Outgoing racehorse owner and businessman Marwan Koukash is hoping to get his kit off in the winners circle on Tuesday following the running of the Melbourne Cup. Marwan Koukash who is the owner of well supported runner Magic Circle has stated he will strip down to a g-string, tie and shoes… Read More »
With the Final Field and Barriers being drawn for the Melbourne Cup last night we take a look at the odds for each of the horses throughout the year with short priced race favourite Yucatan once getting to $101 in the market. Cup Field 🏆: View the Melbourne Cup Final Field… Read More »
With the Melbourne Cup closing in we take a look at the likely field a week out from the race with a majority of the field already cemented. The race is dominated by international horses and it looks a very hard race to dissect in which Yucatan Ire heads the… Read More »
We take a look at the biggest bets taken by all bookmakers on Victoria Derby Day which includes Four Group Ones as well as the Lexus Stakes on a quality days racing. It looks a cracking weekend of racing at Flemington with nine races for punters to sink their teeth… Read More »
View the final field for the 2018 Victoria Derby. The Victoria Derby will be run on Saturday 3rd November at Flemington racecourse. Time: 3:50 pm Distance: 2500m Class: Group 1 Market đź’°: View the Victoria Derby odds Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Victoria Derby? –… Read More »
International raider Red Verdon will line-up in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup Field after vets passed him clear to accept in the final acceptances today. Red Verdon was found to have a bruised heel on Thursday but passed a Racing Victoria inspection on Friday and another on Saturday morning. Scottish-trained stayer Nakeeta… Read More »
A Darren Weir trained stayer is the roughie attracting big interest with TAB to win in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup. Of the top ten biggest potential collects on the race that stops the nation, six are on six-year-old gelding Sixties Groove, highlighted by a $1,000 wager at $201 for a collect of… Read More »
Owner Lloyd Williams has won the Melbourne Cup six times and Sportsbet rates him a $4.00 chance to make it seven next Tuesday. Williams has the $4.50 favourite Yuctan and The Cliffsofmoher ($17) tackling the 3200m at Flemington. Yucatan is the best backed runner and the online bookie is offering $1.75 for… Read More »
Winx has come through her historic Cox Plate win with flying colours and will now get the chance to enjoy a break in the paddock before any decision is made on her racing future. The champion won a record fourth Cox Plate on Saturday at Moonee Valley, stretching her unbeaten… Read More »
The injuries have continued for International Melbourne Cup contenders with another key runner under an injury cloud which could see him miss Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup. The Ed Dunlop trained Red Verdon is set to miss the 2018 Melbourne Cup after the horse has spread a Plate and his near side foreleg… Read More »
View the final field for the 2018 Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup will be run on Tuesday 6th November at Flemington racecourse. Time: 3:00pm Distance: 3200m Class: Group 1 Market đź’°: View the Melbourne Cup odds Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Melbourne Cup? – Comment… Read More »
English stayer Duretto has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup with a stress fracture to his left foreleg. The Andrew Balding-trained Duretto was lame after trackwork on Saturday and has undergone a wide range of veterinary tests. The fracture was detected on Wednesday after a bone scan a day… Read More »
There has been some good early moves when it comes to the feature race on Saturday at Flemington, the Victoria Derby (2500m). Caulfield Classic winner Thinkin Big who could back-up in the Melbourne Cup is the favourite at $2.90 and is very solid after opening $3. He holds the call… Read More »
Rising staying star Avilius is now the second most popular runner with Sportsbet punters for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup. On the back of some solid backing, including a $10,000 wager, Avilius ($13) has surpassed second favourite Magic Circle ($10) as the second most popular runner behind $4.50 favourite Yucatan. Thinkin’ Big… Read More »
If the current trend continues Yucatan ($4.50) will hold his spot at the head of Sportsbet’s Melbourne Cup market, but favourites have a poor record in the great race. Just four favourites in the last 20 years have won, with the most recent Fiorente ($7.00) in 2012. Prior to that,… Read More »
Thinkin’ Big heads TAB’s market for the Victoria Derby in what could be a big week for the Waterhouse stable. “In 1995, Gai Waterhouse trained Nothin’ Leica Dane to win the Derby before he backed up and ran second to Doriemus in the Melbourne Cup just three days later,” TAB’s… Read More »
Confusion surrounding two Melbourne Cup runners has ended with Racing Australia allowing Yucatan and Sound Check to run under their original names at Flemington. In a statement on Tuesday, Racing Australia said as both horses had competed in Australia under those names they can keep them when they line up… Read More »
We take a look at the odds for each of the horses in this years Victoria Derby from when nominations were taken and after the final field was announced this morning. View the odds history for each of the Victoria Derby horses. News đź“ť: View the latest Victoria Derby news… Read More »
We take a look at the Order Of Entry for the VRC Kennedy Oaks which is set to be run on Thursday 8th November. Twenty Five horses remain in Kennedy Oaks contention. View the current order of entry below. Market đź’°: View the VRC Kennedy Oaks odds Field Limit: 16… Read More »
A punter has opened their wallets early and backed a horse to win next weeks Melbourne Cup. The TAB punter has placed a $6,000 bet on Melbourne Cup favourite Yucatan to win next Tuesday’s $7.3m race. One bet of $6,000 at $5 has been placed on Yucatan (now $4.50 favourite)… Read More »
