An 11-year-old former Irish-trained gelding is about to reignite his career in Australia. Clondaw Warrior, a one-time Melbourne Cup nomination for Willie Mullins, is set to run in Saturday’s Mornington Cup for Patrick Ryan. He’ll be first-up over 2400m but Ryan insists it would be pointless starting him in anything… Read More »
Trainer David Brideoake has had a long and distinguished career training from the bayside track at Mornington. While he has won a number of country Cups around Victoria, and interstate, the Mornington Cup has so far eluded him. Brideoake hopes that will change on Saturday when he saddles Self Sense… Read More »
Connections of Lord Fandango will be on weather watch before deciding if the stayer travels interstate or remains in Victoria to contest the Mornington Cup. Trainer Archie Alexander said Saturday’s Group Three Manion Cup (2400m) at Rosehill was the preference but with rain forecast this week in Sydney, Lord Fandango… Read More »
View the nominations for the 2018 Mornington Cup. The Mornington Cup will be run on Saturday 24th March at Mornington racecourse. Nominations: Horse 1 ANGELOLOGY (NZ) 2 BERISHA 3 BONDEIGER 4 CISMONTANE (NZ) 5 CLONDAW WARRIOR (IRE) 6 CRY IF I WANT TO 7 FASTNET DRAGON 8 FOUNDRY (IRE) 9… Read More »
Kings Will Dream has maintained an unbeaten start to his Australian racing career and will now chase a ticket into one of Melbourne’s big spring features. The Darren Weir-trained import made it four wins from as many Australian starts in Saturday’s Club Stand Handicap (1800m) at Flemington. In doing so,… Read More »
In-form Bedford will face the biggest challenge of his career to date when he returns to Caulfield for the Mornington Cup Prelude against a field which includes Melbourne Cup winner Almandin. The Anthony Freedman-trained Bedford has won his past two starts over Saturday’s course and distance, scoring by six lengths… Read More »
Leading jockey Craig Williams has been taken to hospital after a sad finish to the Listed Mornington Cup. Williams had ridden the Godolphin visitor The Gold Trail into fourth place in Saturday’s 2400m Cup when the stayer broke down as he began to pull up after the race, throwing the… Read More »
Mornington Cup favourite The Gold Trail has sadly died following his fourth in today’s race after the imported galloper broke down following the running of the race. The Gold Trail was given a wide run throughout and stuck on well to run fourth on the line however past the post… Read More »
View the results for the 2017 Mornington Cup run at Mornington racecourse on 25/3/2017. Results: Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Starting Price 1 2 TALLY John O’Shea Andrew Mallyon 8 59kg $8 2 10 VENGEUR MASQUE (IRE) Michael Moroney Patrick Moloney 0.1L 1 54kg $21 3 15e… Read More »
Online bookmaker sportsbet has taken a massive bet of $30,000 on a runner in the Mornington Cup. View the bet below. A sportsbet punter has plonked $30,000 on The Gold Trail to win the Mornington Cup with Sportsbet’s Power Play product at $2.50. A punter just dropped $30k on The… Read More »
A guaranteed start in the Caulfield Cup (2400m) is on offer for the winner of the Mornington Cup (2400m) this Saturday and that highlights a strong stand alone program at the provincial track. The weather is overcast, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position… Read More »
View the field and barriers for the 2017 Mornington Cup. The Mornington Cup will be run on Saturday 25th March at Mornington racecourse. Time: 4:30PM Distance: 2400m Class: Listed Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Mornington Cup? – Leave a comment below No Horse Trainer Jockey… Read More »
International visitor The Gold Trail is the clear-cut favourite to earn the Caulfield Cup exemption up for grabs in the Mornington Cup. His trainer Charlie Appleby has already had experience of the Caulfield Cup, also over 2400m, with Scottish running second to Jameka last year. The race is again at… Read More »
While international visitor The Gold Trail commands most attention going into the Listed Mornington Cup, Sheikh Mohammed also has another chance with a locally-trained horse from his global Godolphin operation. The Gold Trail is trained by Charlie Appleby in the northern hemisphere and has been sent to Australia in a… Read More »
The recent Canberra Cup win of Dark Eyes has earned the gelding a crack at another Cup at Mornington. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained four-year-old fended off a challenge from Cool Chap to win the Listed Canberra Cup (2000m) on March 5 by a half-neck to set up a… Read More »
The Mornington Cup is the likely next stop for Annus Mirabilis who is being aimed at the Adelaide and Sydney Cups double. The six-year-old won the Adelaide Cup over 3200 metres eight days ago and with the $2 million Sydney Cup over the same distance not until April 8, trainer… Read More »
It could be a case of third time lucky for Big Memory in the $300,000 Mornington Cup. The Tony McEvoy-trained stayer has finished runner-up in the past two Mornington Cups, including his nose second to Berisha last year, and will be back for another crack at the 2400m race on… Read More »
A successful first foray into Australian racing during last year’s spring carnival in Victoria netted five feature wins for English trainer Charlie Appleby. The Godolphin trainer has sent another three horses to the southern hemisphere for autumn carnival targets and stayer Gold Trail will be the first of the trio… Read More »
English trainer Charlie Appleby has flagged a return to Australia this autumn to try to qualify Gold Trail for the Caulfield Cup via the Mornington Cup. The Godolphin trainer made an impact with his team in the Melbourne spring including a second in the Caulfield Cup with Scottish. Appleby has… Read More »
A tendon injury has ended the Caulfield Cup dreams for the connections of Berisha. The first horse guaranteed a start in the Cup courtesy of his Mornington Cup win earlier this year, the Robert Smerdon-trained Berisha showed he was on target when third to Jameka in the Naturalism Stakes at… Read More »
