Today’s wagering on the Lexus Melbourne Cup showed once again why TAB is synonymous when it comes to the race that stops the nation. Australians placed more than 10 million bets with TAB on the Melbourne Cup meeting. “The 2021 Lexus Melbourne Cup has once again stopped the nation. This… Read More »
Chris Waller claimed his first Lexus Melbourne Cup after Verry Elleegant ($16) raced away to win the race that stops the nation. The champion mare, who scored her 10th Group One win, drifted out to as much as $18 throughout the afternoon but a late rally saw her start a $16… Read More »
New Zealander Ocean Billy could give one TAB account customer a near million dollar payday should he cause an upset in this afternoon’s Lexus Melbourne Cup. The Auckland Cup winner has attracted a series of huge bets with the TAB account holder set to win $977,000. The bets they’ve placed… Read More »
Incentivise is a clear top choice with TAB customers leading into today’s Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200 metres). Money on the Peter Moody-trained galloper accounts for nearly 24 percent of the total investment on the race that stops the nation. The next best supported runner outside of Incentivise is Verry Elleegant… Read More »
A horse in today’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington has been scratched on stewards orders this morning. Stewards inspected two horses who failed their checks yesterday and have decided that the Matt Cumani trained Future Score is not fit to run in the race after presenting with lameness in his right… Read More »
Incentivise has drifted from his opening quote but remains clearly the most popular runner in TAB’s Melbourne Cup market 24 hours from the race. The Caulfield Cup winner was responsible for 28 percent of money bet on the race since the field was finalised late on Saturday afternoon, including 35… 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 MELBOURNE CUP Great House $51-$26 (after winning the Hotham @ Flemington) KENNEDY OAKS Willowy $17-$6 (after winning the… Read More »
Find out what the jockeys said about their mounts after the running of the G1 Victoria Derby at Flemington. Winning Jockey (Hitotsu): John Allen “We got into a nice position coming out of the straight but the tempo just came back out of the race. There was a three-wide line… Read More »
Melbourne Cup second favourite Spanish Mission has passed todays vet check ahead of Tuesday’s feature event. Racing Victoria tweeted this afternoon that Spanish Mission was passed fit by three vets and will be allowed to take his spot in the Melbourne Cup field where he is priced as the biggest… Read More »
Melbourne Cup second favourite Spanish Mission will be re-examined for a third time on Saturday after the horse failed his second vet inspection on Friday after he presented with swelling in its right foreleg during the week. The veterinarians reported that the swelling in the horse’s right foreleg had resolved,… Read More »
TAB has installed James McDonald favourite to be crowned the most successful jockey at this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival. A market was this afternoon posted on who would be the leading rider across the four days at Flemington with McDonald $2 favourite from Craig Williams ($3.50) and Damien Oliver ($6)…. Read More »
Connections will wait until the last minute to decide whether Champion mare Verry Elleegant will line-up in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Trainer Chris Waller has stated the mare has recovered well from her placing in the Cox Plate however a decision on whether she will run in the 2021… Read More »
Toorak Handicap winner Im Thunderstruck has been installed $4.50 favourite for the $7.5million Golden Eagle at Rosehill on Saturday with the declaration of the final field. The Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained galloper was $11 in All In betting prior to his slashing third in the Sir Rupert Clarke… Read More »
Numbers for the 2021 Melbourne Cup have been slashed with eighteen horses coming out of contention for the race after fourth acceptances which were announced this morning. Eighteen horses including Young Werther, Gold Trip, Mirage Dancer, Chapada, Attorney, Le Don De Vie, Charms Star have been removed from contention in… 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 GOLDEN EAGLE Forbidden Love $26-$17 Exoboom $51-$26 (after winning r5 @ Randwick) EMPIRE ROSE Icebath $21-$13 (after… Read More »
Find out what the jockeys said about their mounts after the running of the G1 Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. Winning Jockey (State Of Rest): John Allen It looked tough out there: “There was a bit of a bump there and I couldn’t celebrate. Thank God we got the win and… Read More »
Punters have singled out Champion mare Verry Elleegant in late betting on this afternoons Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley. The Cox Plate market was turned on its head this morning when the short priced favourite Zaaki was scratched which left boom three-year-old Anamoe as favourite however punters have crunched… Read More »
Cox Plate favourite Zaaki has been scratched from todays $5m event due to an elevated temperature. Zaaki was the $2.80 Cox Plate favourite with Sportsbet prior to the news this morning with Godolphin three-year-old Anamoe now the ruling favourite for the race. Market 💰: View the Odds for the Cox… Read More »
The 2021 Cox Plate is the feature race held at Moonee Valley on Saturday afternoon. The Weight for Age race is run over 2040m and is worth $5,000,000 in prize money, Find out all the information on the Cox Plate below including how you can live stream the Cox Plate,… Read More »
European galloper Gold Trip has been withdrawn from the Cox Plate with Racing Victoria vets saying the galloper is still showing signs of lameness. A panel of four RV vets re-inspected Gold Trip at Werribee where the entire has been stabled since his arrival in Australia last month and determined the horse was not… Read More »
