Vengeur Masque has earned a Melbourne Cup penalty for his narrow Geelong Cup win. The Mike Moroney-trained import won Wednesday’s Geelong Cup (2400m) by a half-head over Gallic Chieftain and has been asked to carry an extra 0.5kg in the Melbourne Cup. The penalty takes Vengeur Masque’s Cup weight to… Read More »
Another key Melbourne Cup contender who had a guaranteed start in the race has been ruled out after a decision was made to spell the horse following a disappointing run in the Caulfield Cup. The Team Hawkes trained Inference will not line-up in the 2017 Melbourne Cup Field after a… Read More »
High profile owner and multiple Melbourne Cup winner Lloyd Williams has notified stewards that one of his stayers who was guaranteed a run in the Melbourne Cup would not head to the race. Lloyd Williams informed stewards that Sir Isaac Newton will not head to the 2017 Melbourne Cup after finishing… Read More »
Imported Japanese horse Admire Deus has undergone surgery after suffering a life-threatening leg injury in the lead-up to the Caulfield Cup. Admire Deus was the one-time Caulfield Cup favourite but broke down during trackwork at Warrnambool eight days ago, hours before acceptances for last Saturday’s $3 million Caulfield Cup were… Read More »
French jockey Olivier Peslier has been booked to ride a key International contender in this years Melbourne Cup. Olivier Peslier is the regular rider for French galloper Tiberian and the veteran jockey will make the trip to ride the horse in the 2017 Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Olivier Peslier will… Read More »
A punter with the TAB has opened their wallet and plonked a massive bet of $106,500 on Saturday’s Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. The punter has placed a $106,500 bet on Champion mare Winx to win Saturday’s Cox Plate at $1.15 to return $122,475. Market đź’°: View the current Cox… Read More »
The Moonee Valley Racing Club is putting on a treat for racing fans on Tuesday morning with racegoers able to see Winx gallop at the Breakfast With The Best with free entry as well as get a free feed with bacon and egg muffins on offer to those who attend…. Read More »
The 2017 Cox Plate will be race at Moonee Valley racecourse this Saturday and we take a look at what is the likely field which will be announced on Tuesday morning. This years Cox Plate will be a small field with Champion mare Winx scaring off most contenders who have… Read More »
Trainer Aidan O’Brien has made the decision to not head to Saturday’s G1 Cox Plate and take on Champion mare Winx with The Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal made his Australia debut in the Caulfield Stakes where he was a well beaten 10th which aided in O’Brien’s decision not to… Read More »
A punter with the TAB has opened their wallet and plonked a massive bet of $50,000 on the race. The punter has placed a $50,000 bet on Champion mare Winx to win Saturday’s Cox Plate at $1.15 to return $57,500. TAB Big Bet on Cox Plate $50,000 at $1.15 on… Read More »
Saturday’s Caulfield Cup winner Boom Time has received a weight penalty for the Melbourne Cup. Boom Time has received a 1kg Penalty for the Melbourne Cup following his Caulfield Cup win which is the same penalty that Viewed, Dunaden and Mongolian Khan all received for their wins. Boom Time will… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner Alinghi has died at Arrowfield Stud while giving birth to a foal which also did not survive. The winner of the 2004 Blue Diamond stakes, the Lee Freedman-trained Alinghi was Australia’s champion three-year-old filly the following season for her wins in the Thousand Guineas, Robert Sangster… Read More »
Once a leading Melbourne Cup contender Kiwi stayer Bonneval will not push onto the Melbourne Cup following her disappointing finish in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup. Bonneval had an injury cloud over her throughout the week and she obviously did not race up to her quote finishing at the tail of the… Read More »
We take a look at the Big Bets taken on Saturday’s Caulfield Cup across all online bookmakers including the TAB. View our updated list of big bets on the race below. Have Your Say: Which bets do you like or dislike? – Leave a comment below. Market đź’°: View the… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on the weekends horse racing around the country with most of the big money being placed at Caulfield and Randwick. Have Your Say đź—Ł: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below. More: View the Caulfield Cup 🏆… Read More »
It looks one of the most open Caulfield Cups we have seen in some time and punters tend to agree with the late money coming for horses at double figure odds. Irish import Johannes Vermeer remains the clear favourite and best backed runner but has been slightly easy since markets… Read More »
Despite a relatively poor run on face value in the Caulfield Stakes where he was well beaten as the favourite Hartnell will press on this preparation. The multiple Group 1 winner will have his next run in the $2m Emirates Stakes at Flemington on 11th November. Hartnell is $9.00 in… Read More »
If Amelie’s Star, the ever-improving mare trained by Darren Weir, wins this year’s big Group 1 Caulfield Cup, it will be perhaps the greatest story of perseverance seen in a long time. By her owners at the very least. It’s common knowledge that when you buy into a yearling, your… Read More »
An injury concern for Bonneval has sent a scare into punters with online bookmaker sportsbet and she has eased from $4.80 out to $9.00. Irish invader Johannes Vermeer is the punters’ pick for the Caulfield Cup firming from $4.80 into $4.20 favourite. Amelie’s Star ($9.00) is the second best backed runner… Read More »
After a dramatic few days, star New Zealand mare Bonneval has been cleared to run in the Caulfield Cup as veteran trainer Murray Baker expected. Racing Victoria vets inspected Bonneval on Wednesday and deemed the four-year-old was Grade 1 out of 5 lame in her right foreleg, an improvement on… Read More »
