Chris Waller’s rise to the top of the Sydney training ranks has been the result of meticulous planning and placement of his horses. His first live chance in the Melbourne …
Winning the Melbourne Cup is an experience that will stay with Nick Moraitis forever. Winning a second is something he finds hard to imagine. In 1997, Might And Power won …
English-based Kuwaiti businessman Marwan Koukash has gone from a horse racing novice to an owner who now admits to going to bed with dreams – and nightmares – about horses. …
A sensational Cup eve plunge on English stayer Mount Athos has seen the Luca Cumani trained galloper join Americain and Dunaden as equal Melbourne Cup favourites at $7.50 with Sportingbet …
Former Coolmore galloper who was bought by OTI in August last year. He raced in England as Quest For Peace, with the “My” prefix added on because another Australian horse …
It’s the first Tuesday in Novemeber…it’s here…it’s Cup Day. The one day of the year where all Australians have an opinion on who will win the great race, the $6 …
Sportingbet Australia punters have rallied behind Galileo’s Choice to give Irish trainer Dermot Weld his third victory in the Melbourne Cup. Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said Galileo’s Choice has …
A second Melbourne Cup was 13,000 kilometres away for French trainer Mikel Delzangles on Sunday. A day later he could almost touch the trophy and by Tuesday he believes his …
It is nothing new for champion Irish trainer Dermot Weld to be in Australia with a horse that is ready and able to win the Melbourne Cup. What is unusual …
With questionable weather set for the Melbourne Cup, punters think there is no chance Prince Charles and Camilla will arrive to Flemington via hot air balloon, with that form of …
2010 Melbourne Cup placegetter who is a favourite of Australian punters. His spring of 2010 was incredible – I still remember being at Canterbury six weeks before the Melbourne Cup …
English import who won his first four starts in Australia for Gai Waterhouse, including the Newcastle Cup in September and The Metropolitan easily in October. That was amazing in itself, …
The ‘race that stops a nation’ is almost upon us and we have been studying the form for months in anticipation for the race with many of the main chances coming from …
Lloyd Williams import who was a beaten favourite in the Cox Plate last week. Prior to that, he’d finished fifth in the Memsie Stakes and second in the Dato Tan …
Nicola Matthews is your average Australian. An 18 year old from Canberra, she will be having her first bet on the Melbourne Cup this year – despite her protestations that …
Ethiopia’s the big query of the field. This time last year, Ethiopia hadn’t even set foot on a racetrack. In fact, he didn’t have his first start until February this …
American Group 1 winner who joined Bart Cummings earlier this year, following a success in the Hollywood Turf Cup in November last year. He took a long time to show …
Irish import who has been in Australia since early 2010. He was initially bought for the 2010 Melbourne Cup but didn’t make the race. Last year, he made the final …
