Ethiopia will undergo extensive veterinary tests after being eased out of Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup with trainer Pat Carey hopeful he can make a full recovery. The Australian Derby winner finished around 50 lengths behind the second last horse in the Cup after Rhys McLeod eased him down, suspecting something was [...]
Luke Nolen earned himself a return visit to the stewards room on Thursday after a fiery exchange resulting from a suspension issued to Victoria’s premier jockey for his Melbourne Cup ride on Lights Of Heaven. Nolen was one of three Cup jockeys suspended with James McDonald, who rode runner-up Fiorente [...]
What the jockeys said after the running of the Group One $6 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday. BRETT PREBBLE (Green Moon) 1st – “It’s a lifelong dream. I was very confident at the mile, then at the 1200 (metres) I thought the only thing that could get him [...]
Ethiopia’s the big query of the field. This time last year, Ethiopia hadn’t even set foot on a racetrack. In fact, he didn’t have his first start until February this year, so it has been a very quick ascension for him. He’s very lightly raced, having only had the seven [...]
What the jockeys said after the running of the Group One $3 million Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on Saturday. GLEN BOSS (Ocean Park) 1st – “He’s a serious, serious racehorse. He should have won his last six races, all at Group One level. He’s an amazing animal, he just [...]
The 2012 Cox Plate is unlikely to go down as a classic – although we might see something extraordinary today which will change that view – but it is definitely an intriguing race. It is rare that there is such an even Cox Plate. There is usually one horse that [...]
Ethiopia really burst on to the seen last preparation when he broke his maiden status in the Group 1 ATC Derby. He returned with a good seventh in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes before an unlucky sixth in the Turnbull Stakes. Has placed at the track which shows he [...]
A track gallop at Moonee Valley on Tuesday is expected to go a long way toward determining the spring program of Australian Derby winner Ethiopia. Trainer Pat Carey and jockey Rhys McLeod came away from the workout in the belief that Ethiopia would make his spring debut in the Group [...]
Race 5 – 2:11PM A.R. Creswick Stakes (1200 METRES) Of $100,000.1st $60,000, 2nd $18,000, 3rd $9,000, 4th $4,500, 5th $2,500, 6th $2,000, 7th $2,000, 8th $2,000 LISTED Set Weights plus Penalties, Three-Years-Old, Apprentices cannot claim. This race carries a SUPER VOBIS Nominators Bonus of $10,000 for qualified horses.Field Limit: 16 [...]
Race 5 – 2:40PM MULLINS LAWYERS GRAND PRIX STAKES (2200 METRES) Of $150,000.1st $96,000, 2nd $30,000, 3rd $15,000, 4th $6,000, 5th $3,000 GROUP 3 Set Weights, Three-Years-Old, Apprentices cannot claim.Track Condition: Dead 4 Time: 2:16.16 Last 600m: 0:36.82 INTERIM RESULTS Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Starting [...]
