2011 Melbourne Cup – Manighar the same horse

UK galloper Manighar is back in Australia trying to give grey horses a good name by trying to win Group 1 $6m 2011 Melbourne Cup (3200m) on Tuesday. Mangihar,  Cup...

2011 Melbourne Cup – Drunken Sailor asking for more

Perhaps it took time for the Drunken Sailor to sober up but the best win of his career came as a seven-year-old just three starts back at Goodwood. In Australia...

2011 Melbourne Cup grey Jukebox Jury a live hope

It could be quite possible that in the Group 1 $6m 2011 Melbourne Cup, grey horses may be heading the pack. Jukebox Jury $12, Glass Harmonium $34 and Manighar $31...

2011 Melbourne Cup Betting Unveils Unusual Suspect

Unusual Suspect has been at the centre of a big betting plunge on the 2011 Melbourne Cup as the dust settles on a very interesting 2011 Caulfield Cup. With the...

Bowman Looks Abroad For 2011 Melbourne Cup Ride

The international raiders targeting the 2011 Melbourne Cup may receive a boost in the form of local jockey Hugh Bowman. Bowman, who was unable to secure a ride in last...

Black and Bent Still On Track For Historic Double

Champion hurdler Black and Bent has continued his build up to the Grand National Hurdle and the Melbourne Cup with an impressive win in the Kevin Lafferty Hurdle over 3600m...

Shootoff Set to Kick Off Cox Plate 2011 Crusade

Graeme Rogerson may be focused on getting his star mare Scarlett Lady to the Melbourne Cup this spring, but he is also keeping a close eye on the preparation of...

AQIS Approval for 2011 Melbourne Cup Bound Europeans

Connections of European horses heading towards the 2011 Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival in Australia were given a boost this week with Racing Victoria announcing the approval of a key quarantine...

Champion Hurdler Heading For Melbourne Cup 2011

History suggests it can’t be done but connections of Australia’s best hurdler have indicated they will target the 2011 Melbourne Cup with champion jumper Black and Bent. Just one horse...

Torio’s Quest to Beat Sincero in Cox Plate 2011

Brett Partelle is on a mission this Melbourne Spring Carnival, the Wyong horseman ready to take on Stradbroke Handicap winner Sincero in the 2011 Cox Plate with his dual Guineas...

Waller to Extend Kingdom to Melbourne in Spring

Sydney’s irrefutable premiership winning trainer Chris Waller has big spring plans this year, the former Kiwi-based horseman set to branch out and vie for the Melbourne Spring Carnival Group 1’s...

UK Stayers Look to Make Good for 2011 Melbourne Cup

A contingent of promising European stayers will take to Great Britain’s premier racecourse this Thursday night (AEST) for the Goodwood Cup, a crucial race for horses looking to earn a...