General News

• Irish Boss

  TOP jockey Glen Boss has been rewarded for a punt he took more than three months ago with a Thousand Guineas triumph on Irish Lights at Caulfield.

   
• NSW girls to restore local pride

  OUR top colts failed to live up to the hype in the Caulfield Guineas but Melito and Sister Madly are set to restore some NSW pride in the Thousand Guineas tomorrow.

   
• Caulfield Cup in chaos

  SPEED Gifted is a shock withdrawal, Maldivian has broken down with injury and suddenly the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup is the most open in years.

   
• Emperor to get the thumbs up

  THE prospect of a wet week in Melbourne is likely to convince Bart Cummings to run Roman Emperor in the Caulfield Cup on Saturday.

   
• Alcopop packs a big punch

  MONEY can’t buy surging Melbourne Cup prospect Alcopop. Part-owner and trainer Jake Stephens has rejected a $1 million offer.

   
• He’s our best yet

  THEY stole the Caulfield Cup with 40/1 outsider All The Good last year, and jockey Kerrin McEvoy is quietly confident Godolphin can repeat the dose this Saturday.

   
• Whobegotyou in storming victory

  A MAGIC ride gave champion jockey Damien Oliver his 2000th career winner, his 86th at Group I level, and Whobegotyou Cox Plate favouritism.

   
• Guineas ‘stolen’ by Daring Danny

  DANNY Nikolic, snubbed by Sydney racing, produced a tactical masterpiece on Starspangledbanner to virtually steal the Group I classic.

   
• Tinkler axe falls again

  FORMER Patinack Farm racing manager Mark Webbey has denied reports he resigned, declaring he was shown the door by Nathan Tinkler.

   
• Bart break’s Payne’s maiden

  BART Cummings had a simple retort when asked why he ignored the generation gap and booked Michelle Payne to ride Allez Wonder at Caulfield.

   
• This boy Denman is a true champ

  KERRIN McEvoy, who has won major races all over the world, rates Denman as good as any three-year-old he has ridden.

   
• Gai sits on history’s edge

  GAI Waterhouse, who is set to train 100 Group One winners faster than anyone in history, was once driven by a fear of failure.

   
• Win a weekend to remember at Caulfield

  ONE lucky Punters Club member will win the chance to attend the exclusive David Jones marquee at the Caulfield Cup on Saturday October 17.

   
• Race to immortality

  THE Caulfield Guineas usually attracts a quality field, but the three-year-olds in tomorrow’s Group One classic are exceptional. Racing editor RAY THOMAS analyses every runner.

   
• Today is D-Day at Caulfield

  RACING has been yearning for the emergence of another champion, and this afternoon at Caulfield a three-year-old will stand up for national acknowledgement.

   
• Price and Kav to play major roles

  TRAINERS Mick Price and Mark Kavanagh are poised to continue their domination of the Group One races at the Caulfield Guineas meeting today.

   
• Caulfield Guineas 2009 Betting information

  Sportsbet.com.au, Australia’s Number 1 Betting Agency, stand to pay out a fortune to two multi-bet punters if their crystal balls are on the money on Caulfield Guineas Day.

   
• Desperate battle to save Cup hero

  SUBZERO, one of the most popular winners of the Melbourne Cup, is facing a death sentence after being tripped up by bureaucratic red tape over an arthritis powder. 

   
• Sydney pride on the line

  THE last time Sydney’s two best-performed racehorses were in Melbourne, one was a hack and the other virtually limped off Moonee Valley with his tail between his legs.

   
• Sky is racing ahead

  SKY Racing is set to launch a new showcase thoroughbred channel as part of an expanded television coverage of racing’s three codes, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.