Juicy futures markets on the ‘race that stops a nation’, the Melbourne Cup 2012, are already open and getting plenty of action at bookies around the country as the early countdown to the first Tuesday of November beings.
Run as Flemington Race 7 on Tuesday…
Having bypassed this year’s Cox Plate due to their tender age, Ron Leemon’s talented three-year-old Manawanui is already preparing for a 2012 Cox Plate assault next Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival and will have a light autumn campaign to keep them fresh for their big grand…
This Saturday the Melbourne Cup Carnival concludes with a crack nine-race Emirates Stakes Day program at Flemington where one of the major support races features five gallopers eligible for a $100,000 bonus if they win the $250,000 Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m).
The bonus…
Last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Americain, who ran a brave fourth to the fellow French-trained stayer Dunaden when defending their title in the famous Flemington feature last Tuesday, is set to have one more race for the season with connections confirming them for the 2011…
There is more than just a Flemington classic victory on offer to the 2011 Crown Oaks winner this afternoon, the filly that salutes in today’s $1 million showdown to also qualify for next year’s Melbourne Cup.
One of the balloting conditions for the time-honoured $6…
It may have been only one sleep since French-trained stayer Dunaden claimed Australia’s greatest race winning the 2011 Melbourne Cup in a nail-biting photo finish with fellow European raider Red Cadeaux, but already trainer Mikel Delzangles is talking about a title defense in the Melbourne…
It was the closest finish in the history of the Melbourne Cup with Dunaden edging out Red Cadeaux by the absolute smallest or margins at the top of the 2011 Melbourne Cup Finishing Order.
It’s the type of result that will leave many people arguing…
French snare their second successive Melbourne Cup
Today the 151st edition of the ‘race that stops a nation’, the 2011 Melbourne Cup, was won by the French-trained Geelong Cup winner Dunaden from the Ed Dunlop-trained European raider Red Cadeaux in a photo finish Melbourne…
Karuta Queen Defeated by African Pulse in Melbourne Cup Day 2011 Race 5 Results
Neville Layt‘s exceptional filly Karuta Queen was defeated at Flemington’s Melbourne Cup Day 2011 today, the smart three-year-old not good enough to hang on when an up-and-coming sprinter from the…
The Melbourne Cup field for 2011 features 23 quality horses, after the scratching of Mourayan, vying for the $6million in prize money.
Here you will find the full list of all Melbourne Cup runners along with their updated barrier, trainer, jockey and racing silks.
The…
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