Horse Racing News
Hollie Doyle back for second shot at Melbourne Cup
A call an hour before Sea King won the Bendigo Cup landed UK rider Hollie Doyle her second ride in the Melbourne Cup. Doyle jetted into Melbourne on Monday morning to partner the Harry Eustace-trained Sea King in the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday. It will be Doyle’s second time riding at...
Athabascan scratched from 2024 Melbourne Cup field
Athabascan has been ruled out by RV vets from the Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup field is down to 23 starters following the scratching of Athabascan following a Racing Victoria veterinary inspection. All 24 runners in the Melbourne Cup (3200m) on Tuesday underwent veterinary examinations on Monday, having undergone pre-acceptance inspections last week. On...
Irish pair back for second shot at the Melbourne Cup
The forecast of a cooler Melbourne Cup Day than 12 months ago is expected to help the Willie Mullins-trained pair of Vauban and Absurde. While Mullins altered the preparations of both stayers from the one employed last year, the weather forecast is also a little kinder this time around. The Group 1 Melbourne...
Godolphin follow proven formula in Melbourne Cup
Australian Racing Legend and 12-time Melbourne Cup winning trainer Bart Cummings had a theory a horse’s Cup preparation required 10,000m in the legs and to run on the Saturday prior to the Cup. That theory held true for 11 of Cummings’ Cup winners, with only Saintly failing to run on the Saturday...
Soushi on the Melbourne Cup menu for Jamie Kah
Successful in the day’s feature for South Australian trainer Andrew Gluyas aboard Goldrush Guru, Kah was brought to tears when she combined with Ciaron Maher to win aboard Another Wil in the colours of Colin McKenna who died last week, the result of a brain tumour. A whack in the face left Kah...
Wide draw for Gringotts in $3m The Big Dance
The Ciaron Maher stable has a strong hand in the $3 million Big Dance at Randwick, even if the barrier draw has thrown up some potential challenges for a couple of well-credentialled stablemates. Maher has three runners in Tuesday’s 1600m race, with Gringotts and Detonator Jack both drawing wide while Vivy Air has a single...
Sea King in 2024 Melbourne Cup pole position
Harry Eustace is hoping to ride his luck with Sea King for just a couple more days in Australia. The Englishman headed Down Under to tackle the Cox Plate with Docklands, who had in tow a travelling companion who is now a leading contender for an even bigger prize – the Melbourne Cup. Sea...
Another Wil provides emotional win in The Damien Oliver
Hardened racing people rarely show emotion, but trainer Ciaron Maher and jockey Jamie Kah shared a tear after the win of Another Wil at Flemington. The pair combined to score with Another Wil in the Group 2 The Damien Oliver (1400m) on Saturday in the colours of Colin McKenna who died suddenly last Sunday,...
Special Moment an VRC Oaks contender
Treasurethe Moment completed a winning hat-trick, in the process stamping herself the horse to beat in the Group 1 VRC Oaks, with a strong win in Saturday’s traditional lead-up, the Wakeful Stakes. The Matt Laurie-trained filly proved too good for $1.85 favourite Powers Of Opal in the 2000-metre Group 2 at Flemington. The victory...
Bella Nipotina scoops Sydney’s spring sprint pool
Bella Nipotina has returned to a rockstar reception at Rosehill after becoming Australia’s second biggest prizemoney earner with a devastating win in the Russell Balding Stakes. Along with first prizemoney of $1.725 million, the Ciaron Maher-trained mare picked up a $1 million bonus for claiming the most points in the Sydney Sprint...