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• Bart and Lee are grand slam masters

  BART Cummings was once asked to comment on Lee Freedman’s record. It prompted the maestro to produce another of his memorable one-liners.

   
• Unhappy memory hurts Pride

  THE last time Vision And Power’s trainer Joe Pride had a runner on Cox Plate day at Moonee Valley it nearly created an international incident.

   
• Cox Plate late mail

  RACING editor Ray Thomas is on the ground in Melbourne ready to reveal the latest news, views and inside info on the Cox Plate. Join his blog.

   
• Whobegotyou’s no superstar

  PUNTERS and form analysts have turned against hot Cox Plate favourite Whobegotyou as the big race looms, with experts claiming he’s “not a superstar”.

   
• I want my own ‘King’ moment

  GAI Waterhouse remembers it too well: The day Kingston Town swooped to win his third successive Cox Plate for her famous father TJ Smith in 1982.

   
• It’s a knockout over imports

  TRAINER Darren Weir will be banking on a Melbourne Cup penalty for Leica Ding after she won the Geelong Cup as imported horses again failed.

   
• Rain worth more than Packer’s yacht

  FOUR Rose Bay mansions. 300 Lamborghinis, 3000 second-hand Falcons, 9000 Vespas, enough Malvern Stars to fill the SCG. Or one special horse.

   
• Will real Crime Scene stand up

  CRIME Scene sits comfortably in the Melbourne Cup field, but today’s $200,000 Geelong Cup will determine whether the start is warranted.

   
• Who can beat Whobegotyou

  WHOBEGOTYOU has a perfect record at Moonee Valley and is the dominant Cox Plate favourite, but jockey Damien Oliver says it’s an open race.

   
• Sydney’s best down and out

  SYDNEY’S champion jockey Corey Brown had a morning he’d rather forget at the Breakfast With The Best trackwork session at Moonee Valley.

   
• No Speed bumps for punters

  LEE Freedman is more cautious about Speed Gifted’s Cox Plate prospects than punters, who have backed him into second-favourite behind Whobegotyou.

   
• Viewed cops weighty criticism

  RIVAL owners and trainers have slammed the lenient 1kg Melbourne Cup weight penalty handed out to Caulfield Cup winner Viewed.

   
• Corey Brown’s live blog

  CHAMPION Sydney jockey Corey Brown blogs live today to discuss the Cox Plate field and give his inside info on the big race.

   
• Gai’s plan to beat Whobegotyou

  GAI Waterhouse has made an 11th-hour decision to throw Rock Kingdom into the Cox Plate in a bid to bring down Melbourne star Whobegotyou.

   
• Kavanagh retires Maldivian

  MARK Kavanagh juggled a heavy heart as he announced the retirement of Maldivian amid the buzzing excitement about Whobegotyou, his short-priced favourite for Saturday’s Cox Plate.

   
• Smart money on old master

  THE three stupidest words in the English language? Permit me to nominate this arcane linguistic trifecta: “Not even Bart!”

   
• Brown will show Vigor from start

  MOST jockeys don’t like to reveal their hand prior to a big race but Corey Brown has cast aside the usual tactical mind games for the Caulfield Cup.

   
• Harris Tweed all value – trainer

  EXPERIENCED trainer Murray Baker says punters looking for value in today’s Caulfield Cup should look no further than his galloper Harris Tweed.

   
• Bart and his smiling assassin

  BART Cummings was winning Caulfield Cups before Michelle Payne was even born. In fact, he’d won five by the time she entered the world.

   
• How I’ll win the Cup

  EXCLUSIVE: CHAMPION jockey Damien Oliver reveals how he can win the Caulfield Cup on foreign raider Cima De Triomphe.