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  • Voyager sets sail for Five Diamonds consolation

    Melbourne Cup dreams for Relentless Voyager were quashed when he failed Racing Victoria’s strict veterinary tests, but connections still harbour aspirations to plunder riches north of the border. While the gelding didn’t pass muster with RV when examined prior to leaving Europe, he was cleared by Racing NSW vets to compete… Read More »

     
  • Discreet ready to go in VRC Oaks

    Ballarat trainer says he would not change anything as Too Darn Discreet looks to extend her winning sequence at Flemington. The Group 1 Crown Oaks (2500m) on Thursday will be the daughter of Too Darn Hot’s fourth win on end if successful. Too Darn Discreet started the ball rolling with… Read More »

     
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  • Declan Bates loses ride on Pride Of Jenni

    Ben Melham will take the reins on Pride Of Jenni in Saturday’s Group 1 Champions’ Mile at Flemington, replacing longtime jockey Declan Bates. Bates has ridden Pride Of Jenni in 15 starts, achieving three Group 1 victories with her, including the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and All-Star Mile. Owner Tony Ottobre… Read More »

     
  • Distance rise to favour Franz Josef

    A rousing trackwork gallop has Gerald Ryan optimistic Franz Josef can improve on his first-up effort and play a role in the Listed Ladies Day Cup at Hawkesbury. The son of Snitzel found his rivals too sharp when finishing down the track behind Ostraka in the Silver Eagle (1300m) last month, but Ryan… Read More »

     
  • VRC Crown Oaks pedigree profiles

    Those looking for reasons to doubt Treasurethe Moment in Thursday’s Group 1 VRC Crown Oaks might point to her sire as a factor behind their reasoning that she will struggle to run a strong 2500 metres. The Matt Laurie-trained filly is by Alabama Express, a son of Redoute’s Choice who… Read More »

     
  • Dolan and Laxon cruising to Melbourne Cup success

    A chance meeting on a Melbourne Cup cruise has afforded Sheila Laxon and Robbie Dolan victory in Australia’s greatest race. A former contestant on The Voice, Dolan was aboard a P & O cruise two years ago when he met Laxon, a Melbourne Cup ambassador, who had the prized trophy and… Read More »

     
  • Melbourne Cup punter collects $3.2million from a $100 bet

    One lucky Ladbrokes punter recently turned a $100 bet into an incredible $3.2 million by accurately predicting the first four finishers in the Melbourne Cup. In a thrilling upset, the bettor boxed a combination of Knight’s Choice, Warp Speed, Okita Soushi, and Zardozi, all of whom came through for a… Read More »

     
  • Knight’s Choice springs a Melbourne Cup surprise

    A spring campaign based out of Mount Macedon has provided Sheila Laxon a second victory in the Melbourne Cup with Knight’s Choice winning Australia’s great race at Flemington. Now training on the Sunshine Coast with partner John Symons, Laxon became the first female trainer to win the Melbourne Cup when Ethereal… Read More »

     
  • Dolan scores Melbourne Cup blowout on Knight’s Choice

    A once part-time jockey who flirted with a career as a musician added his name to the Melbourne Cup honour roll when he engineered one of the great upsets in the history of the great race. Ireland’s Robbie Dolan partnered betting sites $91 chance Knight’s Choice to a thrilling win… Read More »

     
  • Melbourne Cup 2024 – What the jockeys said

    Read the comments from each of the jockeys about their rides in the 2024 Melbourne Cup raced at Flemington on Tuesday 5th November. Winning Jockey: Robbie Dolan On winning the Melbourne Cup: “Well, pinch me. I think I’m dreaming.” “It’s incredible. I just can’t believe it. I I don’t even… Read More »

     
  • Brilliant Berry ride gets Gringotts home in Big Dance

    A confident ride by Tommy Berry has helped pull off a long-range plan with promising miler Gringotts, who has overcome an outside draw to post a resounding win in the $3 million Big Dance at Randwick. The five-year-old qualified for the Melbourne Cup Day feature by taking out the Tamworth Cup… Read More »

     
  • Knight’s Choice stuns in historic Melbourne Cup win

    In a Melbourne Cup boilover, Knight’s Choice, trained by Shiela Laxon and John Symons, clinched victory in a thrilling photo finish, edging out Japanese contender Warp Speed at long odds. This victory cements Laxon’s place in history as the first female trainer to win two Melbourne Cups, her first triumph… Read More »

     
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  • Melbourne Cup 2024: Odds, Tips, Time, Results, Watch Live Stream, Horses

    Australia’s most celebrated race, the 2024 Melbourne Cup, will take center stage on Tuesday afternoon at Flemington Racecourse. This esteemed 3200-meter handicap event offers a remarkable $8 million prize pool, attracting elite competitors from around the globe. Find all the key details here, including live-streaming options, a complete list of… Read More »

     
  • Garachico scores longshot Melbourne Cup day win

    Young Ballarat-based trainer Dominic Sutton showed his prowess with stayers when Garachico took out the ‘second’ staying race on Melbourne Cup Day. The Australian Heritage Cup (2800m) at Flemington on Tuesday was the race Sutton had aimed Garachico at since taking over the gelding’s training earlier this year. Garachico ran third in… Read More »

     
  • Storm Boy to continue career in Europe

    Storm Boy appears to have run his last race in Australia with owners Coolmore announcing he will continue his career overseas. The high-class colt, who finished third as favourite in the Golden Slipper, will join the powerful Aidan O’Brien team at Ballydoyle with a view to competing in some of Euorpean racing’s… Read More »

     
  • Lindsay Park Stars in Maribyrnong Plate

    Ben, Will and JD Hayes started Melbourne Cup Day with a career first when Tycoon Star lead home a stable trifecta in the $200,000 Maribyrnong Plate. The Lindsay Park trainers produced the Written Tycoon colt to win the Group 3 event on debut, defeating stablemates Bacash and Shining Smile. It was not… Read More »

     
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  • Melbourne Cup 2024 Field & Odds

    The Final Field for the 2024 Melbourne Cup is through with only the one scratching in the race leaving 23 horses to take part in this years race that stops a nation. View the Melbourne Cup Odds and Barriers which will be run on Tuesday, 5 November 2024 at Flemington… Read More »

     
 
 
 
 
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