The Bureau Of Meteorology is predicting 2-10mm of rain on Victoria Derby Day at Flemington The Flemington track dodged the heavy rain during the Cox Plate meeting and track manager Liam O’Keeffe is hoping the predicted rain stays away for Victoria Derby Day. Flemington was drenched with 53mm of rain… Read More »
Concord Connie may be lacking in race experience when she comes up against more seasoned mares in the Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington. But her trainer Charlotte Littlefield is confident Concord Connie, who does not officially turn four until next month, has the ability to be a player in Saturday’s… Read More »
Joseph O’Brien remains confident leading Melbourne Cup contender Defiantly will be cleared to race despite being ordered to undergo a second veterinary examination ahead of Tuesday’s $10.2 million feature at Flemington. The Irish-trained four-year-old was among five horses referred for further inspections after Racing Victoria veterinarians identified changes in gait… Read More »
We take a look at this year’s Melbourne Cup likely field, including the trainers, weights and jockeys booked for Tuesday’s $10.2 million feature at Flemington. Exciting import Point Of Law heads the Melbourne Cup odds following his impressive Geelong Cup victory, with international raider Trustyourinstinct on the second line of… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller is banking on history repeating when he chases a fourth win in the Victoria Derby at Flemington. Waller has Stormy Marco and True Tone engaged in Saturday’s 2500m Group 1 Classic, with the pair coming through different races. But the races they have run in to… Read More »
The conundrum that punters face is which Paradoxium will turn up for the stallion making sprint contest at Flemington. While it is Victoria Derby Day on Saturday, the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) is the race that is being eagerly awaited, and the winner could be a future $30… Read More »
Japanese entire Stinger Glass is out of next week’s Melbourne Cup after failing to pass Racing Victoria’s pre-race compulsory scans. RV announced on Friday morning that its independent imaging review panel considered the Yasuo Tomomichi-trained entire to be at heightened risk of injury following both CT and Positron Emission Tomography (PET)… Read More »
Several Melbourne Cup contenders are still awaiting clearance from physical veterinary examinations ahead of Saturday’s final acceptance deadline. Defiantly, Enfjaar and Wine Dark Sea were among the horses ordered to undergo further inspections after Thursday’s examinations. Defiantly, who was equal first in the order of entry, presented without a right… Read More »
Being asked to split two of your favourite horses is a little like being asked to pick a favourite child, so when it comes to lining up stablemates Pericles and Caballus in the Russell Balding Stakes, trainer Bjorn Baker is understandably conflicted. “They both look fantastic, and they’ve both got… Read More »
For Joe Pride, the result of this weekend’s Golden Eagle is less important than the experience Godolphin gelding Attica takes out of it. While he would love to collect the $5.25 million first prizemoney cheque as much as the next person, Pride says his job as a trainer is to… Read More »
There was better news for two other Melbourne Cup contenders, with Vauban and Litzdeel passing follow-up veterinary examinations on Friday morning. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Vauban and Danny O’Brien-trained Litzdeel had both failed to receive clearance during Thursday’s initial physical examinations after displaying changes in their gait. However,… Read More »
Japanese Melbourne Cup contender Stinger Glass has been ruled out of Tuesday’s $10.2 million feature at Flemington after Racing Victoria veterinarians determined the stayer was at an increased risk of injury. Racing Victoria stewards confirmed on Friday morning that the Yasuo Tomomichi-trained galloper had been withdrawn from the Melbourne Cup… Read More »
Got a ticket. Got a chance. That’ what the busload of connections of the four-year-old chestnut gelding Brave Monarch will have as a motto going into the $10 million Golden Eagle at Randwick on Saturday with their horse currently marked up as an $81 long shot. You can probably make… Read More »
The Breeders’ Cup deadlock between champion trainers Aidan O’Brien and Bob Baffert could be broken this weekend with each stable striving to gain the upper hand and sole bragging rights in the quest to have trained the most winners in Breeders’ Cup history. They currently share that distinction with 21… Read More »
A fresh outbreak of strangles in New Zealand has prompted the closure of the New Plymouth Training Facility, with racing authorities warning trainers to remain vigilant for signs of the highly contagious equine disease. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has advised trainers who have had horses competing at races, trials… Read More »
Jennivamoose has been withdrawn from Tuesday’s $10.2 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington despite passing her initial veterinary examination. Connections elected not to proceed with the mare’s Melbourne Cup campaign following Thursday’s mandatory Racing Victoria inspections, which saw 29 other horses cleared to accept for Australia’s most famous race. A… Read More »
Leading International Melbourne Cup contender Defiantly is facing an anxious wait ahead of Tuesday’s $10 million Group 1 feature after being among five horses ordered to undergo further veterinary examinations. The Joseph O’Brien-trained four-year-old was one of several international runners flagged during Racing Victoria’s mandatory inspections on Thursday, with veterinarians… Read More »
Five Melbourne Cup contenders will require further veterinary inspections before being cleared to race, while Saint George has been withdrawn following Racing Victoria’s first round of mandatory examinations. Racing Victoria veterinarians inspected 36 horses on Thursday ahead of Tuesday’s $10.2 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington, with several prominent runners… Read More »
Peter Moody has all but ruled out a Champions Day appearance for Sheza Alibi, with the star mare set to head to the spelling paddock following Saturday’s $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwick. Sheza Alibi is the dominant $1.80 favourite for the Group 1 feature, but Moody and training… Read More »
Hierarchy has been ruled out of Saturday’s Group 1 Victoria Derby at Flemington after developing an elevated temperature just two days before the $3 million feature. Freedman Racing confirmed on Thursday that the three-year-old would require treatment and would not be fit to contest the 2500m classic. “Unfortunately, Hierarchy has… Read More »
