The Melbourne Cup picture just got a lot murkier with Racing Victoria vets to re-examine four hopefuls on Saturday morning before they are permitted to accept for Tuesday’s big race. The four horses under the RV microscope are Prize Money (Saeed bin Sur
The Victoria Derby has thrown up its share of surprise results of late, but one model that has stood the test of time in relation to trying to find the winner is focussing on in-form horses. In the past 30 years, not one winner of Australia’s oldest
The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Zacada is currently 24th in order of entry for the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) on Tuesday, but he will be relying on results to go his way at Flemington on Saturday in order to retain his spot in the field. The G
Trainer Chris Waller believes he holds a strong hand in Saturday’s Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) with stablemates Invincibella and former Kiwi Shillelagh. “I expect both horses to be very hard to beat,” Waller said. “Shillelagh won on this day l
South Australian jockey Jamie Kah (pictured) could have her first ride in the Melbourne Cup – if Lindsay Park stayer Jaameh collects a golden ticket into the race by winning Saturday’s Lexus Stakes (2500m) at Flemington. The Adelaide Advertise
Long Leaf’s (Fastnet Rock) family features a host of classy sprinters and connections of the talented colt believe a decision to save him for the stallion-making Gr.1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) can be rewarded at Flemington. “We’ve com
Group One winning mare Consensus will have the first run of her seven-year-old season in the Chesters Plumbing & Bathroom (1300m) at Tauranga on Saturday. The Stephen McKee-trained mare last raced in May when she ended a three start Australian campai
Former Haunui Farm shuttle stallion Showcasing was represented by Gr.3 Prix Miesque (1400m) winner Devant in France on Wednesday. The two-year-old filly was last seen winning at Caron and was runner-up in the Gr.3 Prix Six Perfections (1400m) in July, but
Kiwi (Sir) Charles Road is now 24th and tenuously holding the final position on the list of entry for the Melbourne Cup after British stayer Duretto, the fourth-placed finisher in the Caulfield Cup, was pulled out. The Andrew Balding-trained stayer had be
The first Melbourne Cup was run in 1861, and the winner was the horse Archer (see list of winners). At the next day’s meeting, Archer won a second race over two miles, the Melbourne Town Plate. Archer also won the Melbourne Cup the following year. T
Standout three-year-old filly Verry Elleegant will head to Flemington on Saturday to contest the Gr.2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) in preparation for next week’s Gr.1 VRC Oaks (2500m). The New Zealand-bred and part-owned filly has impressed in her two starts
Kiwi trainer Mike Moroney will partner with compatriot James McDonald on Saturday as he attempts to win his third Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m). The Flemington trainer will saddle the lightly-raced Chapada in the three-year-old Classic and Moroney believes the s
Lance O’Sullivan’s Charles Road is one defection away from gaining a start in next Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup. He is 25th in the line of entry, one behind Murray Baker’s Zacada A total of 47 remain in the race for the 24 places. Fi
Three-time Group One winner Humidor will take no further part in the Melbourne spring carnival after pulling up with an injury after running third behind Winx in the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The New Zealand-bred and part-owned
Failure to gain a place in the Melbourne Cup may put Darren Weir-trained Yogi on a plane to Christchurch and an assault on the New Zealand Cup on Saturday fortnight. Yogi has his last chance to gain a Melbourne Cup spot in Saturday’s Lexus at Flemin
Ladies First will have one further throw of the dice in Melbourne before returning home to be set to defend her Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) crown. The six-year-old daughter of Dylan Thomas finished eighth in the Gr.2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) at Moonee
By Phillip Quay Kiwi racemare Savvy Coup, pictured, will remain in Melbourne for further racing despite finishing second last in yesterday’s Cox Plate. Co-trainer Michael Pitman confirmed the four-year-old mare will start next in the A$300,000 Matri
THE QUEEN of the turf has a fourth Cox Plate jewel in her crown. Winx, pictured, has claimed a fourth-straight Cox Plate at Moonee Valley today and her place in the history books as the first racehorse to win the time-honoured classic on four occasions
New Zealand-bred and owned warhorse Who Shot Thebarman will be vying to make it back-to-back wins in the Gr.2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) when he lines up on Saturday. The Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) winner has been unplaced in all of his three starts this
Spring Champion Stakes runner-up Aramayo is the new favourite for the Group Two Vase at Moonee Valley following the scratching of last-start Caulfield winner Verry Elleegant. Verry Elleegant heads betting on the VRC Oaks after an impressive victory in las