Guests will flock to Flemington today as the racecourse comes alive for Crown Oaks Day, the ultimate style day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Fittingly on a raceday traditionally known as Ladies Day, international glamour sensation Kim Cattrall will be on course as a guest of Swisse. She will be [...]
With the 2012 Melbourne Cup barrier draw and final field being released at 6:30pm we will be bringing you live updates of the events throughout the draw. The field is not likely to change between now and then but Glen Carpenter is finalising the field as we speak. So get [...]
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 [...]
Last year’s Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed who ran impressively last start in the Cox Plate has been ruled out of Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup this morning after trained Leon McDonald announcing Derby day morning that she will not run. Southern Speed was guaranteed a start in the Melbourne Cup which [...]
The Victoria Derby is one of the oldest horse races in Australia, with a history that stretches back to 1855. This classic Group 1 race is held at Flemington Racecourse as part of the Melbourne spring racing carnival, on the first day in the lead up to the prestigious Melbourne [...]
The Wakeful Stakes is a Group 2 race hosted by Victoria Racing Club, and part of the Melbourne spring racing carnival. This event is for three year old fillies and is held under set weight and penalty conditions. Raced over a distance of 2000 metres, the Wakeful Stakes takes place [...]
The Chatham Stakes, known as the TAB.com.au Stakes in 2012, is a Group 3 event hosted by the Victoria Racing Club. Taking place at Flemington Racecourse, this 1400 metre handicap race is held on Derby Day during the Melbourne spring racing carnival. The Chatham Stakes has been run since 1979, [...]
The Group 1 Myer Classic is a popular race for three year old horses and above, held over a distance of 1600 metres under weight for age conditions. Held as part of the popular Spring Racing Carnival in Melbourne every season, the Myer Classic is highly anticipated each and every [...]
The MacKinnon Stakes is a Group 1 horse race run under weight for age conditions. Hosted by Victoria Racing Club, this event takes place during the famous four day carnival that also includes the prestigious Melbourne Cup. The MacKinnon Stakes is run over a distance of 2000 metres, with $1 [...]
The Lexus Stakes is a Group 3 horse race that takes place during the spring racing carnival in Melbourne every November. Open to all ages and held under handicap conditions, the Lexus Stakes is run over a distance of 2500 metres. The winner of the Lexus Stakes is exempt from [...]
