One lucky TAB punter has won himself a cool $1Million Dollars after picking Rekindling to win the Melbourne Cup after being selected in the TAB’s Cup Millionaire Promotion. The TAB’s Cup Millionaire Promotion randomly selected a punter who had backed a winner in any of the first four races on… Read More »
Following the running of the Melbourne Cup online bookmaker Sportsbet has released their odds for next years edition of the race and there are no surprises with today’s winner Rekindling heading the market. Sportsbet were the first bookie to open their markets for the 2018 Melbourne Cup which sees today’s… Read More »
A punter with Sportsbet has cleaned up on the Melbourne Cup after their $50 boxed trifecta returned a massive $151,255. Another punter with the online bookmaker placed a $33 boxed trifecta for a return of $100,433. One punter actually picked the trifecta straight up, placing $20 to win $60,502. “Hats off to… Read More »
Lightweight jockey Ben Allen has picked up a late Melbourne Cup ride on International galloper Thomas Hobson after Joao Moreira was stood down following a fall in race 4. CUP 🏆 FIELD 💰: View our the Melbourne Cup Field Late Rider Change: 07-11-2017 Flemington R7 – No.21 Thomas Hobson – Ben… Read More »
International star jockey Joao Moreira is been stood down for the remainder of the meeting including today’s Melbourne Cup after a fall in Race 4 on the Flemington card. Joao Moreira was booked to ride International galloper Thomas Hobson who is a $20 chance in Melbourne Cup markets. Lightweight jockey… Read More »
Online bookmaker sportsbet can barely split Melbourne Cup favourites Marmelo ($8.00) and Almandin ($8.50). Marmelo assumed favouritism from last year’s winner late yesterday, but the gap in popularity has closed this morning. Fierce battle for favouritism brewing between Marmelo and Almandin Single Gaze continues to shorten into $31 Red Cardinal ($16) and… Read More »
Online bookmaker sportsbet has cut the price of the Australian born, bred and owned Melbourne Cup runner, from $51 into $35 due to strong punter support. Australian born and bred horse Single Gaze firms from $51 into $35 Marmelo the new Melbourne Cup favourite Single Gaze a mare from the NSW Riverina… Read More »
We take a look at the Melbourne Cup market and list the horses who have been backed in the race that stops a nation. View the Melbourne Cup market movers. Market 💰: View the Melbourne Cup market
The Final Fields have been announced for Melbourne Cup day at Flemington with the late scratchings being announced. View the scratchings for each of the races on Cup day at Flemington. CUP 🏆 FIELD 💰: View our the Melbourne Cup Field Radar starting to clear over Melbourne. 2ml of drizzle has… Read More »
We take a look at all of the big bets taken at today’s Call Of The Card event for the 2017 Melbourne Cup hosted at the Palladium in Crown Casino. CUP 🏆 TIPS 💰: View our FREE Melbourne Cup TIPS Bets: Single Gaze at $51 attracts a bet with Rob Waterhouse… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winning trainer Darren Weir has cast doubt over one of his runners in this years race saying he has reservations whether or not the horse will run out the 3200m. Darren Weir will saddle up Humidor and Amelie’s Star in Tuesday’s $6.2million dollar race with the Leading trainer… Read More »
Big money is rolling in for Marmelo and the international raider could usurp Almandin from favouritism. Almandin has eased from $6.50 out to $8.50, while Marmelo has remained solid at $9.00. Overnight sportsbet was hit with a $20,000 wager on Marmelo and also several $5,000 bets on the British stayer. The online… Read More »
Punters have opened their wallets and smashed an International raider at odds to win Tuesday’s $6.2m Melbourne Cup. The Joseph O’Brien trained son of High Chapparel who just sired the Victoria Derby winner ‘Rekindling’ opened in the Melbourne Cup Final Field at $16 with Sportsbet before punters went bang, smashing… Read More »
Star jockey Tommy Berry will not make the trip to Melbourne to ride at Flemington after his Melbourne Cup ride Who Shot Thebarman was scratched from the race yesterday afternoon. Berry made the decision on Sunday night not to make the trip back to Australia to ride at Flemington on… Read More »
The Richmond midfielders who bought a stake in a racehorse for a bit of fun didn’t win the $1.5 million Victoria Derby grand final, but did get their day out at the races. Favourite Ace High claimed the Derby for former champion South African trainer David Payne, who moved to… Read More »
Punters were quick to open their wallets for a runner at odds post the Melbourne Cup Final Field and Barrier draw with the bets coming thick and fast. The Darren Weir trained Amelie’s Star has been by far the best backed runner in early Melbourne Cup betting with The Bart… Read More »
We take a look at the odds for each of the horses in the Melbourne Cup pre and post barrier draw. Tips 💰: View our Melbourne Cup TIPS The biggest firmer post barrier draw has been Johannes Vermeer although most fancied runners have drawn relatively wide Barrier draw is out… Read More »
Tye Angland (Ace High) 1st : “It’s obviously a big thrill but I was thinking I was in trouble about the 1000 metres. When they took off they just fired my horse up and I couldn’t hold him in behind them anymore. I just had to count, just wait, to… Read More »
There has been a major late omission from the Melbourne Cup hours ahead of the Final Field being announced after the horse failed a third vets inspection. The New Zealand galloper Jon Snow will not line-up in the Melbourne Cup Field after vets reported he was 2/5 lame. Thomas Hobson… Read More »
A horse who has a guaranteed spot in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup Field is in doubt after failing to veterinary inspections. Trainer Murray Baker has told reporters he does not think stewards will allow his Melbourne Cup horse Jon Snow from accepting in Tuesday’s Cup after failing a vet inspection yesterday… Read More »
