We cover today’s Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw live from 11am with the draw set to commence at 6:30pm following today’s Victoria Derby day meeting at Flemington. Check back here at 6:30pm to get the latest news around the 2018 Melbourne Cup including the barriers for each of the horses in… Read More »
With the Melbourne Cup closing in we take a look at the likely field a week out from the race with a majority of the field already cemented. The race is dominated by international horses and it looks a very hard race to dissect in which Yucatan Ire heads the… Read More »
The Darren Weir-trained Tosen Basil is not expected to be among the final acceptors for Tuesday’s $7.3million Melbourne Cup. Connections of the Japanese import are believed to have decided against running in the Melbourne Cup after reports of another underwhelming gallop at Warrnambool on Friday morning. The ommision of Tosen Basil now… Read More »
As punters found out in the Bendigo Cup on Wednsday, things don’t always to go plan for the favourites which seem to have the form on their side. With so many good horses in big fields as well as hidden overseas form or unraced 2-year-olds, sometimes rank outsiders have claimed… Read More »
English stayer Duretto has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup with a stress fracture to his left foreleg. The Andrew Balding-trained Duretto was lame after trackwork on Saturday and has undergone a wide range of veterinary tests. The fracture was detected on Wednesday after a bone scan a day… Read More »
Star Western Australian jockey Peter Hall has been left shocked after being informed that he’s no longer welcome to speak at schools. Have Your Say 🗣: Should jockeys be allowed to speak at schools? – Comment below The Perth Cup-winning hoop says he would often be invited to speak at… Read More »
The Moonee Valley Racing Club chief executive has summed it up after Winx delivered in the Cox Plate. “It’s the fitting finale to a grand build-up, to see her deliver like that,” MVRC chief Michael Browell said. “To think one horse could win four Cox Plates, she’s gone from being… Read More »
TAB has attempted to uncover what makes Winx so great with a video focusing on her incredible physiology. The video has identified several attributes that have made the superstar mare beyond comparison. Points of Interest: Winx’s stride in full flight is on average 6.53 metres, which is a lot smaller… Read More »
Jockey Anthony Allen will not want to watch the replay of his ride in Race Five at Beaudesert after he got things horribly wrong. Allen was aboard $4.80 chance Catch Me Later in the race in which he rode the horse out the first time around the course, misjudging the… Read More »
A decade after winning his first Caulfield Cup, Godolphin trainer Saaed bin Suroor has triumphed again with international visitor Best Solution producing a gutsy performance to take out the world’s richest 2400m handicap on turf. In a desperate finish to Saturday’s $5 million race, top weight Best Solution held off… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner Black Heart Bart will spend his retirement at Darren Weir’s property alongside the trainer’s Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance. Connections announced Black Heart Bart’s retirement this week after the eight-year-old gelding finished among the tailenders in the Group One Toorak Handicap last Saturday. Black Heart… Read More »
We cover today’s Caulfield Cup Barrier Draw live from 11am with the draw set to commence at 11:15am before today’s Blue Sapphire Stakes meeting at Caulfield kicks off. Check back here at 11am to get the latest news around the 2018 Caulfield Cup including the barriers for each of the… Read More »
Two jockeys have been caught on camera getting into a fist fight after a race in the jockeys rooms. A video was taken of two US jockeys punching on in the jockeys room after the race which was eventually broken up by the on course police. Anyone know where this… Read More »
The Charlie Appleby-trained Hamada hasbeen euthanised after fracturing a hind leg in a routine track gallop at Werribee. Hamada was in Australia preparing for the 2018 Melbourne Cup for which he was considered one of Godolphin’s leading contenders for the famous 3200m race at Flemington next month. In a Twitter post… Read More »
Connections of Champion mare Winx have dismissed claims that the Worlds Best Racehorse would retire following her run in this years Cox Plate. Rumours have surrounded whether Winx would race on after racing in the 2018 Cox Plate but part owner Debbie Kepitis has dismissed the claims saying the mare… Read More »
On the same day the career of Chautauqua has been celebrated with a farewell at Flemington, Coolmore Stud has announced the death of the sprinter’s sire Encosta De Lago. A multiple champion sire and the reigning champion broodmare sire, Encosta De Lago is one of the greatest Australian-bred sires. He… Read More »
One of the top Group One prospects has been ruled out of the Spring Carnival with connections opting to spell unbeaten colt Brutal after suffering a slight hock injury. The one-time Caulfield Guineas favourite will now set his sights on Autumn where it’s hoped he will return as a more… Read More »
Chautauqua will not race again after failing to leave the barriers in an official barrier trial at Moonee Valley. His presence ensured extra numbers for the opening meeting of the night racing season on Friday. Those who came shared in the pain of Chautauqua’s connections as the gelding stayed in… Read More »
A racehorse owner has been disqualified for 18 months for knowingly giving a horse an offensive name and subsequently giving false evidence to stewards. Stuart Ruse, who appeared before Racing NSW stewards on Thursday, is the managing owner of a filly he called Andiamo Fica who is by Benfica out… Read More »
Jockey Nash Rawiller has reportedly returned home to Sydney after the ICAC decided not to press charges for corruption. Rawiller received a 15 month disqualification by Hong Kong Jockey Club stewards for breaches of the racing jurisdiction’s strict betting regulations. It is reported that following the decision by the ICAC… Read More »
