Breaking

• Punters like Pricer, Daffodil

  NSW punters are rallying to support Predatory Pricer and Daffodil but Cima De Triomphe is likely to be favourite for today’s Caulfield Cup.

   
• Gai eyes Sydney hat-trick

  GAI Waterhouse may not have a Caulfield Cup runner but she still believes the stable will be celebrating by snaring a hat-trick at Randwick.

   
• Bart eyes lucky 13

  BART Cummings was already thinking of a 13th Melbourne Cup crown after Viewed and Roman Emperor went one-two in the Caulfield Cup.

   
• Foreign flop out of running

  LUCA Cumani’s Melbourne Cup bid now rests with second-string stayer Basaltico after the flop of Cima De Triomphe in the Caulfield Cup.

   
• Daring gamble pays off

  BRAD Rawiller was left to ponder the difference a year makes after producing one of the great Caulfield Cup rides on champion Viewed.

   
• Kathy’s lucky bracelet a huge success

  KATHY O’Hara has started wearing a lucky charm bracelet that traces back to ancient China and yesterday it reaped an extraordinary four winners.

   
• Bart to end drought

  BART Cummings, who reckons it is about time he won another Caulfield Cup, didn’t mind one of his race jockeys chancing her arm at a country race meeting.

   
• Caulfield Cup late mail

  DAFFODIL is my hot Caulfield Cup tip. The Chris Munce-ridden horse ticks all the boxes. Join my blog at midday today where I will have the Caulfield Cup late mail.

   
• Three race for greatness

  CHRIS Munce and Glen Boss can complete Australian racing’s grand slam, and Damien Oliver wants to equal the all-time race-win record.

   
• Daffodil’s in bloom

  IT HAS been described as the most open Caulfield Cup in years, with bookies betting as much as $8 the field. To help you find the winner, Ray Thomas analyses every runner.

   
• Overdue Triomphe

  CIMA De Triomphe, the stayer who has competed against the world’s best racehorse, is poised to give trainer Luca Cumani a belated win Down Under.

   
• Win eases some of the pain

  UNBEATEN three-year-old Definitely Ready ended a horror 24 hours for trainer Mark Kavanagh and jockey Michael Rodd when he scored a convincing win.

   
• Backstabbers forced me out

  HUGELY successful jockey Glen Boss has revealed he had no option but to abandon Sydney racing because he felt betrayed by a number of owners and trainers.

   
• Draw turns Cup on head

  THE Caulfield Cup barrier draw has caused a huge reshuffle, with a new favourite installed after a number of well-backed stars drew poorly.

   
• Big plans for Irish Lights

  DAVID Hayes is so taken by exciting filly Irish Lights, he’s already looking beyond the Group One Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield today.

   
• Irish Boss

  TOP jockey Glen Boss has been rewarded for a punt he took more than three months ago with a Thousand Guineas triumph on Irish Lights at Caulfield.

   
• NSW girls to restore local pride

  OUR top colts failed to live up to the hype in the Caulfield Guineas but Melito and Sister Madly are set to restore some NSW pride in the Thousand Guineas tomorrow.

   
• Caulfield Cup in chaos

  SPEED Gifted is a shock withdrawal, Maldivian has broken down with injury and suddenly the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup is the most open in years.

   
• Emperor to get the thumbs up

  THE prospect of a wet week in Melbourne is likely to convince Bart Cummings to run Roman Emperor in the Caulfield Cup on Saturday.

   
• Alcopop packs a big punch

  MONEY can’t buy surging Melbourne Cup prospect Alcopop. Part-owner and trainer Jake Stephens has rejected a $1 million offer.