Hall of Fame trainer Lee Freedman has joined the Lloyd Williams stable as director of training and racing. Freedman, 56, who recently ended his brief partnership with trainer Graeme Rogerson, will oversee most aspects of the Williams operation at Macedon, north of Melbourne. Williams son Nick said the appointment would [...]
View the full race replay of the 2012 Melbourne Cup won by the Lloyd Williams owned and Robert Hickmott trained Green Moon.
Lloyd Williams import who was a beaten favourite in the Cox Plate last week. Prior to that, he’d finished fifth in the Memsie Stakes and second in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes before winning the Turnbull Stakes. He was especially impressive in the Turnbull Stakes, hence why he started [...]
Five international horses remain in danger of missing a Melbourne Cup start after the second acceptance deadline passed for next week’s $6.2 million race. Geelong Cup winner Gatewood, the Herbert Power Stakes winner Shahwardi, Lost In The Moment, Brigantin and Ibicenco are still well outside the top 24 ranked horses. [...]
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 [...]
Green Moon will go into Saturday’s Group 1 Cox Plate as the second favourite for the race. Green Moon has had three starts this preparation including a first up fifth in the Memsie Stakes then a close second to Happy Trails in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes before a [...]
The Group One $500,000 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) run at Flemington on Saturday:- * First run in 1948 when won by Beau Gem. * Handicap until 1963. Weight-for-age 1964-70. Now run as set weights and penalties race. * Run over 2400m from 1948-70. * Group One since 2006. * Notable winners [...]
The past two Melbourne Cup winners Americain and Dunaden head the order of entry for this year’s race with favourite Mount Athos safely in the the 24-horse field. The jostling for positions gets underway in earnest this week with Thursday’s Newcastle Cup and feature races at Randwick and Caulfield on [...]
A week after veteran Danleigh took feature race honours in Sydney, eight-year-old Alcopop will be out to turn back the clock in Melbourne. The South Australian-trained gelding will continue his comeback from a knee injury in Saturday’s Group Two Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley. Alcopop was [...]
Bart Cummings used to regard the Aurie’s Star Handicap as a good race in which to launch a Melbourne Cup campaign. Trainer Robert Hickmott and owner Lloyd Williams are hoping he still does. The Williams team produces two of their best spring hopes in the Group Three sprint at Flemington [...]
