualifying criteria.

• If eligible selections are available, the highest-confidence qualifying standard selection is chosen for that state or territory.

• The approved free selection is published on Back A Winner.

The free selection represents one qualifying opportunity from SmartB's standard racing selections. It is not necessarily the highest-confidence selection across the complete premium offering.

Why Isn't There Always a Free Tip?

You might visit a state racing page and find that no free selection is available. This can happen for several reasons.

No Racing Is Scheduled

Some states and territories do not have thoroughbred race meetings scheduled every day. If there is no eligible racing activity in a state, there will be no free selection for that state.

No Selection Meets the Required Criteria

A race meeting can take place without any standard selection qualifying for free publication. Back A Winner does not publish a selection simply to fill an empty space.

A Published Selection Has Been Scratched

A scratching occurs when a horse is withdrawn from its scheduled race. If a published free selection is scratched, SmartB may provide a replacement from another eligible runner in a race that has not yet started.

If no suitable replacement is available, there may be no active free selection remaining for that state.

Can a Free Racing Tip Change?

Once a qualifying selection has been published, it is intended to remain stable. A later change in confidence rankings does not automatically cause the published selection to be replaced.

The main exception is a scratching. If the selected horse is withdrawn, SmartB may provide an eligible replacement for a future race. This approach helps visitors distinguish a genuinely published selection from one that has been retrospectively changed.

Where Can I Find Today's Free Horse Racing Tips?

Visit the Free Horse Racing Tips page to see the current racing information for Australian states and territories. From there, you can explore the available state and meeting pages.

Where SmartB has published a qualifying free selection, the relevant racing details will be displayed. If no selection is available, the page will indicate that there is no current qualifying free tip rather than displaying an unsuitable alternative.

What Happens to Previous Free Selections?

A free tip relates to a particular race on a particular date. Once that race has taken place, the selection should be treated as historical information rather than a current racing tip.

Where previous selections remain available, they provide a record of what was published at the time. Race results should only be treated as final once officially confirmed.

What's the Difference Between Back A Winner and SmartBetsAI?

Back A Winner offers limited free racing information and qualifying selections. SmartBetsAI is a separate subscription service offering access to the complete premium tip offering, including Best Bet and Best Each Way selections.

Premium selections are not disclosed through Back A Winner's free racing pages. For visitors who want to explore the broader subscription offering, SmartBetsAI provides the next step.

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