The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable hope to be back at Flemington in 12 months’ time with White Marlin contesting the Melbourne Cup. White Marlin stretched his unbeaten streak to five with an emphatic win in The Macca’s Run (2800m) on Tuesday. Tracking the speed throughout for Tim Clark, White Marlin, the $2.35 favourite, took… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup always attracts a lot of betting action from punters around the country and this year is no different. Checkout the Melbourne Cup big bets as they come in. swiftbet đ°Â đ Download… Read More »
View the Melbourne Cup Field and Barriers for the 2022 edition of the Race That Stops A Nation. The Melbourne Cup will be run on Tuesday, 1 November 2022 at Flemington racecourse. The race is run over 3200m and will jump at 3PM AEDT. Time: 3:00PM Distance: 3200m Class: Group… Read More »
Two of Australasian racingâs greatest jockeys ⊠whether you are looking at it from a current or an historical perspective ⊠will be perched on some vantage point at Flemington tomorrow watching the big race instead of riding for their lives to try and secure further personal Melbourne Cup glory…. Read More »
View the Melbourne Cup Field and Barriers for the 2022 edition of the Race That Stops A Nation. The Melbourne Cup will be run on Tuesday, 1 November 2022 at Flemington racecourse. The race is run over 3200m and will jump at 3PM AEDT. Time: 3:00PM Distance: 3200m Class: Group… Read More »
‘Pressure is for tyres’ but UK trainer James Ferguson admits he can feel it building as the Melbourne Cup draws close. Ferguson prepares the TAB’s $3.60 Cup favourite Deauville Legend who is the only horse under $11 less than 48 hours out from 3200m contest at Flemington. “They say pressure is for tyres, but I am feeling… Read More »
A full field of 24 runners have accepted for the $7.75 million Melbourne Cup with mixed fortunes for visiting fancies at the top of the betting. Favourite Deauville Legend drew barrier nine with the last start Group 2 Great Voltigeur winner and maintained its market position at $3.80 being the… Read More »
They shared a unique journey through their association with champion Black Caviar and on Saturday at Rosehill, trainer Peter Moody and jockey Luke Nolen were back in the big time. The pair combined to capture the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) with I Wish I Win, a horse plucked out of New… Read More »
He has won a Group 1 race over a mile, finished runner-up in The Everest and is now the winner of the $3 million Nature Strip Stakes. The Joe pride-trained Private Eye is nothing if not versatile, just ask winning jockey Brenton Avdulla. “Joe used to always tell me, what do… Read More »
The Spring Champion Stakes in Sydney was expected to prove the best form reference for the Group 1 Victoria Derby at Flemington. Most pundits had pinned their faith in last week’s Spring Champion victor Sharp ‘N’ Smart sending him out the $2.90 favourite in Saturday’s 2500m Classic at Flemington. But it was $21 outsider Manzoice, ridden… Read More »
James Cummings and James Mcdonald have continued their domination of the Melbourne Spring Carnival claiming a fourth Group 1 win. After dual wins with Anamoe in the Might And Power Stakes and the Cox Plate along with Golden Mile’s win in the Caulfield Guineas, filly In Secret landed the prize in the Coolmore Stud Stakes… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable would like to give Zennzella the opportunity at Group 1 success following her win in the Racing and Sports Wakeful Stakes at Flemington. Eustace said the stable would monitor the filly’s condition before deciding whether to tackle the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) at Flemington on… Read More »
Highly respected racehorse trainer Gwenda Markwell has passed away aged 61 following a battle with cancer. âGwenda was an outstanding and passionate horsewoman,â said Racing NSWâs Chief Executive, Mr Peter Vâlandys AM. âShe won some of our biggest races including the Australian Derby but was the ultimate quiet achiever and… Read More »
Melbourne Cup second favourite Loft has been scratched from the Melbourne Cup with a tendon injury. Racing Victoria stewards said the stayer had failed its veterinary inspection prior to being eligible to accept for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup. All 32 horses remaining in the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington underwent a veterinary… Read More »
Julius Sandhu does not let nerves get the better of him, but he admits he was on edge when Lofty Strike made his return to racing at Caulfield. After having his two-year-old season cut short by Racing Victoria vets on the eve of the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes, Lofty Strike pleased Sandhu with his third-place… Read More »
A change to the spring programming has led Joe Pride to put a fresh spin on an old school formula for his Melbourne Cup hopeful Stockman. The Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) was traditionally used by the likes of legendary trainer and 12-time Melbourne Cup winner Bart Cummings to finalise the preparations of his… Read More »
Caulfield Cup winner Durston has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup after a ‘grey area’ showed up in a CT scan taken on the stayer. As part of Racing Victoria’s requirement for all Melbourne Cup contenders, Durston underwent a scan at Werribee last Friday. In a statement posted on social media, Chris Waller Racing posted there… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable is tackling the major three-year-old sprint of the Melbourne Cup Carnival with three representatives. Jacquinot, Grand Impact and Bews will line up in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) on Saturday as they chase honours in the stallion making race. Price and Kent… Read More »
New Zealand trainer Graeme Rogerson says nothing seems to faze Sharp ‘N’ Smart who has arrived in Melbourne for his tilt at Group 1 Victoria Derby. The $3 favourite with TAB for Saturday’s Group 1 race over 2500m at Flemington arrived in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Sharp ‘N’ Smart won… Read More »
Graeme Begg and the owners of Lunar Flare cannot wait for the first Tuesday in November. Lunar Flare showed she was on target for the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 1 with her second placing to imported galloper Francesco Guardi in the Group 2 Moonee Valley Cup (2500m) on… Read More »
