BIG ORANGE: Trainer Michael Bell. Jockey Jamie Spencer. $14 “He is arguably the best specialist two miler in Europe and hence he’s got topweight over here, but we’re looking forward …
For Ben Hayes, it’s a good omen that his first Melbourne Cup 2016 runner has the same barrier, weight, owner and jockey’s first names as when his grandfather first won …
The only Australian-born horse in the 2016 Melbourne Cup has come in for local support on the eve of the famous race. In a 24-horse field dominated by northern hemisphere …
Blake Shinn is dismissing Gallante’s last start Moonee Valley Cup showing when assessing the stayer’s chances of giving him his second Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Shinn won the 2008 Cup …
Year after year, the royal blue colours of Godolphin have been a regular fixture of the Melbourne Spring Carnival as the world-wide breeding operation spared no expense in trying to …
Queenslanders will celebrate 2016 Melbourne Cup day at a record 14 official race meetings and hundreds of off course functions. The major meeting will be in Brisbane where the return …
Godolphin’s retained European jockey William Buick will fly to Melbourne to ride Caulfield Cup runner-up Scottish in the $2 million Emirates Stakes 2016 at Flemington. Kerrin McEvoy partnered Scottish in …
Trainer David Hayes already has a Melbourne Cup trophy courtesy of 1994 winner Jeune but admits victory this time around would be something special. Almoonqith represents the stable which is …
SOME STATISTICS ABOUT THE MELBOURNE CUP: * First run in 1861 under the banner of the Victorian Turf Club and won by the Etienne de Mestre-trained Archer who beat the …
Melbourne Cup day is one of first-class racing and fashion parades which set the upcoming trends of the season. But while Flemington puts on its best show for racegoers, thousands …
Tony Martin hopes his Irish raider Heartbreak City wins the 2016 Melbourne Cup, not for the trainer himself, but in memory of his close friend George Swan. Heartbreak City’s former …
MEMORABLE MELBOURNE CUPS: PRINCE OF PENZANCE: The quintessential tale of the boy from the bush, a girl with a dream and a horse whose dicey legs had stopped him from …
Jockey Katelyn Mallyon goes into her first Melbourne Cup buoyed by Lloyd Williams’ success in the $6.2 million race. The 22-year-old has her maiden Cup start on Assign, as one …
Should he win the Melbourne Cup in his first year as a trainer, Matt Cumani expects his father’s overwhelming reaction will be one of pride, with maybe a hint of …
Jameka has taken a back seat in the publicity stakes ahead of Australia’s richest race, the Melbourne Cup. The Ciaron Maher-trained mare was the talk of the town following her …
The trainer of Curren Mirotic says the horse will ensure the 2016 Melbourne Cup is run at a solid tempo. Osamu Hirata has backed jockey Tommy Berry’s comments that Curren …
A Geelong Cup, a Bendigo Cup and a Lexus Stakes are already in the bag for English trainer Charlie Appleby in his first foray into Australian racing. Now he will …
Michael Bell considers Big Orange the best two-miler in Britain and is hoping the stayer’s second trip to Melbourne brings an historic Melbourne Cup win. Big Orange has returned for …
