Kiwi filly Kirramosa will start from outside barrier in Thursday’s Victoria Oaks but is still favourite with online bookmaker sportsbet. $650 CROWN OAKS FREE BET Kirramosa, who blew the opposition …
The Melbourne Cup field is set and ready to go, with a number of horses affected by the barrier draw. Fiorente drew well at five, with last year’s runner-up looking …
The 153rd Melbourne Cup Carnival takes place this Tuesday, November the 5th, 2013. “The race that stops a nation” seems to get bigger and bigger each year, with this one …
Tres Blue may be the Gai Waterhouse-trained Melbourne Cup runner that has got under everyone’s guard. His French breeder, Andreas Rapp, said the intention was to run Tres Blue in …
Dual Melbourne Cup winning jockey Damien Oliver says victory on Fiorente will hold special significance if he can give trainer Gai Waterhouse her first victory after 20 years of trying. …
Thirty years after his first Melbourne Cup win and three days after his 100th Group One triumph, Jim Cassidy is intent on playing yet another starring role at Flemington. Cassidy …
French jockey Christophe Lemaire has returned to Australia as a Melbourne Cup winner, feeling like a movie star, and with a second Cup victory in sight. Two years ago he …
Punters have rejected Melbourne Cup second favourite Mount Athos in pre-race betting and thrown their weight behind the Gai Waterhouse-trained Fiorente. And the leader of the pack supporting last year’s …
What the connections think of their Melbourne Cup runners. 1: DUNADEN – Mikel Delzangles (Trainer): “I think he’s in very good form, the same as he was two years ago, …
Trainer Gai Waterhouse is set to capture her first Melbourne Cup according to punters who have heavily backed her star six-year-old Fiorente into clear-cut favouritism at Sportingbet for tomorrow’s $6.2 …
Simon O’Donnell helped Australia to victory over England in cricket’s 1987 World Cup but has joined forces with the enemy in a bid to win a Cup of a different …
Lisa Glasby came all the way from Tweed Heads in far northern NSW to watch the Melbourne Cup. She was one of the thousands who lined the city streets for …
Like a couple of old stock horses, the heroes of the 2011 Melbourne Cup are positioned to control the herd on Tuesday. Dunaden, the narrowest Cup winner ever, and Red …
One of the most open Melbourne Cups in recent years has sparked a dramatic increase in punters placing each-way bets, where a horse is backed to both win and finish …
In what looks to be one of the most even Melbourne Cup’s in some time, where exactly does that leave the once a year punters who aren’t too sure what …
The Melbourne Cup truly is “the race that stops a nation”, as 24 of the world’s best horses battle it out over 3200 metres at Flemington Racecourse. While there are …
The Melbourne Cup is more than just a horse race, with this special event surrounded by a rich and vibrant culture. Off-the-track attractions include ‘Fashions On The Field” and a …
Apprehension has turned to excitement for young English trainer Ed Walker following the decision to start Ruscello in the Melbourne Cup. After initial hesitation about progressing to Tuesday’s $6.2 million …
