Winx part-owner Peter Tighe could not add a Melbourne Cup to his trophy cabinet but he was proud of the effort by Finche and already making plans to try again next year. Tighe shares in the ownership of Finche with a number of long-time stable clients of trainer Chris Waller,… Read More »
Jockey Michael Walker admitted he was devastated he couldn’t win the Melbourne Cup for his family. Third across the line, Prince Of Arran was elevated to second behind Vow And Declare after a stewards’ protest. As Walker was leaving home for Tuesday’s meeting, he promised his daughter Layla that he… Read More »
The number of people attending the Melbourne Cup has dipped again, for the fourth year in a row. There were 81,408 racegoers at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday to watch the Australian-bred, trained, ridden and owned Vow And Declare win the Melbourne Cup. That was down slightly from last year’s rain-affected… Read More »
Globe trotting jockey Frankie Dettori has returned to scale with his head bowed after crossing the line for another second placing in the Melbourne Cup. Dettori partnered the Lloyd and Nick Williams-owned, Joseph O’Brien-trained Master Of Reality who was beaten a head by Vow And And Declare in Tuesday’s race…. Read More »
Vow And Declare has repelled the international invasion to deliver an all-Australian Melbourne Cup victory and a slice of history for jockey Craig Williams. In his 16th Cup ride and eight years after missing the winning mount on Dunaden through suspension, Williams became just the eighth jockey to claim Australian… Read More »
Plans are already in place for popular English stayer Prince Of Arran to return for what trainer Charlie Fellowes hopes will be third-time lucky in the 2020 Melbourne Cup. Prince Of Arran was third across the line in a tight finish to Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington with the margins… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien’s path to winning the Melbourne Cup involved many sliding doors moments. One being a three-year, $1 million legal battle to clear his name over doping allegations. If the ban had stood, O’Brien would still be sitting on the sidelines serving out the final months of a four-year… Read More »
Melbourne Cup runner Rostropovich has been taken to a veterinary clinic with a cracked pelvis after finishing at the tail of the field in the $8 million race. Rostropovich finished more than 30 lengths behind the second-last placed Mustajeer. Senior Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes said the gelding had been… Read More »
CRAIG WILLIAMS’ PATH TO ELUSIVE MELBOURNE CUP WIN * Started his career as an apprentice rider for father Alan in 1993 * First of more than 50 Group One wins on Grand Echezeaux in the 2000 Australasian Oaks * Stints riding in the United Kingdom, Dubai and Hong Kong, where… Read More »
Vow And Declare wrote his name into Melbourne Cup history when jockey Craig Williams steered the four-year-old to victory in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Vow And Declare AGE: 4YO COLOUR/SEX: Chestnut gelding SIRE: Declaration Of War DAM: Gleblitzt TRAINER: Danny O’Brien STARTS: 13 WINS: 4 PLACINGS: 5 PRIZE MONEY:… Read More »
Protesters outside the Melbourne Cup held anti-cruelty placards but organisers also put on live music, costumes, and a “human race” because they know people want to party. The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses organised the protest outside Flemington racecourse amid the bustle of the “race that stops the nation”…. Read More »
Damian Lane’s bid to win for an unprecedented feat has fallen short, with the star jockey left to ponder what might have been in the $8 million Melbourne Cup. Lane had already ridden the winner’s of the Golden Slipper, Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate during 2019 and was aiming to… Read More »
Hear what they jockeys had to say following the running of the 2019 Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Craig Williams (Vow And Declare) 1st : “It was a privilege to ride him today. Look at him, he knows he’s won. I’m so grateful to be given the opportunity. He just gave… Read More »
Australian-bred and trained Vow And Declare has held off the international challenge to win the Melbourne Cup, giving jockey Craig Williams his first success in Australia’s greatest race. The win was also a first for trainer Danny O’Brien with Vow And Declare crossing the line ahead of Master Of Reality,… Read More »
Vow And Declare has held off the international challenge to win the Melbourne Cup, giving jockey Craig Williams his first success in Australia’s greatest race. One of the most inexperienced horses in the Cup, Vow And Declare defeated Irish stayer Master Of Reality with English-trained Prince Of Arran finishing third…. Read More »
A year after her most recent victory, Teleplay has landed a second stakes success on the Melbourne Cup day program at Flemington. Teleplay won over 1200m at Listed level in 2018 and stepped up to 1400m on Tuesday to take out the Group Three Jim Beam Stakes. Ridden by Nash… Read More »
Garner has capped his first preparation with victory at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day, adding to an impressive recent strike rate in Melbourne for Adelaide trainer Gordon Richards. Three-year-old Garner’s one-length success in Tuesday’s Schweppervescence Plate (1000m) against his own age as the $3.80 favourite was the fourth win for… Read More »
Shared Ambition could find himself in the main race at Flemington this time next year after stamping his staying promise with a strong win on the Melbourne Cup day support program. Trainer Chris Waller says the sky is the limit for import Shared Ambition, who is still a three-year-old to… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller has described the win of Sure Knee in an early race at Flemington as a nerve settler ahead of the Melbourne Cup. Waller saddles 2019 Melbourne Cup favourite Finche, to be ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, and was in the winner’s enclosure earlier winning Tuesday’s TAB Trophy with… Read More »
Three days after Southern Moon finished second in the $2 million Victoria Derby, stablemate Bravo Tango has delivered a first Melbourne Cup carnival winner for emerging trainer Mitchell Freedman. Freedman and jockey Billy Egan combined with Southern Moon in Saturday’s Group One Derby at Flemington, finishing second to Warning, and… Read More »
