Soulcombe primed, but don’t discount other Waller runners
Soulcombe is Chris Waller’s No.1 seed for the Melbourne Cup … but assistant trainer Charlie Duckworth believes the stable’s other three runners offer great value for punters.
Soulcombe is Chris Waller’s No.1 seed for the Melbourne Cup … but assistant trainer Charlie Duckworth believes the stable’s other three runners offer great value for punters.
Pride Of Jenni and jockey Declan Bates were in their own race as a preconceived plan was executed to perfection in the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes.
Legendary jockey builds on his amazing Melbourne Cup Carnival record with an early double at Flemington.
Stand-in jockey produced a brilliant ride aboard Japanese raider Obamburumai to win the $10m Golden Eagle at Rosehill Gardens.
Think About It and Private Eye were fighting out the finish in the Giga Kick Stakes before Bella Nipotina launched late to spoil trainer Joe Pride’s day.
For the second week, James McDonald stood between the Hayes brothers and Group 1 success by a narrow margin as Riff Rocket claimed the Victoria Derby.
A masterful ride by Damien Oliver has steered Kalapour to victory in the Archer Stakes and a spot in the Melbourne Cup.
This is what the jockeys had to say after the running of the Victoria Derby on Saturday.
This is what the jockeys had to say after the running of the Coolmore Stud Stakes on Saturday.
Kalapour has won the Archer Stakes to book his spot in the Melbourne Cup.
Early punters can make a profit in the first race of the Flemington meeting while a surprise result is possible in the last on Victoria Derby Day at Flemington.
Gai Waterhouse’s faux pas could have cost her a Melbourne Cup runner if it was said to just about anyone else except Lloyd Williams.
Five horses are aiming to secure a spot in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup with victory in the Archer Stakes at Flemington, but Kris Lees is confident his stayer Kalapour can measure up.
If history is a guide, there are plenty of longshot winners to be found during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Here are five value tips to consider.
The famous four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival kicks off at Flemington on Saturday and we’ve got everything you need to find a winner.
The 168-year-old Victoria Derby is set to be run and won at Flemington, but a rank outsider may be the best value of the day.
More than a million people will be watching the Melbourne Cup but the millionaire owner of favourite Vauban, Rich Ricci, won’t be one of them. Find out why.
Gai Waterhouse insists Hawaii Five Oh is the horse to beat in the Golden Eagle and bookies expect the “gentle giant” to jump favourite.
Chris Waller believes Soulcombe has the ability to be fighting out the finish in the Melbourne Cup but has to find a fix for his slow starts.
He’s no stranger to success at the top level but Air Assault’s Victoria Derby quest represents a new frontier for SA trainer Andrew Gluyas.
Can top Godolphin colt Cylinder “go to the well one more time” in Saturday’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington?
The Victoria Derby has been won by a $101 chance before, and a horse at the same odds is following a similar path to success this year.
The dairy farming brothers who owned popular horse Who Shot Thebarman are plotting to have a runner in the 2023 Melbourne Cup.
Star jockey Jamie Kah believes she has a “good chance” in the Melbourne Cup after having her first sit on her mount in a Flemington gallop on Thursday.
Beware the “ticklish” Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban, who doesn’t like being brushed and his travelling foreman has the bruise to prove it.
Training brothers Ben, Will and JD Hayes didn’t let their dad down when Apulia won the Moonee Valley Vase in a dominant performance.
This is what the jockeys had to say after the running of the Cox Plate on Saturday.
This is what the jockeys had to say after the running of the Manikato Stakes on Saturday.
The Crystal Mile turned into a fascinating tactical affair as New Zealand gun Prowess saluted after more misfortune for Antino.
There was more heartbreak for the connections of Lunar Flare after the mare was retired following her unplaced run in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup.
Gold Trip can atone for a luckless run in last year’s Cox Plate while a Grahame Begg-trained runner can end Cox Plate day on a high for punters on Saturday.
It’s the best two minutes in sport as the Cox Plate takes centre stage at The Valley on Saturday — with a strong support card at Randwick — and we’ve got everything you need to back a winner.
Here is a two-minute form guide on why every horse can and can’t win Saturday’s $5 million Cox Plate at The Valley.
Cleveland has won the $750,000 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) and is now set to run in the Melbourne Cup.
Gai Waterhouse will complete Australian racing’s coveted grand slam if Alligator Blood wins the $5 million Cox Plate at The Valley on Saturday.
Enver Jusufovic has gone from selling newspapers as a kid and living in a caravan as a picnic trainer to having his first runner in the Cox Plate.
Young hoop Zac Lloyd spent Friday morning completing his Cox Plate education ahead of his first ride in Australia’s greatest weight-for-age race.
Legendary jockey Damien Oliver can feel the synergy heading into his last Cox Plate as he bids to win the race for a third time.
Star jockey Blake Shinn has surprisingly ridden in the Cox Plate just four times but nearly defeated Winx in one of them. He is determined to win the race this year.
The Cox Plate is Fangirl’s chance to prove to any doubters she’s a bona fide superstar of Australian racing, her trainer Chris Waller says.
James McDonald and Romantic Warrior already have an unbreakable bond but that could be strengthened with a win in Saturday’s $5m Cox Plate.
Ray Thomas and Ron Dufficy discuss the chances for the Spring Champion Stakes meeting at Royal Randwick while discussing the time-honoured Cox Plate at The Valley.
From sale scrap heap and debilitating injury to Group 1 glory, Ben Dorries traces the extraordinary journey of Cox Plate fancy Alligator Blood.
Tony McEvoy is keeping his expectations measured for a two-year-old debutant who has been backed to a clear favourite at The Valley on Saturday.
A text message Gai Waterhouse tapped out to Gerry Harvey tells you all you need to know about the esteem in which she holds Alligator Blood.
In their Cox Plate column, Matty and Benny talk Romantic Warrior (false favourite?), why Gold Trip is ridiculously overpriced, don’t discount the three-year-old colts and thank God for … Imperatriz.
Here are our expert panel’s Top 4 tips for Saturday’s Cox Plate and Manikato Stakes at The Valley.
Annabel Neasham believes Zaaki can silence the doubters in Saturday’s Cox Plate and remains haunted by his raceday scratching from the race two years ago.
Here is the runner-by-runner form assessment and tips for Saturday’s W.S Cox Plate.
History says if you are a quality three-year-old with finishing power at end of 1600m then you’re a real chance in the Cox Plate, and The Armchair Punter is predicting that will ring true on Saturday.
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