Legendary trainer Bart Cummings has a definite last-minute starter in this afternoon’s $215 000 Group 3 Geelong Cup after the Russell Cameron-trained The Sportsman was scratched.
Cummings-trained Dandaad, the first emergency, will take The Sportsman’s place in the capacity field of 18.
Last year Cummings’…
Tomorrow’s $215 000 Geelong Cup will see a field full of contenders hoping to make their way into the Melbourne Cup on November 3. The race is one of the final opportunities for runners vying for a start at Flemington.
Heading the betting markets for…
Last Saturday’s Caulfield Cup winner Viewed has been penalised an extra 1kg for the 2009 Melbourne Cup bringing his weight to 58kg.
The six year old will join Efficient to carry the top-weight for the Melbourne Cup, which is an increase of 5kg from the…
Melbourne Cup contender Alcopop will bypass all upcoming races until next month’s Melbourne Cup.
The rising star has been returned to his Victor Harbour home in South Australia where he will continue to train for the $5.5 million race.
Young trainer Jake Stephens is extremely…
Lloyd Williams, owner of current Melbourne Cup favourite Efficient, has offered the Melbourne Cup ride on the grey gelding to prominent territory jockey Steven Arnold.
Despite rumours that the ride would be given to Williams’ godson Nick Hall, Williams has confirmed Arnold has the…
With the 2009 Melbourne Cup mere weeks away, we have a look at the top five horses dominating the ante-post betting markets and examine their chance of success in the world’s richest handicap race.
EFFICIENT
Current Odds: $6
Trainer: John Sadler
Owner: Lloyd J….
Caulfield winners Alcopop and Allez Wonder have received their Melbourne Cup penalties by Racing Victoria handicapper Greg Carpenter.
After winning the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes, Alcopop has been handed a 1.5kg penalty and is now weighted on 52.5kg for the Melbourne Cup.
Allez Wonder…
Irish mare Profound Beauty will not be coming to Australia to race in this year’s Melbourne Cup.
The decision was made by the mare’s owners at Moyglare Stud who stated they did not want Profound Beauty to make the long trip from Ireland to Melbourne…
Yesterday saw the field of entries for the major Victorian Spring Carnival races reduced. Third declarations were taken for the $2.55 million Caulfield Cup on Saturday week and the Cox Plate on October 24. The nation’s favourite feature race, the $5.65 million Melbourne Cup on…
Over the weekend, Australia’s major metropolitan racecourses conducted important trials for the infamous Melbourne Cup on November 3.
The Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) took place at Flemington, with the 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient claiming victory. Surging from third last to win in the…
