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  • Shared Ambition underlines staying promise

    Shared Ambition could find himself in the main race at Flemington this time next year after stamping his staying promise with a strong win on the Melbourne Cup day support program. Trainer Chris Waller says the sky is the limit for import Shared Ambition, who is still a three-year-old to… Read More »

     
  • Melbourne Cup Big Bets – 2019

    Australia’s biggest race the Melbourne Cup will be run on Tuesday, November 5th at Flemington racecourse and as always it will attract some Big Bets from punters. View the Big Bets on the 2019 Melbourne Cup below. Market 🏆: View the Melbourne Cup odds

     
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  • Horse at $101 Odds backed to win Melbourne Cup 2019

    Despite being the less fancied of the Team Williams quartet and drawing wide, there has been good specking for Twilight Payment with Sportsbet.com.au to take out the Melbourne Cup (3200m). The Joseph O’Brien trained gelding makes his Australian debut in the race that stops a nation, off the back of… Read More »

     
  • Damian Lane chasing history in the Melbourne Cup

    From a homesick teenager who almost turned his back on Melbourne racing, 25-year-old Damian Lane is now on the verge of taking all before him in the showpiece spring carnival. On the eve of riding Japanese horse Mer De Glace in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington, Lane is one race… Read More »

     
  • 2019 Melbourne Cup plunge on Japanese raider

    The Caulfield Cup/Melbourne Cup double hasn’t been done since 2001 and Ethereal, but Sportsbet.com.au punters believe that 2019 will be the year it’s done again via Mer De Glace. The Japanese trained Mer De Glace was a dominant winner of the Caulfield Cup and after drawing barrier two he has… Read More »

     
  • Invite only Melbourne Cup not the answer

    Restricting the international runners in the $8 million Melbourne Cup to invitees only would be a backwards step, two prominent Australian racehorse owners say. Five-time Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Lee Freedman says the race has become “the anywhere else other than Australia Cup”, arguing international competitors should be invited to participate…. Read More »

     
  • Downdraft ‘perfect’ ahead of Melbourne Cup

    Hotham Stakes winner Downdraft has come through the Flemington race well as he prepares to run on a quick back-up in the Melbourne Cup. Downdraft’s win in Saturday’s 2500m-race confirmed his spot in Tuesday’s $8 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington where he will be one of four runners for… Read More »

     
  • Kolding wins the $7.5m Golden Eagle

    Trainer Chris Waller and jockey Glen Boss have combined to win Sydney’s second richest race two weeks after claiming the biggest cheque on offer. Under the kind of ride it seems only Boss can deliver, Kolding has come through the pack to win Saturday’s $7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) for… Read More »

     
  • Pierata far too good in Redzel Stakes

    Piereta has outclassed the $1 million Redzel Stakes field to bank a mega bonus for his Rosehill win. Sent out the $2.40 favourite, the Greg Hickman-trained sprinter went the long way home to score by a length over Trekking ($5.50) who lunged late with Le Romain ($26) a short-head third…. Read More »

     
  • Fierce Impact wins the G1 Cantala Stakes

    Sydney trainer Matthew Smith will give Fierce Impact every opportunity to land a third spring feature after the entire’s win in the Cantala Stakes at Flemington. Fierce Impact has now won Melbourne’s two Group One mile handicaps having taken the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield last month ahead of Saturday’s success…. Read More »

     
  • Melbourne Cup heartbreak to Victoria Derby ecstasy

    Within the space of a few days, racehorse owner John O’Neill’s life went from agony to ecstasy. The agony came with the controversial scratching of his Melbourne Cup hope Marmelo, runner-up in Australia’s most famous race last year. The ecstasy came from winning the $2 million Victoria Derby at Flemington… Read More »

     
  • Exceedance takes out G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes

    Exceedance has chased down spring rival Bivouac to land the most important win of his brief career in the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington. Favourite Bivouac had taken the lead in the Group One race for three-year-olds at Flemington on Saturday with the Hawkes Racing-trained Exceedance in hot pursuit. Although… Read More »

     
  • Warning outstays rivals in G1 Victoria Derby

    Within the space of a few days, racehorse owner John O’Neill’s life went from agony to ecstasy. The agony came with the controversial scratching of his Melbourne Cup hope Marmelo, runner-up in Australia’s most famous race last year. The ecstasy came from winning the $2 million Victoria Derby at Flemington on Saturday. The Anthony… Read More »

     
  • Melody Belle wins the G1 Empire Rose Stakes

    New Zealand’s star mare Melody Belle has added a Group One win in Australia with a dominant performance in the Empire Rose Stakes at a rain-soaked Flemington. Already a winner of nine Group One races in New Zealand including six this year, Melody Belle was racing in Australia for the… Read More »

     
  • Downdraft races into 2019 Melbourne Cup Field

    Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien will have four runners in his quest for a second Melbourne Cup after Downdraft booked his spot with a strong win in the Hotham Handicap at Flemington. The European import was borderline to gain a start in Tuesday’s race but his Hotham (2500m) win has sealed… Read More »

     
  • Asterius races his way to the $1 million Gong

    In the past, Rosehill winner Asterius would be heading to Melbourne for the greys race on the Oaks day program but trainer Chris Waller has a million reasons to keep him closer to home. Asterius ($3.80) prevailed over stablemate Mr Reckless ($14) to win Saturday’s benchmark 88 handicap over 1500m… Read More »

     
  • Miami Bound on track for G1 VRC Oaks

    Miami Bound and Vegas Jewel look set for a rematch in the Group One VRC Oaks after fighting out the finish of the Wakeful Stakes at Flemington. The Danny O’Brien-trained Miami Bound ($8) edged out the Mark Kavanagh-trained Vegas Jewel ($3.70) by a neck in Saturday’s Group Two Wakeful (2000m)… Read More »

     
  • Dalasan bounces back with Carbine Club Stakes win

    Dalasan has picked up a $1 million bonus for his connections after winning the Carbine Club Stakes on a rain-sodden Flemington track. The bonus was available for three-year-olds that had run in either the Bill Stutt Stakes at The Valley or the Caulfield Guineas Prelude before contesting the Caulfield Guineas… Read More »

     
  • Damian Oliver sets Melbourne Cup carnival record

    Damien Oliver has etched his name into the history books by breaking the record for most number of winners for a jockey during Melbourne Cup carnivals at Flemington. Oliver’s two wins during last year’s four-meeting Melbourne Cup carnival took him level with the mark of 72 winners set by fellow… Read More »

     
 
 
 
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