Lightly-raced six-year-old Tip Top is finally going to get a chance to reach his potential in next month’s Villiers Stakes. Trainer Les Bridge has planned a preparation to get Tip Top to the Villiers starting with a benchmark 88 at Rosehill on Saturday
Winx now has a partner at the top of the world thoroughbred rankings after international handicappers marked English galloper Cracksman’s Champion Stakes victory at Ascot last month the equal of Winx’s best 2018 effort. The updated Longines World’s
Aristia outstayed her rivals in today’s VRC Oaks at Flemington to give training duo Simon Zahra and Matt Ellerton their first group 1 success since 2011. The three-year-old backed up her win in the Wakeful Stakes on Saturday with a burst of speed at
Adrian Bott and Gai Waterhouse had already enjoyed a marvellous Melbourne spring with their two-year-olds Unite And Conquer and Espaaniyah winning at Flemington and at The Valley, on Cox Plate Day, respectively. And they added a third string to their juv
The occasion surrounding the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) with glamour mare Winx got too much for Kiwi galloper Savvy Coup according to her connections, but they believe she is primed to contest her major Melbourne target on Saturday, the Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes
Rotorua trainer Craig Phelan has a taste for Aussie country cups success after his bold frontrunning stayer Big Mike took third in yesterday’s Kyneton Cup. “The money’s too good not to keep having a go,” said Phelan. “They pa
Runner-up Marmelo and beaten favourite Yucatan were found to be lame following Tuesday’s $7 million Melbourne Cup.. The $6 favourite was found to be “two out of five lame” after finishing 11th, as did Hughie Morrison’s second placegetter. “He
Ardmore trainer Nick Bishara could experience his biggest moment in racing at Flemington on Thursday, but he won’t be on course to witness it. He shares in the ownership of talented three-year-old filly Verry Elleegant who will contest the Gr.1 Kennedy
Irish visitor The Cliffsofmoher has been put down after a mishap passing the winning post the first time in the Melbourne Cup. The Caulfield Cup placegetter, trained by Aidan O’Brien, fractured a shoulder as he was approaching the turn out of the st
Sheikh Mohammed has broken his 30-year Melbourne Cup drought with the victory in Australia’s greatest race of lightly-weighted three year old Cross Counter (pictured), trained at Newmarket in England by Charlie Appleby and ridden by Sydney-based joc
The tens of thousands of frocked-up punters heading to the Melbourne Cup tomorrow can bet on grey and drizzly conditions. To avoid a wardrobe malfunction of feathered fascinators wet and limp from rain, the Bureau of Meteorology is urging revellers to pac
Yucatan’s Cup price has fallen from $151 to $4.50 Five of the 24 runners have shortened significantly since the Aussie TAB opened betting on the race 362-days ago, most notably the favourite Yucatan. The Aidan O’Brien-trained international r
The O’Leary brothers won’t be the only New Zealand farmers cheering on a horse they own in Tuesday’s A$7 million Gr.1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington. Dan, Humphrey, Michael and Shaun O’Leary have become well-known as the owners of the w
Tips for the 2018 Melbourne Cup on Tuesday from our experts: Phillip Quay Yucatan Avilius Magic Circle Cross Counter Glenn Watson Yucatan Mamelo Magic Circle Avilius
If New Zealand jockey James McDonald is going to win his first Melbourne Cup, he’s going to need to work some magic. The Cambridge-born jockey will ride Cup favourite Yucatan, trained by Irishman Aidan O’Brien, in Tuesday’s A$7.3 million
A sparkling work-out at Flemington on Sunday morning has confirmed kiwi galloper Sir Charles Road is ready to tackle his greatest challenge at Flemington on Tuesday. The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott trained five-year-old had his place confirmed in
International raider Red Verdon is out of Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup but rider Damien Oliver, pictured, has quickly found another ride. Red Verdon had been a $51 chance in Tuesday’s Cup. However, the Ed Dunlop-trained galloper suffered a setback
Shillelagh has returned to Flemington to claim a second Group One race on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup four-day carnival. The Chris Waller-trained mare won the Gr.1 Kennedy Mile (1600m) on the same program last year before capturing Saturday’
A power failure in the photo finish booth caused a delay to the Group III Lexus Stakes but a print wasn’t required as A Prince of Arran (Michael Walker) booked his Melbourne Cup position with victory in the Lexus Stakes today. A Prince Of Arran, pictu
Aristia (pictured) is now favourite for the Group 1 Kennedy Victoria Oaks (2500m) following her tough win in Saturday’s Wakeful Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. The Oaks market has had a massive reshuffle over the past week. The announcement of Amphitr