He just missed out on gaining a slot in the $15 million Everest, but the Desleigh Forster-prepared Apache Chase will be out to show his wares in next Saturday’s $1 million The Hunter at Newcastle. The Better Than Ready gelding proved he was more than up to the elite level… Read More »
Many doubted that the Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained gelding Ellsberg ($3.30F) could see out the 1800m of the $2 million Five Diamonds at Rosehill Gardens today, but the five-year-old proved too strong to hold off Sibaaq ($16) by a short head with Laws Of Indices ($3.80) a length and a quarter back in… Read More »
A drop back in trip has provided Alligator Blood a second Group 1 win of the Melbourne Spring Carnival. Leading throughout over the 1600m of the Champions Mile at Flemington on Saturday, Alligator Blood confirmed his status as one of Australia’s best milers. A winner of the Group 1 Australian… Read More »
Roch ‘N’ Horse has scored another knock blow in a feature sprint race at Flemington taking out the Group 1 Champions Sprint. The Mike Moroney-trained mare won the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap over the same course and distance as Saturday’s 1200m sprint earlier in the year. This time there was no $101 on offer as Roch… Read More »
After missing the jump by two lengths in the $1 million Golden Gift at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, jockey Hugh Bowman had to reset his race plans for exciting Godolphin two-year-old colt Barber ($5). The Exceed And Excel progeny was able to run down the 14 runner field late, proving too strong… Read More »
Chris Waller and the large team of owners of import Soulcombe hope to be back at Flemington in 12 months’ time for a shot at the Melbourne Cup. Soulcombe, a former member of the William Haggas team in the UK, scored an impressive Australian debut taking out the Group 3 Queen’s Cup (2600m) on Saturday. TAB has… 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. swiftbet 💰 👉 Download the hottest new betting app
Having originally considered taking I’m Thunderstruck back in trip after his Cox Plate placing, I’m Thunderstruck will attempt to register a first against Anamoe at Flemington. The pair has met on two occasions with Anamoe holding 2-0 lead, but trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are hoping to turn that around in the Group 1 Champions… Read More »
The Champions Mile has undergone a transformation that just may give Godolphin galloper Cascadian his chance to finally win a feature Group 1 1600m race at Flemington. Previously a handicap and known as the Cantala Stakes and run on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, the race has been rebadged as the Champions Mile, shifted to the final… Read More »
The established champion Nature Strip and heir apparent Giga Kick are set for a rematch when they meet at Flemington. Giga Kick kept his unbeaten record intact when he won The Everest at Randwick last month to give his trainer Clayton Douglas his biggest success and in the process relegate Nature Strip into fourth position. The pair… Read More »
Another Cummings has added his name to the honour roll of the Kennedy Oaks winners when She’s Extreme took out the Classic race for three-year-old fillies at Flemington. Anthony Cummings joins his grandfather Jim, father Bart and son James as a winner of the Group 1 race after he trained She’s Extreme to win the 2500m showpiece on Thursday. With Tommy Berry aboard,… Read More »
Joyful Fortune has continued his affinity with the Flemington straight with and impressive victory in the Century Stakes. A former Hong Kong galloper who was restricted to straight track racing before returning to Australia with knee problems, scored in a benchmark 70 race at Flemington over 1100m back in September. That 4-ÂĽ… Read More »
His trainers have long thought he would stretch beyond a mile and Ellsberg will get an opportunity to prove them right when he contests the inaugural staging of the $2 million Five Diamonds at Rosehill. The entire is a Group 1 winner up to 1600m having dead-heated for first with Top… Read More »
Two of the younger jockeys of the Victorian ranks have filled the minor placings behind elder statesman Mark Zahra in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Patrick Moloney steered Emissary into second place behind Gold Trip while Teodore Nugent was given the thrill of a lifetime when finishing third aboard High Emocean, a Ciaron Maher and David… Read More »
Read what the jockeys said about their rides in the 2022 Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Winning Jockey (Gold Trip) – Mark Zahra “I can’t (put this into words). I’ll start crying. “It’s unbelievable. What a day. “I got to the front a bit soon but he’s a horse that when… Read More »
Rustic Steel is a chance to chase two rich races in the space of a week. A plan that was six months in the making has come to fruition for trainer Kris Lees with Rustic Steel taking out the inaugural edition of the $2 million Big Dance in front of… Read More »
There was some divine intervention with the win of Nautical Miss at Randwick, the mare representing the stable of Group 1-winning trainer Gwenda Markwell who lost her battle with cancer over the weekend. While Nautical Miss officially competed for Ross McConville, Markwell’s long-time racing manager and business partner, Markwell’s influence was clear…. Read More »
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 💰 👉 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 »
