There is never a soft Group 1 option during Melbourne Cup week, but Sydney trainer Joe Pride is hoping he has picked that softer option on the final day of the carnival at Flemington. Pride had the option of remaining at 1600m with Ceolwulf in the Champions Mile or stepping up… Read More »
How much rain the Flemington track receives on Saturday will determine whether Tentyris attempts a second Group 1 during Melbourne Cup week. Tentyris scored an impressive win in the Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) last Saturday and is booked to run in the VRC Champions Sprint (1200m) on Saturday. But the Anthony… Read More »
The $2 million Five Diamonds is anything but an afterthought for Lindsay Park raider Rise At Dawn, his trainers confident the race is an ideal fit for the dual stakes winner. Co-conditioner Will Hayes says Saturday’s Rosehill feature has been earmarked for the gelding for some time and the rails draw has… Read More »
An encouraging debut has convinced Brad Widdup to roll the dice and give Anthropoid an opportunity to stake his Magic Millions claims in the $1 million Golden Gift at Rosehill. The colt finished an eye-catching fourth in the Kirkham Plate (1000m) when getting back to last and hitting the line stylishly and… Read More »
Irishmen Thomas Carberry and John Allen combined for a remarkable result on Thursday, with lightly-raced filly Strictly Business taking out the VRC Oaks (2500m) at Flemington. The $1 million Group 1 victory marked Carberry’s first success at the top level, and came at just the filly’s fourth career start. Strictly… Read More »
The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable has unveiled another emerging three-year-old after Point Barrow produced a dazzling finish to claim the Red Roses Stakes (1200m) down the Flemington straight on Thursday. The win continues a hot run for the stable, coming just days after Tentyris took out the Coolmore Stud… Read More »
Queensland hobby trainer Craig Cousins is feeling the nerves ahead of The Inflictor’s shot at the $2 million Five Diamonds at Rosehill – and that’s a good thing. “I’m excited, and normally if I’m excited and get a bit nervous, he always races well,” Cousins said. A truck driver by day,… Read More »
Tom Charlton has warned punters to rule a line through the Silver Eagle performance of Snow In May and assess her on her previous efforts as the mare bids to bounce back in the Hot Danish Stakes at Rosehill. Group 1 placed in last year’s Flight Stakes, Snow In May resumed with… Read More »
Chris Waller will break new ground during Melbourne Cup week when he has his first runner in the VRC Oaks at Flemington. The leading trainer will saddle The Pearls in the Group 1 staying feature over 2500m for three-year-old fillies on Thursday. A winner of a Hawkesbury maiden over 1500m on September… Read More »
If Jamie Melham had listened to her mother, she may never have become the first female rider to complete the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup double. Melham guided the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Half Yours to victory in both Cups, joining Michelle Payne as the only women to have won… Read More »
They blew the budget at the time, but Tony and Calvin McEvoy will be forever thankful for their rush of blood during last year’s Late November Inglis Digital Sale. Half Yours, the horse the McEvoys paid $305,000 for out of the late Colin McKenna’s dispersal sale, etched himself and the… Read More »
Twelve months after producing the quinella in the $3 million Big Dance, champion horseman Ciaron Maher has gone one better, training the first three horses across the line in Sydney’s Melbourne Cup Day feature. In a replica of last year, class runner Gringotts ($3 fav) made it back-to-back victories, again… Read More »
Michelle Payne will forever be the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup, but Jamie Melham created her own slice of history at Flemington on Tuesday. The South Australian became the first woman to complete the Spring Carnival’s big Cups double when she partnered Half Yours to an emotional… Read More »
Read the comments from the trainers and each of the jockeys about their rides in the 2025 Melbourne Cup raced at Flemington on Tuesday 4th November. Winning Trainers: Tony & Calvin McEvoy Calvin McEvoy: “Unbelievable. Wow, what a horse. He’s continued to raise the bar, I’ve got no words. It’s… Read More »
The disappointment of an unlucky debut is now nothing but a distant memory for the connections of Tornado Valley, who won Tuesday’s Maribyrnong Plate at Flemington. The Ciaron Maher-trained son of Too Darn Hot rebounded from a third placing in the Listed Debutant Stakes at Caulfield on October 15 to… Read More »
Jamie Melham is routine driven and likes nothing better than being out on horseback. The endless media calls ahead of riding the Half Yours in the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday has made that even more important. Melham partnered Half Yours to win the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 18… Read More »
There are some factors different to the scene that saw Robbie Dolan push longshot Knight’s Choice across the line to win the Melbourne Cup last year, but even after that victory, he still is not taking his ride on Royal Supremacy for granted at Flemington on Tuesday. “Last year it was scorching weather,… Read More »
Racing Victoria veterinarians have given the green light to all 24 runners in tomorrow’s $10 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington. The second round of pre-race veterinary inspections was completed today, with every horse in the final field declared fit to race. The thorough checks are part of Racing Victoria’s strict… Read More »
Since arriving at Joe Pride’s stables Headley Grange has been a winner. The son of Exosphere has compiled ten wins and six placings from just 19 starts for the Warwick Farm-based trainer and he hopes that run can continue in the $3 million Big Dance at Royal Randwick on Melbourne Cup… Read More »
Changingoftheguard might be one of the roughies for Tuesday’s $10 million Melbourne Cup, but just getting into the race is an achievement for Kris Lees. It will be the Newcastle trainer’s first Melbourne Cup runner for the race’s most successful owner Lloyd Williams. Williams is part of a big group that… Read More »
