We take a look at the updated order of entry for the 2020 Melbourne Cup with 63 horses left in contention for the iconic race. The Melbourne Cup Order of Entry will take further shape over the next week with the finalisation of the list of European horses set to… Read More »
A pair of golfers have had been left red-faced after narrowly avoiding being trampled during the Great Northern Steeplechase (6400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Race caller George Simon didn’t shy away when describing the pair as “absolute dickheads”. “There’s some absolute idiots playing golf out on the course proper, can… Read More »
Mornington Cup winner Aktau has been scratched from Saturday’s Caulfield Cup after suffering from a tendon injury. The Michael Moroney-trained gelding is expected to be out for up to 6 months after scans revealed a small hole in his tendon. The scratching means that first emergency Raheen House will now… Read More »
One TAB punter enjoyed yesterday’s racing after collecting $60,778 from a $100 multi involving three different meetings. The TAB customer in question picked races at Caulfield, Randwick and Ascot as part of their seven-leg multi which stretched over a five-hour time period from the first leg to the last leg…. Read More »
Joe Pride will saddle up his first runner in the $15m Everest with 7-year-old Eduardo securing the slot held by MiRunners. The miRunners slot recently became vacant after Rothfire injured himself during the Golden Rose last Saturday. Jockey Rachel King will take the ride on Eduardo who finished a courageous… Read More »
Queensland three-year-old Rothfire will be sidelined indefinitely after fracturing a sesamoid bone during the running of the Golden Rose. The gelding started a popular odds-on favourite in Saturday’s Group One race but tired quickly over the final stages to finish fourth to Ole Kirk. Jockey Jim Byrne dismounted on pulling… Read More »
Racing Victoria has today released the Order of Entry for the 2020 Caulfield Cup which is scheduled to be run on October 17th. The Mike Moroney-trained Aktau sits atop the Order of Entry for the Caulfield Cup – to be run on Saturday, 17 October – courtesy of his win… Read More »
Friday night’s scheduled Cranbourne meeting has been transferred to Pakenham synthetic due to wet weather. An inspection on Friday morning deemed the Cranbourne track unsuitable for racing after receiving 9mm of rain overnight and a further 5mm on Friday morning. Racing Victoria made the decision to transfer the meeting to… Read More »
Friday’s scheduled meeting at Geelong has been abandoned with wet weather to blame for what is now consecutive days of no afternoon racing in Victoria. Geelong received 4.4mm of rain in the past 24 hours and 21.2mm last 7 days which resulted in surface water before and after winning post… Read More »
Racing NSW has announced a major reduction in prizemoney for The Championships less than a week out from the opening day at Randwick. More than $9 million in prizemoney will be stripped from the feature races of the two day Championships. Racing NSW indicated that a reduction in wagering, due… Read More »
Pakenham will host back-to-back night meetings this week after Friday nights meeting scheduled for Cranbourne was transferred. The Cranbourne track has yet to get the approval of all stakeholders after remedial works were undertaken following the discovery of two holes during the meeting on March 17. The meeting will also… Read More »
Saturday’s All Star Mile meeting at Caulfield will go ahead behind closed doors due to growing concerns over the Coronavirus. Racing Victoria has just announced that race goers will not be allowed at Saturday’s All Star Mile meeting however the races will go ahead as planned. Have Your Say 💬:… Read More »
Japanese jockey Yuta Onodera can count his lucky stars after walking away uninjured from a spectactular fall during a jumps race in Japan. Onodera was aboard Portolano in the maiden jumps race at Chukyo on Sunday when his mount swerved sharpy before one of the jumps, dislodging him as they… Read More »
View the results and replay for the 2019 WA Guineas. The WA Guineas raced at Ascot racecourse on 23/11/2019. Replay: The G2 Sky Racing WA Guineas was all about Team Parnham! Neville quinella'd the race with War Saint (Chris Parnham) just holding off Kay Cee (Steven Parnham)#AscotGoodTimes @PerthRacing @OfficialRWWA @yarradale_stud… Read More »
Australia’s leading bookmaker the TAB gives an overview of today’s betting markets from the feature races and race meetings from around the country. See which races punters cleaned up on and lost on. Futures Updates 2YO MAGIC MILLIONS Lady Banff $15-$9 (after winning r1 @ Doomben) Euphoric Summer $15 (entered into market… Read More »
Michelle Payne is the latest jockey to speak out supporting more stringent rules regarding use of the whip in races. The Melbourne Cup-winning jockey wants forehand strikes to be banned but dismissed the idea of an overall ban on using whips. “I think it is something that needs to change… Read More »
We take a look at Saturday’s 2019 Ballarat Cup and list the Big Bets and Best Backed horses to win the race with leading online bookmaker the TAB. Market 💰: View the odds for the Ballarat Cup Biggest potential collects on the Ballarat Cup $4000 each-way @ $11/$3.60 on Hang Man… Read More »
Ballarat Cup favourite Harbour Views will be withdrawn from Saturday’s Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) after suffering a minor setback. Trainer Matthew Williams said they would err on the side of caution with the 5-year-old who would now head for the spelling paddock. Harbour Views was a $3.60 favourite for the… Read More »
Jockey Jamie Mott will be out of the saddle for an extended period after breaking his tibia and fibula in a horror four-horse fall at Cranbourne on Friday night. Mott was aboard the heavily backed Alsvin in the second last race of the Cranbourne meeting when the fall occurred. Other… Read More »
Punters will invest millions on today’s Melbourne Cup with bets ranging from a small as $1 to tens of thousands of dollars. But a number of punters will be sweating on the result given they have long-standing multi bets riding on the race. We take a look at some of… Read More »
