Owen backs Panther to pounce
CHAMPION footballer Michael Owen hopes Brown Panther will become the first English horse to win the Melbourne Cup.
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Striker makes his mark at draw
MICHAEL Owen scored 40 goals for England, but his greatest sporting achievement could come on Tuesday with import Brown Panther.
Kerrin ignores advice but does job
ED Walker gave Kerrin McEvoy two very explicit instructions before riding Ruscello yesterday – and the jockey ignored both of them.
Owen chases glory in different field
THAT Michael Owen will feature in a major Australian sporting event in November will bring to mind, for many, a Sydney derby rather than a Melbourne Cup.
Williams’ five-star Cup barrier draw
OWNER Lloyd Williams fared best from the barrier draw for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup, with five of his six runners drawing inside barrier 10.
Import scores as Jet crashes
YOUNG trainer Andrew Balding jetted almost 17,000km from England to taste Group 1 success with a horse his mother bred, Side Glance.
Fiorente firms after barrier draw
GAI Waterhouse’s Fiorente remains the best chance to keep Australian sport’s most prized trophy, the Melbourne Cup, from falling into foreign hands.
Ken Callander: ride the Jet stream
AUSTRALIA’S favourite tipster, Ken Callander, backs Jet Away to win today’s Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington and make Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup field.
Clarry defends Demi Derby Day run
WHILE most trainers have avoided running the leading Melbourne Cup hopes on Derby day, Clarry Conners always had Dear Demi set to run today.
Hugh trifecta: Derby, Cup and baby
BEFORE the end of the year, champion jockey Hugh Bowman could have won his third Victoria Derby, his first Melbourne Cup – and become a new father.
Owen: Red Devil to Brown Panther
HE won the UEFA Cup, FA Cup, and played at a World Cup – now Michael Owen is chasing his first Melbourne Cup.
Gai’s Cup hopes: glory or upset
GAI Waterhouse will have a foot in two camps – proven and inexperienced – when Fiorente and Tres Blue bid for Melbourne Cup glory on Tuesday.
Mount Athos or Mount Etna?
INSIDE RUNNING: COULD be some interesting glances between Luca Cumani and visiting jockey Jamie Spencer this week after a public spat last month.
Empire building for something big
KERRIN McEvoy rates Royal Empire the equal of Crime Scene and Beekeeper, Godolphin stayers who fell just short of Melbourne Cup glory.
Zoustar’s $4 million Saturday bonus
THERE are more than four million reasons why the owners of Zoustar will want their colt to triumph in Saturday’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m).
Kingdoms on line for Cup start
TRAINER John O’Shea is going back to the future to try and secure a Melbourne Cup start for Kingdoms in the Group 3 Lexus Stakes at Flemington.
Racing’s super-rich chase Cup
RACING is not just the sport of kings, it’s also the realm of royal families, billionaires, and an English football great – who all want our greatest prize.
Bart’s gamble to sneak into Cup
BART Cummings relying on a high attrition rate or official intervention for Precedence to get into the Melbourne Cup.
Stewards keep eye on contenders
RACING Victoria stewards launch a veterinary and security sweep of the remaining 35 Melbourne Cup contenders.
Crowd numbers capped for race days
MELBOURNE Cup Carnival officials say they’re willing to turn away racegoers to protect the sanctity of the Flemington experience.
Mount Athos’ Cup stocks rise
UPDATE: A ROUSING gallop by Mount Athos at Werribee yesterday has left Craig Williams bristling with confidence ahead of Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup.
Boss out to land Jet in Cup
GLEN Boss will have to beat a small but impressive Mackinnon field aboard Jet Away on Saturday if he is to get him into the Melbourne Cup.
Oliver: Bet ban to Gai’s main man
TRAINER Gai Waterhouse has revealed it was she who sounded out Damien Oliver, after his 10-month betting ban, to ride Melbourne Cup favourite.
Caps key to Cup runners
THE jockeys on Lloyd Williams’s Melbourne Cup mounts will wear different coloured caps to distinguish their blue silks with white armbands.
Dont forget Hawkspur says Waller
CHRIS Waller, chasing his first Melbourne Cup success, says punters should take note of the “flashing light” hovering over Hawkspur.
Gate only barrier for flying Dandino
Caulfield Cup second-favourite Dandino can live up to his soaring reputation with a top-three finish – pending today’s crucial barrier draw.
Aussie debut set to test Simenon
IRISH trainer Willie Mullins is satisfied with Simenon ahead of Saturday’s Herbert Power Stakes — but holds no great expectations over the 2400m trip.
McEvoy’s inside oil on Simenon
KERRIN McEvoy will use advice given to him by legendary English jockey Johnny Murtagh when he rides Irish stayer Simenon in the Herbert Power Stakes.
Gun jockey snaps up Dandino Cup ride
AUSTRALIAN-owned international Dandino underlined rising Caulfield Cup claims with sizzling work at Werribee today.
Turnbull stars head Cup acceptors
FORM experts will be trawling through replays of last Saturday’s cracking Group 1 Turnbull Stakes race after almost the entire field were among first acceptors for the Melbourne Cup released today.
Kavanagh’s Super Cool dilemma
TRAINER Mark Kavanagh will decide overnight whether Super Cool tackles the Caulfield Cup in 11 days time or is saved for a shot at the Cox Plate.
Nash and Gai’s Fiorente fallout
Gai Waterhouse has defended her axing of Nash Rawiller for the rest of the spring on Melbourne Cup favourite Fiorente, saying he “was only ever booked race to race”.
Williams hoping for spring sweep
NICK Williams dares to dream — and he’s dreaming of a Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup this spring.
Excited Owen leads foreign invasion
THE Spring Carnival’s international invasion will break records, with 11 more Euro horses – including Michael Owen’s – bound for Melbourne.
Irish champ back in Cup contention
THE fluctuating Melbourne Cup fortunes of Voleuse De Coeurs have taken another turn, and the Cup bid is back on.
Nash: I’ll follow Fiorente anywhere
CHAMPION jockey Nash Rawiller has turned his back on Royal Randwick’s Super Saturday for one reason – Fiorente.
Beaten Up down and out for spring
DOOMBEN Cup winner Beaten Up, the one-time Caulfield Cup favourite, will not race again this spring.
Fiorente in pursuit of rare double
UPDATE: GAI Waterhouse is concentrating on a rare Cox Plate-Melbourne Cup double with Fiorente after she withdrew the stayer from the Caulfield Cup.
Cup doubtful for stud Dundeel
A stud deal for Atlantic Jewel’s conqueror It’s A Dundeel almost certainly rules out a Melbourne Cup tilt for the soon-to-be-retired four-year-old.
Bart wishes on star duo
THE maestro Bart Cummings wouldn’t mind having either It’s A Dundeel or Atlantic Jewel in his stable this spring.
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