Just one outing in the saddle for Kerrin Mcevoy is enough for the three-time Melbourne Cup winning hoop to gain a good impression of Absurde towards the gelding’s second attempt at snaring Australia’s most famous race next Tuesday. McEvoy’s trip to Werribee was the only time he will ride the Willie… Read More »
A gallop at Cranbourne in preparation for the Coolmore Stud Stakes has left the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable with only one runner in the stallion making race. The gallop on Saturday morning convinced Price that First Settler was right to take his place, but at the same time showed… Read More »
Broadsiding will not be a starter in Saturday’s $2 million Group 1 Victoria Derby with James Cummings and Godolphin electing to target a Stakes Day option with their three-time Group 1 winner. The son of Too Darn Hot emerged as a possible Derby starter in the 24 hours after his third placing… Read More »
Cox Plate champion Via Sistina remains in contention for a tilt at the Melbourne Cup after third acceptances closed. A total of 35 horses a vying for a start in the Group 1 handicap over 3200m at Flemington on Tuesday week. Via Sistina is the current topweight with 56kg for the… Read More »
UK raider galloper Sea King will be racing for a start in the Melbourne Cup when he heads to Bendigo for his first Australian start. Sea King has been at the Werribee International Horse Centre preparing for a tilt at the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 5,… Read More »
The Melbourne Cup order of entry is always a hot topic among racing enthusiasts, as horses compete for a coveted spot in the prestigious race, which offers over $8 million in prize money. With a field limited to 24 runners, every position in the order of entry becomes critical. Below… Read More »
Chris Waller denied a top Japanese galloper in last Saturday’s Cox Plate and he will look to bring down another of its stars this weekend. The champion trainer has Joliestar heading towards the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill. The Group 1-winning daughter of Zoustar is the considered the best local… Read More »
Five-year-old stayer Sea King could secure a place in the Melbourne Cup with a top-three finish in Wednesday’s Bendigo Cup (2400m). Trainer Harry Eustace believes a strong result in the Group 3 race will see Sea King pass the first ballot clause, boosting his chances for a Melbourne Cup entry…. Read More »
The superlatives for Via Sistina’s eight-length romp in Saturday’s Group 1 W S Cox Plate (2040m) came in thick and fast, only exacerbated when noting she broke Winx’s track record by nearly two seconds, and the rating backs up most of the applause. Via Sistina has run to a Racing &… Read More »
The connections of Cox Plate winner Via Sistina are carefully weighing up her next move, with both the Melbourne Cup and the Hong Kong Cup on the table. Vin Cox, Yulong Investment’s general manager, said the connections are considering running the star mare in the $8 million Melbourne Cup (3200m)… Read More »
Less than a day after losing a coveted Melbourne Cup ride, Jamie Kah has secured the mount on Okita Soushi for the iconic Flemington handicap. Kah’s manager, Lachie Weekley, confirmed that the 28-year-old will partner the Ciaron Maher-trained stayer, who impressed with a hard-fought victory in Friday night’s Group 2… Read More »
Godolphin trainer James Cummings says the availability of a jump-out at Flemington will not hinder the Group 1 aspirations of Traffic Warden on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Traffic Warden contested an 800m jump-out at Flemington on Friday, a heat that had a number of potential opponents in the… Read More »
Jockey Rachel King will follow in the footsteps of the likes of Frankie Dettori and Ryan Moore when she jets in from the prestigious Breeders’ Cup meeting to ride in her fourth Melbourne Cup. King was confirmed for the mount on South Australian The Map on Friday, the mare having secured her… Read More »
Stefi Magnetica wasn’t able to win this year’s The Everest but trainer Bjorn Baker has now turned attention to trying to win Australia’s second richest thoroughbred race with the talented mare. Baker is planning to run Stefi Magnetica in Saturday’s $10 million Golden Eagle for four-year-olds at Rosehill, confident this year’s Stradbroke… Read More »
James Mcdonald was a spectator, or rival, for Chris Waller’s six previous Group 1 wins this season but he appropriately celebrated his century of elite-level wins aboard a horse trained by the man who has provided him with more than a third of his Group 1 victories. McDonald enjoyed an armchair ride… Read More »
Daniel Moor is set to miss his ride on Muramasa in the Melbourne Cup after receiving an untimely suspension at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Moor was charged with careless riding in the first race, where stewards found him at fault aboard Unflinching near the 800-metre mark. Initially handed a 12-meeting… Read More »
Read what each of the jockeys said about their rides in the 2024 Cox Plate. James McDonald (Via Sistina): “Just so lucky. What this mare’s been through, and she’s just an absolute star. I’m so lucky to be part of it. “To Chris Waller and all his team, I see Tommy… Read More »
Plenty Of Ammo flashed her Empire Rose Stakes credentials at Moonee Valley on Saturday, landing a maiden Black Type victory in the $400,000 Crystal Mile. The Symon Wilde-trained mare upstaged the boys when she finished too powerfully for her male rivals in the 1600-metre Group 2. The Crystal Mile was just… Read More »
Chris Waller showed his champion trainer qualities when he remained cool in a crisis after a mishap threatened to derail the Cox Plate ambitions of Via Sistina. Breakfast With The Best on Tuesday morning is when the potential stars of the Cox Plate are out to do their final bits of… Read More »
Red Aces was not even meant to be at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day, but the tenacious stayer kept his Victoria Derby campaign on track with victory in the Moonee Valley Vase. The Nick Ryan-trained colt held out Opening Address and King Of Thunder to win a thrilling edition of the $400,000… Read More »
