After battling for favouritism all week with the lightly raced but promising gelding Alcopop, defending champion Viewed rose to the top of the betting markets this morning. Now installed as...
The Melbourne CBD is currently filling with a huge and excited crowd of racing enthusiasts for this year’s Melbourne Cup parade in anticipation of the feature Flemington race tomorrow. As...
Despite earlier concern over the Bart Cummings-trained galloper and last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Viewed‘s Mackinnon Stakes injury, there is now little doubt over his chances of back-to-back success in...
The final field and barrier draw for the 2009 Group 1 $5.65million Melbourne Cup next Tuesday was announced tonight following a sensational day of elite victories and a few upsets...
The 2009 Melbourne Cup Field is expected to be announced at 5pm AEDST today following the Victoria Derby Day. The current top 24 contenders includes Cup favourite Alcopop and 2008...
The final field and barriers for this Saturday’s Group 1 $750 000 Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) were released this morning. Jockey Brad Rawiller, who lost the ride on AAMI Victoria Derby...
With Australia’s most famous and anticipated race, the $5.65million Emirates Melbourne Cup, less than a week away, the opening day of the Flemington Carnival, Derby Day, lights up the track...
Following the close of third declarations for this year’s Melbourne Cup this morning, there are just 42 horses left in contention for a run in the Flemington feature on November...
Premier trainer Bart “Cups King” Cummings now plans to run Cox Plate winner, three-year-old colt So You Think, in this Saturday’s Group 1 LKS Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington. The up-and-coming...
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 Efficient to...
A number of champion hoops were fined for breaches of the controversial new whip rules following Saturday’s $2.5million Caulfield Cup. Chris Munce, who rode Daffodil to fourth place in the...
Viewed Victorious in Caulfield Cup Bart Cummings-trained Viewed claimed an emphatic Caulfield Cup victory on Saturday, securing the legendary trainer with a seventh win in the tough 2400m event. It...
