Caulfield Cup review: how did your runner perform? Runner by runner analysis
The Caulfield Cup has been run and won for another year, and as always all attention turns to the Melbourne Cup now.
The Caulfield Cup has been run and won for another year, and as always all attention turns to the Melbourne Cup now.
Bart Cummings has hopes of winning his 10th VRC Oaks after successfully reuniting with Darren Beadman to win the Listed Ethereal Stakes with well-bred filly Gliding.
The Caulfield Cup (2400m) this year may be below average but it is still the primary lead up to the Melbourne Cup.
The Caulfield Cup is regarded by many as the best 2400m handicap in the world and it is hard to argue with that given some of the best horses have taken out this great race. View a runner by runner preview of the 2011 Caulfield Cup.
Black Caviar’s trainer Peter Moody will front the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board next week to defend a positive urine swab taken from one of his horses in May.
The Cox Plate is off the agenda for emerging superstar Atlantic Jewel but the VRC Oaks is a definite goal this spring.
Trainer David Payne has warned punters to rule a line through Praecido’s Metropolitan flop, declaring he can bounce back at Randwick on Saturday.
Leading Sydney trainer Gai Waterhouse is back for a tilt at back-to-back victories in Saturday’s $2.5 million Caulfield Cup, but doesn’t rate Tullamore in the same league as reigning hero Descarado.
Craig Williams believes a favourable barrier draw for Southern Speed gives him the chance to wipe away past Caulfield Cup disappointments in Saturday’s $2.5 million event.
He’s the son of a champion trainer and the grandson of a legendary jockey.