A study commissioned by the RSPCA has put the issue of whip use back in the spotlight after it found a horse’s skin had a similar pain response to human skin. The study was funded by the RSPCA and led by veterinary pathologist Dr Lydia Tong and the Sydney School… Read More »
The strict border conditions in Western Australia will mean the Ascot racing carnival will be without some of the leading contenders in the feature races. Western Australia’s strict stance on border controls means there will be no more flights to WA from Eastern states ahead of their feature racing carnival… Read More »
Jockey Kerrin McEvoy has been successful in appealing the $50,000 fine he received for his ride on Tiger Moth in last weeks Melbourne Cup. Kerrin McEvoy was fined $50,000 from stewards for overuse of the whip on Melbourne Cup favourite Tiger Moth who ran second in the $8m event. The… Read More »
An emotional Grant Williams farewelled his successful Victorian spring campaign in style with his star mare Arcadia Queen taking out the Group One Mackinnon Stakes. “If you told me at the start of spring that she would be winning two Group One races, I’d take that,” the trainer said after… Read More »
Bonny mare Savatiano has capped an outstanding day for Godolphin with her return to the winner’s circle in the Group Two Hot Danish Stakes. Her performance came an hour after Sheikh Mohammed’s royal blue silks were carried to victory by Bivouac, who annihilated a top-class field in the Group One… Read More »
Glen Boss’ arrogance over the closing stages summed up Bivouac’s domination of the VRC Sprint Classic, which proved to be a one-act affair. Boss plotted a course out wide on the James Cummings-trained sprinter and with 200 metres to go he hadn’t moved on him. The jockey took a sustained… Read More »
Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace continue to be major players in the two-year-old features with Sneaky Five upstaging the Sydney locals to plunder the $1 million Golden Gift. The training partners are backing up a terrific 2019-20 season in which they claimed the Magic Millions Classic with Away Game… Read More »
For the second year in a row, Irish mare True Self narrowly missed out on a start in the Melbourne Cup and triumphed four days later in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. In doing so, she again took out a $200,000 consolation bonus open to horses balloted out of the Cup… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on Saturday’s horse racing around the country with most of the big money being placed at Flemington, Rosehill, Doomben and Morphettville. Mackinnon Stakes 🏆: View the Field and Odds for the Mackinnon Stakes 📝 Note some of these… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver added another Group One winner to his amazing resume but it was a first for the training team of Tom Dabernig and Ben Hayes when they combined with Personal to win the VRC Oaks. For Oliver it was his sixth win in the fillies classic, his… Read More »
Two-year-old filly Dosh did her best to throw away the Ottawa Stakes with her waywardness in the closing stages but she still found enough to prevail and set herself up for her next campaign. Dosh ($5.50 equal fav) looked certain to win before she veered out late and only just… Read More »
Cup Week at Flemington continues on Thursday with a nine race program, headlined by the Kennedy Oaks (2500m). The weather forecast is for showers, the track is soft (5) and the rail is out five metres for the entire circuit. VRC Oaks 🏆: View the Field and Odds for the… Read More »
Racing Victoria officials will launch a thorough investigation into the death of Melbourne Cup runner Anthony Van Dyck once post mortem results on the horse are complete. The 2019 Epsom Derby winner suffered a catastrophic leg injury during the final stages of Tuesday’s race and despite attempts by veterinarians to… Read More »
If finishing a narrow second in the Melbourne Cup wasn’t bad enough, Kerrin McEvoy’s afternoon got even worse in the stewards’ room. The jockey was fined $50,000 and suspended for 13 meetings for breaching the whip rules on Tiger Moth, striking the horse more than 21 times in total. McEvoy… Read More »
The department of youth was to the fore in the Melbourne Cup with the youngest trainer and jockey combination in the race, Joseph O’Brien and Jye McNeil, scoring with Twilight Payment. It was the 27-year-old Irish-based O’Brien’s second victory and 25-year-old Melbourne jockey McNeil’s first at what was his maiden… Read More »
Jye McNeil will never forget his first ride in a Melbourne Cup after producing a dashing frontrunning masterclass to win the famous race aboard Irish raider Twilight Payment. Fears the COVID-19 pandemic would diminish the international presence in Tuesday’s race proved unfounded with overseas-trained horses filling the first three placings…. Read More »
View the results, finishing positions and replay for the 2020 Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup was raced at Flemington racecourse on 3/11/2020. BIG BONUSES 💰: Get the BIGGEST FREE Racing BONUSES here! Replay: Melbourne Cup Results and Finishing Positions: Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight 1 6 TWILIGHT… Read More »
Lindsay Park has continued its winning ways in the Group Three Maribyrnong Plate at Flemington, taking it out for the second year in a row, this time with Finance Tycoon. While last year’s winner Hard Landing was prepared by the trio of David Hayes, Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig, the… Read More »
Team Freedman, the Melbourne based version of the family trainers, produced a 3YO to win on Cup day that looks an ideal Gr 1 Caulfield Cup hope for next year. His name is AIN’TNODEELDUN (Dundeel-Ain’tnofallenstar) and the big chunky, immature 3YO just outsprinted and ultimately outstayed his rivals to win… Read More »
A TAB punter is expecting Russian Camelot to show his class on Tuesday after plonking $20,000 the win and $5000 the place at $13/$4 on the Danny O’Brien-trained horse in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington. The TAB customer in question will collect $280,000 if Russian Camelot wins the race that… Read More »
