Archive for category: Melbourne Cup

• Leon Macdonald has faith in Speed

  Australian Horse Racing, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, Melbourne Cup October 10, 2011 5:09 pm

  Southern Speed’s recent form and the defection of some high profile runners have given trainer Leon Macdonald confidence in the mare going into Saturday’s Caulfield Cup.

   

• Melbourne Cup starts on line at Randwick

  Australian Horse Racing, Caulfield Cup, Melbourne Cup October 10, 2011 4:14 pm

  Gai Waterhouse’s Melbourne Cup stocks could easily skyrocket on the back of results in two states on Saturday.

   

• Kerrin McEvoy to ride Shootoff in Caulfield Cup

  Australian Horse Racing, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, Melbourne Cup October 9, 2011 7:31 pm

  In little more than a week Kerrin McEvoy has claimed Group One wins on short priced favourites but he is looking to snare the Caulfield Cup on an outsider.

   

• French challenger to run at Geelong

  Australian Horse Racing, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, Melbourne Cup October 9, 2011 2:16 pm

  A new French challenger will follow the lead of last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Americain when he runs in the Group Three Geelong Cup.

   

• Randwick distance test for Crafty Irna

  Australian Horse Racing, Melbourne Cup October 9, 2011 2:13 pm

  Ron Quinton will give Crafty Irna one last chance to prove 2400 metres is within her capabilities in Saturday’s City Tattersalls Club Cup at Randwick.

   

• 2011 Caulfield Guineas day blackbookers

  Blackbookers, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, Melbourne Cup October 9, 2011 12:20 pm

  We wanted top class racing and yep, we certainly got it on Saturday at Caulfield. Whether it was Helmet and his stunning win of the Caulfield Guineas, Black Caviar and her brilliant return to racing, or Descerado putting his hand up for the Cox Plate with a super victory in [...]

   

• Teardrop Rock wins at Rosehill

  Australian Horse Racing, Caulfield Cup, Melbourne Cup October 8, 2011 7:26 pm

  Nathan Berry was happy to fill in for his twin brother Tommy on Teardrop Rock at Rosehill and repaid trainer Gai Waterhouse with a winning ride on the mare.

   

• Descarado on track for Cox Plate

  Australian Horse Racing, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, Melbourne Cup October 8, 2011 7:19 pm

  Gai Waterhouse was bubbling with enthusiasm about Descarado’s Cox Plate prospects after he found his best form to lead all the way in the Group One Caulfield Stakes.

   

• Caulfield Guineas Day Preview – internationals to make good start

  Australian Horse Racing, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, Melbourne Cup October 8, 2011 10:46 am

  Andrew Hawkins looks at today’s Caulfield Guineas meeting.

   

• 2011 Caulfield Guineas day preview, tips and selections

  Caulfield Cup, Horse Racing Tips, Melbourne Cup October 8, 2011 10:24 am

  The racing world will glue their eyes on Caulfield at 1.20pm AEDT on Saturday to see the worlds best sprinter in Black Caviar looking to equal Pharlaps record of 14 straight wins when she contests the Schillaci Stakes (1000m) on another super Saturday of racing with the feature race being [...]