American import who initially raced in Ireland for Dermot Weld before a distinguished career in the United States. He won the Secretariat Stakes as a three year old, one of the better races for the three year olds on turf, before joining Christophe Clement. He took a while to win… Read More »
This race has been on the agenda for Red Cadeaux since he finished second in the closest finish in the history of the race last year. He was game, though. He showed a good turn of foot, which I didn’t expect, and he was very strong at the end of… Read More »
Italian Group 1 winner who came to Australia with a fair bit of hype from many in the media – including me. He’s a globetrotter, having raced in Italy, Hong Kong, Dubai, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia in the last 14 months. He came to Australia having… Read More »
2010 Melbourne Cup winner who is a favourite amongst Australian racing fans. He’s only finished outside the top four once in Australia, and that was over the unsuitable distance of 2000m in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick in April. He’s definitely had one of the more unconventional preparations for… Read More »
Last year’s Melbourne Cup winner. He came from France a little unheralded, but after victory in the Geelong Cup and the Melbourne Cup he received his just accolades. He has only won two races since, but they’ve been pretty good races – the Hong Kong Vase in December last year… Read More »
With only four horses left to draw a gate for the Emirates Melbourne Cup yesterday, a whisper went around the committee room at Flemington – no horse had yet drawn barriers 18 or 24. Barrier 24 is understandable, with conventional wisdom suggesting a horse needs to get towards the rails… Read More »
4:20pm ADST – In fact, this blog will finish as we look to have a full Melbourne Cup preview available tonight. Thank you for joining us on what has been a dark punting day across the board. We’ll do it all again on Tuesday for Melbourne Cup day. Join us… Read More »
The 2012 Cox Plate is unlikely to go down as a classic – although we might see something extraordinary today which will change that view – but it is definitely an intriguing race. It is rare that there is such an even Cox Plate. There is usually one horse that… Read More »
The time has come again – the $2.65m BMW Caulfield Cup (2400m), one of the spring’s big three, has come around very quickly this year. And what a race! The attitude towards the Caulfield Cup after last year’s edition was quite a marked shift on the past. Some even proclaimed… Read More »
The $2.65m BMW Caulfield Cup (2400m) is one of the spring’s three features, along with the Cox Plate and the Melbourne Cup. The last decade has provided some memorable Caulfield Cup moments, as well as some moments that would best be forgotten. You can relive them here, as we’ve compiled… Read More »
Andrew Hawkins: Welcome to Run for the Money, your weekly internet-based roundtable discussing the upcoming weekend’s racing! It’s Andrew Hawkins here, joined by our two young guns from last week – Jay Mathieson and Joshua Kayll – as well as a new contributor, Alex Donnelly. Today we’ll be looking at… Read More »
After a substandard Caulfield Cup last year, the Melbourne Racing Club would be delighted with the field assembled for this year’s running of the world’s toughest handicap at 2400m. The field contains last year’s winner in Southern Speed and two Melbourne Cup winners in Americain and Dunaden. In addition, horses… Read More »
Italian jockey Umberto Rispoli has been named as the new jockey for Brigantin. The shock move came as the owners announced that young superstar rider Mickael Barzalona would not ride the horse due to a busy schedule in Europe. Barzalona, a winner of the Epsom Derby, Dubai World Cup and… Read More »
The Melbourne Cup is only 24 days away. It seems to come around quicker every year. This picture will change after today, especially following the running of the Herbert Power Stakes. However, Just Horse Racing wants to give you the up to date picture ahead of today’s race meeting. Following… Read More »
This year marks 90 years since the first Cox Plate was won by Violoncello. Over the years, the race has stamped itself as the weight for age championship of Australia, despite being run at the unique Moonee Valley racecourse. The tight turns and the short straight have proven the nemesis… Read More »
Andrew Hawkins: Welcome to Run for the Money, a new internet-based roundtable discussing the weekend’s racing! It’s Andrew Hawkins here, joined by two young guns in Jay Mathieson and Joshua Kayll as we look towards this weekend’s Caulfield Guineas Day! Welcome gents, excited for a big weekend of racing? Jay… Read More »
Manighar, the first horse to win the Australian Cup-Ranvet Stakes-The BMW treble, is out of the spring carnival. The gutsy grey, trained by Peter Moody, will go for a spell immediately after it was discovered he would require a minor knee operation. He was the second favourite for this Saturday’s… Read More »
It is incredible to think we are only nine days away from the 134th running of the Caulfield Cup, the world’s richest handicap over the classic distance of 2400m. This year, the race is shaping up to be one of the strongest in recent years. There have been few dropouts… Read More »
The first Saturday in October most years provides the best weekend’s racing across Australia. While Derby Day and Golden Slipper Day are the pinnacle meetings in terms of quality each year, the first Saturday in October sees top class meetings in Sydney and Melbourne, a rarity throughout the entire year…. Read More »
Here is a full list of horses withdrawn from the big spring features – the Caulfield Cup (2400m), the Cox Plate (2040m) and the Melbourne Cup (3200m) – after today’s acceptance stages. CAULFIELD CUP CHATEAU MARGAUX CLASS IS CLASS (IRE) DAME CLAIRE (NZ) DARE TO DREAM (IRE) DOWAGER QUEEN (NZ)… Read More »
