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  • McEvoys double down in Maribyrnong Plate

    Race experience was to the fore in Tuesday’s Maribyrnong Plate, when Dublin Down edged out his stablemate Blue Stratum, and trainer Calvin McEvoy is now even more excited about what the future might hold for the pair. The Ballarat horseman, who trains in partnership with his father Tony, is confident both… Read More »

     
  • Damien Oliver to saddle up for final Cup

    The Mike Moroney-trained Alenquer has been passed fit to start in the Melbourne Cup after an early morning veterinary inspection. It now paves the way for champion jockey to have his 32nd and final ride in the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday. Alenquer was under a fitness cloud after the Moroney… Read More »

     
  • Melbourne Cup 2023: Punters plunge on favourites stablemate

    Since arriving in Melbourne in September, Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban’s stablemate, Absurde, was generally out of the conversation in local racing circles as a genuine winning chance for Tuesday’s 163rd edition of Australia’s most famous race. However, since the barrier draw on Saturday night, the ‘second-stringer’ has been the hot horse… Read More »

     
  • McEvoy in line for fourth Melbourne Cup win

    Shooting for a fourth win in the Melbourne Cup, jockey Kerrin Mcevoy admits the nerves are still there, years after a first success. Victory aboard Ashrun in Tuesday’s Cup over 3200m at Flemington will see McEvoy join Harry White and Bobbie Lewis as the most winningest jockey in the history of Australia’s great race. Brew in… Read More »

     
  • Without A Fight ready for second Melbourne Cup tilt

    In years past, Caulfield Cup winner Without A Fight would be one of the most talked about runners in the Melbourne Cup. But with Irish raider Vauban in town grabbing all the headlines after a gallop at Flemington last week, Without A Fight has slipped under the radar. That is the just way… Read More »

     
  • Billy Egan Vows to give Melbourne Cup winner his all

    Having been aboard Vow And Declare for all three runs this preparation, Billy Egan is looking forward to riding in just his second ever Melbourne Cup on Tuesday at Flemington having partnered 100-1 shot Etah James in 2020, finishing 17th behind Twilight Payment. Egan believes 2019 Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare is… Read More »

     
  • Melbourne Cup win would be Sweet for Stackhouse

    Jockey Daniel Stackhouse is hoping for third time lucky when he partners Daqiansweet Junior in the Melbourne Cup. Daqiansweet Junior will be Stackhouse’s third ride in the 3200m Cup which is run at Flemington on Tuesday. The Chosen One was Stackhouse’s maiden Cup ride and finished fourth in 2020 while the following year he… Read More »

     
  • Japan confident of Melbourne Cup success

    The trainer of Japanese galloper Breakup in the Melbourne Cup is expecting the roomier Flemington circuit and a slower tempo to suit his galloper. Tatsuya Yoshioka is upbeat about the chances of Breakup in the lead-up to the Melbourne Cup (3200m) on Tuesday. Breakup made his Australian debut in the Caulfield Cup… Read More »

     
  • Maribyrnong Plate Take II for Blue Stratum

    Blue Stratum missed his shot at a big payday on Cox Plate Day, but co-trainer Tony Mcevoy is hopeful a Group 3 consolation prize awaits at Flemington on Tuesday. The Blue Point colt will make his debut in the Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) that kicks off the Melbourne Cup Day card. Blue… Read More »

     
  • Really is a Champions Day at Flemington on Saturday

    The last day of the Flemington carnival has plenty of Championship contests. In the G1 Champions Stakes (2000m) we see some of the Cox Plate rivals go around again such as Fangirl ($8), Zaaki ($6) and Duais ($6) while West Wind Blows ($3.50) has form all around the best horses. It may not be… Read More »

     
  • Teo Nugent hoping to go a few better in this years Melbourne Cup

    Teo Nugent knows he’s lucky to be even be a part of this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival, so he wasn’t about to die wondering when the team associated with Interpretation were in need a Melbourne Cup rider. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained import won his way through to Tuesday’s $8 million… Read More »

     
  • Damien Oliver hopeful of final Melbourne Cup ride

    Damien Oliver will not know until official scratching time on Tuesday if he will add to his 31 rides in the Melbourne Cup. But the champion jockey remains hopeful the Mike Moroney-trained gelding Alenquer will be able to take his spot on the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington. The Moroney stable reported on Sunday that… Read More »

     
  • Big weight for Big Dance favourite

    Matthew Dunn is confident the inform Cepheus can concede weight to all his rivals and win the $3 million Big Dance (1600m) after drawing barrier one for Tuesday’s feature at Randwick. Having qualified for the race in July when winning the South Grafton Cup carrying 62kg, Cepheus will carry the same weight… Read More »

     
  • Matthew Smith finds his Melbourne Cup Marvel

    Matthew Smith will break new ground after 20 years as a trainer when he saddles his first Melbourne Cup runner. Eight-year-old gelding True Marvel will be Smith’s long-awaited debut in Australia’s great race at Flemington on Tuesday. The French-bred galloper may not be the best credentialled galloper in Tuesday’s 3200m contest, but… Read More »

     
  • Willie Mullins chases a slice of Melbourne Cup history

    Irish trainer Willie Mullins has a strong Melbourne Cup hand with favourite Vauban and Absurde. It is 30 years since Willie Mullins first had an involvement in the Melbourne Cup. On a round the world trip with a friend, Mullins stopped off in Melbourne to see Vintage Crop win the Cup… Read More »

     
  • Lastotchka a forward chance in Melbourne Cup

    Mick Price is open minded to the chances of Lastotchka in the Melbourne Cup and recognises the challenge ahead against the likes of Irish hot horse Vauban, Caulfield Cup winner Without A Fight and returning Cup winner Gold Trip. Having been charged with the care of the French galloper towards Tuesday’s 163rd edition… Read More »

     
  • Larrieu’s unforeseen Trip of a lifetime

    From the moment Gerard Larrieu saw Gold Trip, he felt he was a horse who could stamp himself a star, but did not expect it to be in the jurisdiction he has made his name. The son of Outstrip goes in search of history on Tuesday when he strives to… Read More »

     
  • Bjorn Baker quartet ready to Dance

    Fresh from Group 1 success in the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington on Saturday, Bjorn Baker has stacked the bases for the feature race in Sydney on Melbourne Cup Day as he prepares to saddle up four runners in the $3 million Big Dance at Randwick. Among them is Iknowastar, who… Read More »

     
  • Doubt on Damien Oliver farewell Melbourne Cup ride

    Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Mike Moroney faces a race against time to have longshot Alenquer ready for Tuesday’s Group 1 3200-metre feature with the stable advising Racing Victoria stewards that the gelding suffered a stone bruise after trackwork on Sunday morning. Rated a $61 chance with online bookmakers, Alenquer is set to be Damien… Read More »

     
  • Vauban’s odds shorten for Melbourne Cup 2023

    Irish trainer Willie Mullins says Vauban is his best chance and possibly the best he will ever have to win the Melbourne Cup. Vauban came up with barrier three in the draw for Tuesday’s Group 1 Handicap over 3200m and has shortened into $3.20, firming from $3.50 with betting sites before the final Melbourne Cup… Read More »

     
 
 
 
 
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