The Flemington track has been downgraded to a Slow 5 this morning which has seen a few horses pull out of today’s races. View the late scratchings below. With 14mm of rain having fallen since 6am the Flemington track has been downgraded to a Soft 5 by @RVStewards — Andrew… Read More »
There will be no fairytale end to Jim Cassidy’s riding career with Dawnie Perfect a late scratching in today’s VRC Crown Oaks at Flemington racecourse. Dawnie Perfect was going to be champion jockey Jim Cassidy’s final G1 ride before coming out of the race this morning. View the current Crown… Read More »
Former ATC Executive Matt Rudolph has been disqualified for 2 years. Source: Former ATC Executive Matt Rudolph disqualified for 2 years. — Shane Anderson (@Globalgallop) November 4, 2015
There has been some great news from Werribee Vet Hospital. Injured fetlock of Red Cadeaux has been stabilised and is not life threatening. Great news from Werribee Vet Hospital. Injured fetlock of Red Cadeaux has been stabilised. Not life threatening. — Andrew Bensley (@AndrewBensley) November 3, 2015
Jockey Frankie Dettori has received a 1 month suspension and a $20,000 fine for interference in the 2015 Melbourne Cup. Frankie Dettori gets 1 month suspension and a $20,000 fine for interference in the Melbourne Cup. #ouch — Shane Anderson (@Globalgallop) November 3, 2015
There was a lot of speculation heading into today’s Flemington meeting on Melbourne Cup 2015 day that there would be a track bias and jockey Dwayne Dunn has confirmed mosts fears saying if you are 10m or wider from the rail you go from a good 4 to a Slow… Read More »
View the list of scratchings on Melbourne Cup 2015 day below. Interim scratchings are out for Melbourne Cup day @FlemingtonVRC No scratchings in the big race. pic.twitter.com/lHmqzV2Fit — Andrew Bensley (@AndrewBensley) November 2, 2015
Derby day showed Flemington had a lot of issues in regards to its track bias with all winners coming along the rail and that looks like it will be the case today on Melbourne cup 2015 day with a large section of the track tipped to be slow. The track… Read More »
Jockey Jim Cassidy who announced his retirement from race riding last week has said he is ready to ride the race of his life in today’s Melbourne Cup where he will be aboard the Chris Waller trained Grand Marshal. Grand Marshal is currently a $51 chance with Sportsbet.com.au View the… Read More »
View the latest track updates for Flemington on Tuesday which is of course Melbourne Cup 2015 day. INFO: View the latest news on the Melbourne Cup 2015 TRACK RATING: Today for FLEM on 03 Nov 2015 is: Good 4, Peno:4.88, Rain:24hr 0.8mm/7day 11.6mm, Irr:24hr 0mm/7day 18mm. — RVStewards (@RVStewards) November… Read More »
It may be the race that stops a nation, but on Twitter, the Melbourne Cup does anything but. In 2014, Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings recorded 9.9 million Tweet impressions for Melbourne Cup Day – the most recorded impressions by Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings for any Australian event, ever. This was more… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller has put fourth the idea that champion jockey Jim Cassidy do a farewell tour before officially retiring. Jim Cassidy is set to retire after the Flemington carnival with Jim to ride the Chris Waller trained Grand Marshal in tomorrows Melbourne Cup 2015 where he is a $51… Read More »
Bookmaker UBET is set to take 70,000 bets per minute on Melbourne cup 2015 day during the busiest periods of the day. Thats a crazy 1166 bets per second. @UBET fact-70,000 bets will be processed per minute during peak period tomorrow- website will receive up to 4.5 million hits during… Read More »
Larrikan Today show host Karl Stefanovic is favourite to out guzzle his colleague Eddie McGuire at Flemington tomorrow. Sportsbet.com.au has posted a suite of novelty markets for the big day with the online bookmaker tipping a close battle between the TV heavyweights, but Stefanovic is a $1.80 favourite to have… Read More »
Melbourne Cup 2015 runner Kingfisher will have a change of tactics if circumstances permit. The intention for the International galloper is to settle in top 8. INFO: Get the latest news on the Melbourne Cup 2015 Source: Change of Tactics: 03-11-2015 Flemington 7 – 18 Kingfisher – if circumstances permit,… Read More »
A bet to win a massive $5,000,000 was placed at the Call OF The Card today with gambling figure Tom Waterhouse placing the bet. View it below. Tom Waterhouse bets on behalf of William Hill – Sertorius at $101 to win $5,000,000 #callofthecard — TheProfits.com.au (@TheProfitsComAu) November 2, 2015
Jockey Michael Walker can’t wait for tomorrows Melbourne Cup where he is to ride arguably Australia’s best chance in the race ‘Criterion’. Criterion opened at $13 with online bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au before easing slightly to his current price of $14. View the Melbourne Cup market HERE At the call of the… Read More »
Boban has been unsighted for most of the Spring but Chris Waller has had a plan for him all a long with Boban to run fresh in Saturday’s Darley Classic. Source: Can @SchofieldGlyn pull off another big time Group One winner at Flemington. Gets on Boban in Sat's Darley Classic…. Read More »
The rail was out five meters on Derby Day and there was a lot of criticism from punters, owners, jockeys and trainers with the inside of the track being lengths quicker than the outside given those drawn in a big advantage. The rail will be at 2 Meters for 2015… Read More »
There has been a late change to the 2015 Melbourne Cup Field with Herbert Power Stakes runner Amralah coming out of the race which gives the other Lloyd Williams owned galloper The United States a start in the race. Field: View the final Melbourne Cup 2015 Field Amazing news on Amralah coming… Read More »
