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 »
A once-a-year punter has landed the bet of a lifetime, turning just $2 into several hundred thousand dollars after successfully selecting the first four home in the Melbourne Cup — in the correct finishing order. The First4 paid a staggering $176,561.60 on the NZ TAB, with the $2 wager returning… 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 💰: View the Odds for the VRC Oaks 1 – GETTA GOOD FEELING Breeding: So You Think x… Read More »
Promising staying mare Litzdeel produced one of the most fitting wins on Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington. A half-sister to 2019 Melbourne Cup hero Vow And Declare, Litzdeel proved far too strong in the Australian Heritage Cup (2800m), putting her rivals away with authority. Adding significance to the moment, the… Read More »
The minor placegetters from the Big Dance remain in contention to back-up in the $2 million Five Diamonds at Rosehill with Ciaron Maher paying up for both Vivy Air and Lugh at acceptance time. The pair formed part of a stable trifecta in Tuesday’s feature won by high profile barn… Read More »
Private Harry will do his future racing for champion trainer Chris Waller, although it won’t be until at least next autumn. The four-year-old has been sidelined since a brace of disappointing performances in the The Shorts (1100m) and Premiere Stakes (1200m), which ruled him out of taking his place in… Read More »
The Victorian Jockeys’ Association has confirmed that star jockey Blake Shinn has sustained a broken leg in a race fall at Flemington on Tuesday. As per standard procedure following a fall, Racing Victoria stewards will conduct an inquiry into the incident. The final race of the Flemington program was delayed… Read More »
Group 1-winning colt Private Harry has been ruled out of the remainder of the spring carnival, with connections confirming the four-year-old will head to the paddock following the discovery of bone bruising in his left forelimb. The issue was identified after a full veterinary assessment at Randwick Equine, with the… Read More »
Jockey Jye McNeil has received an 18-meeting suspension over his ride on Valiant King in the Melbourne Cup, stemming from an incident near the 2500m mark. Stewards found McNeil caused interference to Stéphane Pasquier on Presage Nocturne and Blake Shinn on Vauban as the field jostled for position passing the… Read More »
They blew the budget at the time, but Tony and Calvin McEvoy will be forever thankful for their rush of blood during last year’s Late November Inglis Digital Sale. Half Yours, the horse the McEvoys paid $305,000 for out of the late Colin McKenna’s dispersal sale, etched himself and the… Read More »
In his days based at Angaston with Lindsay Park, Tony Mcevoy was associated with three Melbourne Cup winners for the Hayes family. Colin Hayes prepared Beldale Ball and At Talaq during the 1980’s while Jeune won for David Hayes the following decade with McEvoy heavily involved as an assistant-trainer. But… Read More »
Star jockey Blake Shinn has been transported to hospital with a suspected broken left leg after a fall at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day. Shinn was unseated from She’s Got Pizzazz ($21) in the home straight when the mare was tightened for room around the 225-metre mark. After coming down,… Read More »
Twelve months after producing the quinella in the $3 million Big Dance, champion horseman Ciaron Maher has gone one better, training the first three horses across the line in Sydney’s Melbourne Cup Day feature. In a replica of last year, class runner Gringotts ($3 fav) made it back-to-back victories, again… Read More »
Michelle Payne will forever be the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup, but Jamie Melham created her own slice of history at Flemington on Tuesday. The South Australian became the first woman to complete the Spring Carnival’s big Cups double when she partnered Half Yours to an emotional… Read More »
A decade after Michelle Payne became the first woman win Australia’s most famous race, Jamie Melham has etched herself into racing history becoming the second steering Half Yours to victory in the Melbourne Cup (3200m). It was a 19th Group 1 win for one of the country’s most high profile… Read More »
Read the comments from the trainers and each of the jockeys about their rides in the 2025 Melbourne Cup raced at Flemington on Tuesday 4th November. Winning Trainers: Tony & Calvin McEvoy Calvin McEvoy: “Unbelievable. Wow, what a horse. He’s continued to raise the bar, I’ve got no words. It’s… Read More »
