Black And Bent wins again
Trainer Robert Smerdon says he will be feeling his way with champion jumper Black And Bent as he tries to qualify him for this year’s Melbourne Cup.
Trainer Robert Smerdon says he will be feeling his way with champion jumper Black And Bent as he tries to qualify him for this year’s Melbourne Cup.
Efficient, the 2007 Melbourne Cup winner, will have an exhibition gallop at Caulfield on Saturday ahead of a comeback preparation which does not include the Melbourne Cup this spring.
Melbourne Cup runner-up Maluckyday is set to make a delayed start to his spring carnival in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield.
A solid final workout has the Americain camp confident the defending Melbourne Cup champion can make it back-to-back wins in the Prix Kergorlay at Deauville, France, on Sunday night (AEST).
Lee Freedman was to fly out for England on Thursday night to oversee the preparation of well-supported Melbourne Cup prospect, German galloper Lucas Cranach.
Former physiotherapist Ben Ahrens is daring to dream of a Cups campaign in Melbourne with Queensland stayer Spechenka.
The BMW winner Cedarberg collapsed and died after a routine trackwork gallop on Tuesday morning.
Queen’s Cup winner Moudre will kick off his Melbourne Cup campaign in Saturday’s P B Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield.
Sydney racing is mourning the loss of two of its stalwarts, Les Bridge Snr and Harry Barrett.
Trainer Pat Carey says Cedarberg is a relatively untaxed horse as he prepares for his raid on this year’s Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.