The short priced favourite in today’s Crystal Mile on Cox Plate day at Moonee Valley has been a late scratching with Darren Weir telling stewards this morning that his runner Trust In A Gust will not run in the race due to a hoof issue. Trust In A Gust… Read More »
A very sad day for the Makybe Diva family with Tugela, Makybe Diva’s mother passing away this morning. Although there was some good news, she was able to deliver a chestnut filly by All Too Hard before she passed Rest in peace our beautiful mare. You will be missed and… Read More »
The Chris Waller stable has confirmed jockey ‘Damien Oliver’ will ride Preferment in the Victoria Derby on Saturday week. More: Chris Waller stable confirm jockey, Damien Oliver will ride Preferment in the Victoria Derby on Saturday. Very good late at Geelong. — Andrew Bensley (@AndrewBensley) October 22, 2014
Blake Shinn was charged today with careless riding at Randwick/Kensington, he has pleaded not guilty but if found to be in the wrong he is likely to miss the Victoria Derby and Melbourne Cup meetings. More: Blake Shinn CHARGED with careless riding. Pleaded not guilty. Derby Day/Cup Day concerns —… Read More »
Craig Williams produced another piece of brilliance to get his Geelong Cup 2014 mount Caravan Rolls On home. Craig Williams stuck to the inside rail cut the corner when others went wide and the shorter way home saw him win by close to a length on the line. Results: 1st:… Read More »
Damien Oliver has been booked to ride international galloper Mutual Regard who was said to have Hugh Bowman on board. More: Damien Oliver will ride @JohnnyMurtagh trained Mutual Regard in the @FlemingtonVRC Melbourne Cup. Will ride in track gallop on Saturday. — Andrew Bensley (@AndrewBensley) October 22, 2014 .@domjock @HugeBowman… Read More »
Tye Angland has been booked to ride Hawkspur in Saturday weeks Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington racecourse after a very good effort by the Waller trained galloper in the Caulfield Cup on Saturday. More: @tyeangland to ride Hawkspur in G1 Mackinnon Stakes. Huge run in Caulfield Cup! @cwallerracing @AndrewBensley @RacenetTweets @RacingInsider… Read More »
Hugh Bowman’s 20 meeting ban has been reduced which allows him to ride Mutual Regard in the 2014 Melbourne Cup but he will still miss the Derby meeting that in recent times he has dominated. With 4 meetings cut from the 20-meeting ban, @HugeBowman can now take the ride on… Read More »
Potential superstar Deep Field is notable omission from the 2014 Darley Classic nominations that were announced today. More: JUST IN: Notable omissions from Darley Classic 1st acceptances incl Deep Field, Bel Sprinter & Miracles Of Life — Racing Victoria (@RacingInsider) October 21, 2014
Dandino who was a late scratching in the Caulfield Cup has definitely been ruled out of the 2014 Melbourne Cup. More: MELBOURNE CUP: After scratching from the Caulfield Cup, @ATBloodstock says Dandino won't be taking his place in Melbourne Cup — Danny Matthews (@danny_matthews1) October 21, 2014
Tommy Berry who has been in excellent form since making the trip to Melbourne for the Spring including a fantastic race winning ride on Bel Thor in the Seymour Cup has been booked to ride the Chris Waller trained Foreteller in Saturday’s Cox Plate. More: Jockey, @TommyBerry21 rides Foreteller in… Read More »
An announcement has been made for the installation of the Trakus software in Australia in time for the Autumn Carnival of 2015. This is a great incentive to the racing industry with the software currently used by Singapore and Hong Kong. Trakus will be installed @MVRC1 & @MRCTrackNews in time… Read More »
The final field for Saturday’s Cox Plate has been announced as well as the barriers for the WFA Championship of Australasia. View the field and barriers. Final Field & Barriers For 2015 @Sportingbet @CoxPlate @MVRC1 #SACREDFALLS in Lucky Barrier No. 9 pic.twitter.com/D5QsYG3TFJ — RafflesRacing (Kyan) (@RafflesRacing) October 20, 2014
This morning we saw the barrier draw and the final field for Friday night’s Manikato Stakes be released with some very interested barriers for the favourites. The full field and barriers for the $1 million Manikato Stakes has been finalised at @MVRC1 this morning pic.twitter.com/SvAtyKxgFS — Racing Victoria (@RacingInsider) October… Read More »
Andrew Bensley lists the horses that are on the verge of making the Cox Plate Field with nine definite starters already. These are possibles to make Cox Plate field. Almalad, Crackerjack King, Foreteller, Guest of Honour, Hawkspur, He’s Your Man, Mourinho THEN — Andrew Bensley (@AndrewBensley) October 19, 2014 Sweynesse… Read More »
There is currently nine definite cox plate 2014 runners including international ‘Adelaide’. View the nine definite runners. The definites are Adelaide, Criterion, Fawkner, Happy Trails, Royal Descent, Sacred Falls, Silent Achiever, Side Glance and The Cleaner. — Andrew Bensley (@AndrewBensley) October 19, 2014
Japanese galloper Bande who was on the second line of betting for the Caulfield Cup before being scratched has also been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup and will return home. Japanese stayer Bande returns home on Oct. 28 after tendon injury cruelled his Cups campaign. @TVNTVN — adrian dunn… Read More »
Japanese galloper Admire Rakti has won today’s $3million dollar Caulfield Cup in what was a dominant win in the end from Rising Romance who got the inside passage when the field fanned and Lucia Valentina who run home well for third. Results: 1st: 1 Admire Rakti 2nd: 16 Rising Romance… Read More »
View the photo finish in today’s Caulfield Classic 2014 between Bel Sprinter and Miracles Of Life. Photo: Here's the photo from R8 Perri Cutten Caulfield Sprint…wow. #CaulfieldCup pic.twitter.com/1ujFJX6YUF — MelbourneRacingClub (@MRCTrackNews) October 18, 2014
Bel Sprinter and Miracles Of Life finished the 2014 Caulfield Spring locked together on the line with the judge unable to find a winner in the photo with Shamal Wind a head away in third. Results: 1st: 1 Bel Sprinter 1st: 4 Miracles Of Life 2nd: 7 Shamal Wind Replay:… Read More »
