Melbourne Cup hero Jamie Melham ensured that Half Yours’ stunning Cup triumph wasn’t her only highlight of the carnival, producing a running double early on Champions Day at Flemington. Melham claimed the Listed Fisher Stakes aboard the Peter Snowden-trained Need Some Luck, before returning one race later to win the… Read More »
Dual Cox Plate winner Via Sistina has an impeccable record since joining the Chris Waller stable at the end of 2023. In 15 starts, Via Sistina has registered 10 wins – all at Group 1 level – with four placings. The one blemish came in last year’s Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at… Read More »
There is never a soft Group 1 option during Melbourne Cup week, but Sydney trainer Joe Pride is hoping he has picked that softer option on the final day of the carnival at Flemington. Pride had the option of remaining at 1600m with Ceolwulf in the Champions Mile or stepping up… Read More »
How much rain the Flemington track receives on Saturday will determine whether Tentyris attempts a second Group 1 during Melbourne Cup week. Tentyris scored an impressive win in the Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) last Saturday and is booked to run in the VRC Champions Sprint (1200m) on Saturday. But the Anthony… Read More »
The $2 million Five Diamonds is anything but an afterthought for Lindsay Park raider Rise At Dawn, his trainers confident the race is an ideal fit for the dual stakes winner. Co-conditioner Will Hayes says Saturday’s Rosehill feature has been earmarked for the gelding for some time and the rails draw has… Read More »
An encouraging debut has convinced Brad Widdup to roll the dice and give Anthropoid an opportunity to stake his Magic Millions claims in the $1 million Golden Gift at Rosehill. The colt finished an eye-catching fourth in the Kirkham Plate (1000m) when getting back to last and hitting the line stylishly and… Read More »
Irishmen Thomas Carberry and John Allen combined for a remarkable result on Thursday, with lightly-raced filly Strictly Business taking out the VRC Oaks (2500m) at Flemington. The $1 million Group 1 victory marked Carberry’s first success at the top level, and came at just the filly’s fourth career start. Strictly… Read More »
The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable has unveiled another emerging three-year-old after Point Barrow produced a dazzling finish to claim the Red Roses Stakes (1200m) down the Flemington straight on Thursday. The win continues a hot run for the stable, coming just days after Tentyris took out the Coolmore Stud… Read More »
Mick Price is keen to find out exactly where Zambardo fits in the pecking order – and there is no greater test than taking on reigning Horse of the Year Via Sistina in the Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington this Saturday. Zambardo was a short-priced favourite for a benchmark 90… Read More »
Travis Doudle is optimistic he can resurrect the racing career of one-time G1 aspirant Snow Patrol, who debuts for the stable in the opening race at Morphettville Parks on Saturday. Doudle paid just $9,000 for last year’s G2 Autumn Stakes winner via Inglis Digital last month, knowing the horse has… Read More »
Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup is rolling the dice at Flemington, sending Jedibeel south for a shot at the VRC Champions Sprint (1200m) on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. The six-year-old son of Savabeel will be having his first Victorian run at start number 25, having worked his… Read More »
An expensive price tag is no guarantee of success, but beautifully bred colt The Next Episode will be given an early shot at returning a percentage of his when he lines up in the $1 million Golden Gift at Rosehill. A son of champion sire Snitzel out of multiple stakes-winning mare Humma… Read More »
Queensland hobby trainer Craig Cousins is feeling the nerves ahead of The Inflictor’s shot at the $2 million Five Diamonds at Rosehill – and that’s a good thing. “I’m excited, and normally if I’m excited and get a bit nervous, he always races well,” Cousins said. A truck driver by day,… Read More »
Tom Charlton has warned punters to rule a line through the Silver Eagle performance of Snow In May and assess her on her previous efforts as the mare bids to bounce back in the Hot Danish Stakes at Rosehill. Group 1 placed in last year’s Flight Stakes, Snow In May resumed with… Read More »
Chris Waller will break new ground during Melbourne Cup week when he has his first runner in the VRC Oaks at Flemington. The leading trainer will saddle The Pearls in the Group 1 staying feature over 2500m for three-year-old fillies on Thursday. A winner of a Hawkesbury maiden over 1500m on September… Read More »
Racing is full of twists and turns, and a sliding doors moment was all that separated Jamie Melham from missing out on her historic Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup double. Half Yours, trained by Tony and Calvin McEvoy, delivered Melham both victories — but it could just as easily have… Read More »
Mr Brightside is much closer to the end of his career than the beginning, but Ben Hayes sees no reason why the Lindsay Park star cannot claim another Champions Mile at Flemington this Saturday. The eight-year-old heads to the $3 million feature off a gutsy second placing in the King… Read More »
If Jamie Melham had listened to her mother, she may never have become the first female rider to complete the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup double. Melham guided the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Half Yours to victory in both Cups, joining Michelle Payne as the only women to have won… Read More »
Firm tracks have proven to be the undoing of Billionair Baby this preparation, but with the Ipswich surface still retaining some give after recent heavy rain, conditions should be far more suitable for the gelding to bounce back to the winners’ list. Trainer Robert Heathcote will saddle three runners in… Read More »
A look into the pedigrees of the field for this year’s $1 million Group 1 VRC Oaks to see who might be best-equipped to run the 2500 metres at Flemington. Oaks Odds đź’°: View the Odds for the VRC Oaks 1 – GETTA GOOD FEELING Breeding: So You Think x… Read More »
