Melbourne Cup runner Rostropovich has been taken to a veterinary clinic with a cracked pelvis after finishing at the tail of the field in the $8 million race. Rostropovich finished more than 30 lengths behind the second-last placed Mustajeer. Senior Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes said the gelding had been… Read More »
CRAIG WILLIAMS’ PATH TO ELUSIVE MELBOURNE CUP WIN * Started his career as an apprentice rider for father Alan in 1993 * First of more than 50 Group One wins on Grand Echezeaux in the 2000 Australasian Oaks * Stints riding in the United Kingdom, Dubai and Hong Kong, where… Read More »
Vow And Declare wrote his name into Melbourne Cup history when jockey Craig Williams steered the four-year-old to victory in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Vow And Declare AGE: 4YO COLOUR/SEX: Chestnut gelding SIRE: Declaration Of War DAM: Gleblitzt TRAINER: Danny O’Brien STARTS: 13 WINS: 4 PLACINGS: 5 PRIZE MONEY:… Read More »
Protesters outside the Melbourne Cup held anti-cruelty placards but organisers also put on live music, costumes, and a “human race” because they know people want to party. The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses organised the protest outside Flemington racecourse amid the bustle of the “race that stops the nation”…. Read More »
Damian Lane’s bid to win for an unprecedented feat has fallen short, with the star jockey left to ponder what might have been in the $8 million Melbourne Cup. Lane had already ridden the winner’s of the Golden Slipper, Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate during 2019 and was aiming to… Read More »
Hear what they jockeys had to say following the running of the 2019 Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Craig Williams (Vow And Declare) 1st : “It was a privilege to ride him today. Look at him, he knows he’s won. I’m so grateful to be given the opportunity. He just gave… Read More »
The 2019 Melbourne Cup wasn’t without its controversy as the protest between 4th and 2nd wast upheld changing the result of the race. A protest between Il Paradiso (4th) was lodged against Master Of Reality (2nd) in the concluding stages of the race which was ultimately upheld. The controversial part… Read More »
Australian-bred and trained Vow And Declare has held off the international challenge to win the Melbourne Cup, giving jockey Craig Williams his first success in Australia’s greatest race. The win was also a first for trainer Danny O’Brien with Vow And Declare crossing the line ahead of Master Of Reality,… Read More »
Vow And Declare has held off the international challenge to win the Melbourne Cup, giving jockey Craig Williams his first success in Australia’s greatest race. One of the most inexperienced horses in the Cup, Vow And Declare defeated Irish stayer Master Of Reality with English-trained Prince Of Arran finishing third…. Read More »
A year after her most recent victory, Teleplay has landed a second stakes success on the Melbourne Cup day program at Flemington. Teleplay won over 1200m at Listed level in 2018 and stepped up to 1400m on Tuesday to take out the Group Three Jim Beam Stakes. Ridden by Nash… Read More »
Garner has capped his first preparation with victory at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day, adding to an impressive recent strike rate in Melbourne for Adelaide trainer Gordon Richards. Three-year-old Garner’s one-length success in Tuesday’s Schweppervescence Plate (1000m) against his own age as the $3.80 favourite was the fourth win for… Read More »
Trainer Richard Laming will front an inquiry into the possible race day treatment of Jamaican Rain, a late scratching from a support race on the Melbourne Cup program. Racing Victoria stewards ordered the mare’s withdrawal on Tuesday morning after the Compliance Assurance Team inspected Jamaican Rain at Laming’s Cranbourne stable…. Read More »
Shared Ambition could find himself in the main race at Flemington this time next year after stamping his staying promise with a strong win on the Melbourne Cup day support program. Trainer Chris Waller says the sky is the limit for import Shared Ambition, who is still a three-year-old to… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller has described the win of Sure Knee in an early race at Flemington as a nerve settler ahead of the Melbourne Cup. Waller saddles 2019 Melbourne Cup favourite Finche, to be ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, and was in the winner’s enclosure earlier winning Tuesday’s TAB Trophy with… Read More »
Three days after Southern Moon finished second in the $2 million Victoria Derby, stablemate Bravo Tango has delivered a first Melbourne Cup carnival winner for emerging trainer Mitchell Freedman. Freedman and jockey Billy Egan combined with Southern Moon in Saturday’s Group One Derby at Flemington, finishing second to Warning, and… Read More »
The 2019 Melbourne Cup is the feature race held at Flemington on Tuesday afternoon. The Handicap race is run over 3200m and is worth $8,000,000 in prize money. Find out all the information on the Melbourne Cup below including how you can live stream the Melbourne Cup, the full field… Read More »
Dozens of protesters have gathered outside the Melbourne Cup, holding mock horse races and waving placards. The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses has organised the protest outside Flemington racecourse on Tuesday amid the bustle of the “race that stops the nation”. A small group gathered along the road are… Read More »
Stewards have withdrawn a favourite from a support race on the Melbourne Cup day program. Jamaican Rain has been taken out of the Group Three Jim Beam Stakes after Racing Victoria’s Compliance Assurance team visited Richard Laming’s Cranbourne stable on Tuesday morning. The mare was found to have a knee… Read More »
David Hayes feared juvenile Aryaaf’s wayward manners may have been a portent of things to come on Melbourne Cup day but he need not have worried. Starting $9, the pint-sized filly defied her inexperience to outclass her Group Three Ottowa Stakes (1000m) rivals with a 1-3/4 length win over Muntaseera… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy is forgiving of Silent Sovereign’s midfield finish in the Wakeful Stakes and is happy to give the filly her chance in the Group One VRC Oaks. Silent Sovereign finished sixth in Saturday’s Group Two Wakeful (2000m) at Flemington and her opposition in Thursday’s $1 million Oaks (2500m)… Read More »
