Horse Racing News
Vauban ticks Melbourne Cup 2024 boxes for William Buick
Jet-setting jockey William Buick has ridden two winners of the Melbourne Cup, but not on the day they were successful. Buick is about to embark on his sixth ride in the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday and has labelled Irish galloper Vauban his best chance of winning the race. Vauban is the...
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...
Ciaron Maher Interprets Melbourne Cup fairytale
Ciaron Maher scored one of the most emotional wins of his career on Derby Day, but it would be taken to a new level if he can win Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup with one member of his stable in particular. The champion trainer has four runners in the Melbourne Cup 2024, including Interpretation,...
Winona Costin out for family breakthrough in the Melbourne Cup
Jockey Winona Costin has a long family association with the Melbourne Cup. One of four female jockeys riding in Australia’s greatest race at Flemington on Tuesday, Costin is hoping to break the families ‘duck’ in the 3200m handicap. Costin’s great-grandfather on her father’s side Larry Wiggins rode Akbar into second place in the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...