Kah on The Map ahead of Melbourne Cup
South Australia’s Melbourne Cup challenger The Map is set for her final run before the race that stops the nation, with star jockey Jamie Kah to ride the mare in Wednesday’s Group 3 Geelong Cup (2400m).
South Australia’s Melbourne Cup challenger The Map is set for her final run before the race that stops the nation, with star jockey Jamie Kah to ride the mare in Wednesday’s Group 3 Geelong Cup (2400m).
Even a defeat could create an opportunity for owner Ozzie Kheir and trainer Chris Waller, with Caulfield Cup runner-up Buckaroo a notable Melbourne Cup betting firmer after a luckless run.
Melbourne Cup favourite Jan Brueghel has taken to the Werribee track as the unbeaten galloper settles in ahead of his bid to give Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien his first Melbourne Cup.
Lessons learned last year have been put into place as Irish trainer Willie Mullins prepares last year’s beaten favourite Vauban for a second shot at the Melbourne Cup.
A star-studded line-up will be providing entertainment ahead of the race that stops a nation, including Delta Goodrem.
Picking the winner of the Melbourne Cup is one of the toughest tasks in racing, but there are a couple of Irish-trained horses who seem to be standouts this year.
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has scoffed at talk of being the greatest of all time but revealed how he would like to be remembered, as his illustrious career nears its end.
Picking the winner of the Melbourne Cup is one of the toughest tasks in racing, but there are a couple of Irish-trained horses who seem to be standouts this year.
The big bets came flooding in during the annual Melbourne Cup Call of the Card with punters spending up big on one French mare.
Chris Waller has paid Jamie Kah an enormous compliment as she fights to rediscover her best in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup.
Two of the red hot favourites have been given a huge boost after the results of the Melbourne Cup barrier draw were announced.
Melbourne Cup icon Lloyd Williams has given a scathing verdict on the “depressing” race that has lost its magic.
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