Archive for category: Caulfield Cup

• Irish Times faces task against Manawanui

  Australian Horse Racing, Caulfield Cup, Melbourne Cup September 23, 2011 10:12 pm

  Irish Times was trounced by Manawanui first-up but Clarry Conners will gauge the gelding’s future prospects by taking on the star three-year-old again on Saturday.

   

• Americain to arrive on Saturday

  Australian Horse Racing, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, Melbourne Cup September 23, 2011 10:07 pm

  Last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Americain will arrive in Australia on Saturday to continue his preparation for this year’s $6.2 million race.

   

• Dao Dao could be blow-out horse in Clarke

  Australian Horse Racing, Caulfield Cup September 23, 2011 6:10 pm

  Eight-year-old Dao Dao could be the blow-out horse for punters when he tries to defy convention to score a milestone victory in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield.

   

• Begg’s Epsom team down to one

  Australian Horse Racing, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate September 23, 2011 6:09 pm

  Grahame Begg’s hopes of winning the Epsom Handicap now rest with Saturday’s Shannon Stakes favourite Secret Admirer after Ilovethiscity was ruled out for the spring with a leg sprain.

   

• Funtantes not certain for Melbourne

  Australian Horse Racing, Caulfield Cup, Melbourne Cup September 23, 2011 6:08 pm

  Trainer Rob Heathcote is rethinking plans to send Funtantes to Melbourne as his emotional roller-coaster ride continues.

   

• Boss hurt as Crystal Lily dies

  Australian Horse Racing, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, Melbourne Cup September 23, 2011 6:07 pm

  Champion jockey Glen Boss could be riding again in two weeks despite fracturing his upper left arm in a jumpout at Flemington.

   

• Black Caviar favourite for 2011 Manikato Stakes

  Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, Horse Racing Betting, Melbourne Cup September 23, 2011 2:07 pm

  Black Caviar is the $1.70 favourite with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au to win next week’s Manikato Stakes, despite there being doubts on whether she’ll contest the event.

   

• Glen Boss could be out for spring carnival

  Australian Horse Racing, Caulfield Cup, Melbourne Cup September 23, 2011 12:41 pm

  Champion jockey Glen Boss may be out of action for the upcoming spring racing carnival after suffering a suspected fractured shoulder, his manager says.

   

• Fast Clip most favoured of Gai’s quartet

  Australian Horse Racing, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, Melbourne Cup September 21, 2011 6:03 pm

  Caulfield Cup winner Descarado makes a belated start to his spring campaign on Saturday but it is stablemate Fast Clip who is the favoured one of Gai Waterhouse’s four Shannon Stakes runners.

   

• Once Were Wild out of spring carnival

  Breaking News, Caulfield Cup, Melbourne Cup September 21, 2011 4:41 pm

  Group One-winning mare Once Were Wild is out of the Melbourne spring after returning to Sydney to have a throat operation.