A year after being snubbed at the selection table, eight-year-old Mourinho returns as a battle-hardened Group One winner for his shot at the Cox Plate. Connections of the Peter Gelagotis-trained Mourinho accepted for the Cox Plate 12 months ago but the Moonee Valley Racing Club committee used its discretion and… Read More »
Every time Michael Walker sits on Criterion’s back, his confidence in the horse grows. The laid-back jockey is mindful of the task the Lindsay Park galloper faces to win the Cox Plate on Saturday, but he also believes he has the horse to do it. “I said to (trainer) David… Read More »
A suspension to Dwayne Dunn has given Tommy Berry an undeniable chance at landing a maiden Melbourne Group One victory on star sprinter Chautauqua. Berry picked up the Manikato Stakes ride on Chautauqua after Dunn was banned for careless riding suspension on Caulfield Cup day. Sydney-based Berry won the $2.5… Read More »
There was a time when Chris Waller started to doubt his credentials as a horse trainer without a Group One win on his CV. While he had won numerous races on the Australian calendar and had been successful in lesser black-type events, he dearly wanted a win at the highest… Read More »
Lindsay Park import Almoonqith isn’t guaranteed a Melbourne Cup start despite his commanding performance in the Geelong Cup on Wednesday. The Lindsay Park galloper had his Melbourne Cup price slashed from $101 to $19 after the win but the six-year-old needs a penalty to move up the ballot order and… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse and Kerrin McEvoy have achieved more than most in racing but so far a Cox Plate win has eluded both of them. The trainer and jockey get a chance to rectify that at Moonee Valley on Saturday when they combine with outsider Pornichet in the $3 million contest…. Read More »
The scintillating turn of foot that belongs to Winx is the reason Hugh Bowman has chosen the Epsom Handicap winner as his Cox Plate ride. Bowman had the choice between Winx and last-start Turnbull Stakes-winning stablemate Preferment in Saturday’s $3 million weight-for-age race. He’s booked to ride last year’s Victoria… Read More »
Chautauqua is a short-priced favourite in the Group One Manikato Stakes but Buffering’s trainer Robert Heathcote has nominated Srikandi as the horse to beat. Eight-year-old Buffering will be chasing his second Manikato Stakes win, two years after breaking through for his first Group One win in the race. The star… Read More »
Chautauqua dominates the market for the Manikato Stakes at $1.90 after drawing barrier two in the Group One sprint. Terravista is the second favourite at $5.50 with the TAB and will start from the inside barrier in Friday night’s 1200m-race. Srikandi has eased to $7.50 after drawing the outside gate… Read More »
If weight of money is any guide smart mare Srikandi is poised to run a big race in Friday’s Manikato Stakes. Srikandi ($4.60) is the best backed runner with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. Chautauqua ($1.90) is a short priced favourite, but he remains the second most popular runner with punters. The… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has confirmed Winx as his Cox Plate ride with Nash Rawiller to partner her Chris Waller-trained stablemate Preferment. Bowman had the choice of the pair while the Hong Kong-based Rawiller will replace Blake Shinn who was suspended at Seymour on Sunday and misses Saturday’s $3 million Cox Plate…. Read More »
The Melbourne Cup dream is alive for the next generation of the Cummings family with Ruling Dynasty taking a major step with his win in the City Tattersalls Club Cup at Randwick. The four-year-old’s Listed win over 2400m on Saturday takes him past the first ballot clause for the Melbourne… Read More »
New Zealand stayer Mongolian Khan has fended off the northern hemisphere challenge to win the Caulfield Cup. In a favourite’s Cup, Mongolian Khan was given a perfect ride from Opie Bosson before holding the late charge from English stayer Trip To Paris. Import Our Ivanhowe took the minor placing after… Read More »
Stablemates Dothraki and That’s A Good Idea will head in separate directions following their quinella in the City Tattersalls Club Lightning at Randwick. At $4, That’s A Good Idea was the more favoured of the two in Saturday’s Listed 1100m sprint but Dothraki ($6) collared him late to get the… Read More »
Godolphin trainer John O’Shea’s expectation Vashka would be suited to the 1400m at Caulfield has been confirmed with a front-running win in the Group Three Moonga Stakes. And now O’Shea is looking towards Group One weight-for-age races over the same course and distance early next year for the five-year-old. Vashka… Read More »
David Hayes has labelled Sacred Eye a star while jockey Michael Walker has watched on as his mate Damian Lane guided the Oaks-bound filly to victory in the $500,000 Caulfield Classic. Walker had to forgo the ride on Sacred Eye on Saturday at Caulfield after because of a careless riding… Read More »
For the second year in a row the Group Two Caulfield Sprint has finished in a dead-heat. But this year’s edition race also had a protest, only to be dismissed. Dwayne Dunn, rider of the fast-finishing Lumosty, fired in a protest claiming interference from co-winner Eclair Choice. The objection was… Read More »
The first of the majors for Melbourne comes around this Saturday at Caulfield with the $3 Million BMW Caulfield Cup (2400m), where the Murray Baker trained Mongolian Khan is the favourite after his slashing lead up run last weekend in the Caulfield Stakes (2000m). The weather is fine, the track… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on the weekends horse racing around the country with the big money being placed at Caulfield and Randwick.
The outside barrier hasn’t deterred punters from backing Royal Descent in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup. Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au reports that Royal Descent has received the most wagers since drawing the car park. Royal Descent is a $21 chance while favourite Mongolian Khan has firmed from $4.40 into $4.20. Japanese invader Fame… Read More »
