Archive for category: Group Races

• Manawanui to be ridden quietly in Vase

  Australian Horse Racing, Cox Plate October 22, 2011 10:08 am

  Trainer Ron Leemon wants odds-on favourite Manawanui ridden quietly early if circumstances permit in Saturday’s Mitchelton Wines Vase at Moonee Valley.

   

• Shewan after a slice of history

  Australian Horse Racing, Melbourne Cup October 22, 2011 10:08 am

  Herbert Power Stakes winner Shewan needs to overcome a 43-year drought to prove himself a Melbourne Cup contender and land the Moonee Valley Cup.

   

• Les Bridge looking to Larrikin at Rosehill

  Australian Horse Racing, Melbourne Cup October 22, 2011 10:07 am

  Les Bridge is hoping to salvage something out of the spring with recent stable acquisition Leica Larrikin, starting at Rosehill on Saturday.

   

• 2011 Cox Plate day preview, tips and selections

  Cox Plate, Horse Racing Tips, Melbourne Cup October 22, 2011 9:59 am

  One of the best days in Australian racing is here with Cox Plate day at Moonee Valley. The nine race card is of course highlighted by the $3 million Tatt’s Cox Plate (2040m), although some may argue that the weight-for-age championship of Australasia will take a backward step for the [...]

   

• Avdulla out to cap meteoric rise

  Australian Horse Racing, Cox Plate October 21, 2011 2:45 pm

  The last time trainer Grahame Begg saddled up a Cox Plate starter, young jockey Brenton Avdulla had never even ridden a horse.

   

• Rekindled Interest works hard, runs well

  Australian Horse Racing, Cox Plate October 21, 2011 2:26 pm

  Assessing the Cox Plate prospects of third favourite Rekindled Interest is a relatively straightforward process, according to his jockey Dwayne Dunn.

   

• Riddell excited about Cox Plate prospects

  Australian Horse Racing, Cox Plate October 21, 2011 2:23 pm

  Jonathan Riddell has had a tough grounding for his first ride in the Cox Plate on Saturday aboard the well-fancied New Zealander Jimmy Choux.

   

• Phar Lap’s skeleton to stand proud again

  Australian Horse Racing, Melbourne Cup October 21, 2011 10:36 am

  Phar Lap’s skeleton will finally be standing proud after 73 years of crippled posture.

   

• NZ trainer confident ahead of Cox Plate

  Australian Horse Racing, Cox Plate, Melbourne Cup October 21, 2011 9:45 am

  Hawke’s Bay trainer John Bary has confounded Australian racing pundits with his final preparations of Jimmy Choux for the $A3 million ($NZ3.9 million) Cox Plate at Moonee Valley.

   

• Frank Ritchie relives ‘Crusher’s Cox Plate

  Australian Horse Racing, Cox Plate, Melbourne Cup October 21, 2011 9:44 am

  As trainer Frank Ritchie takes part in this week’s 25th anniversary celebrations of the 1986 Cox Plate, the star of the show is relaxing in a paddock across the Tasman.