The 2014 Melbourne Cup is just seven sleeps away and there is now just 40 horses remaining in contention to take out Australia's greatest race after the closure of second acceptances yesterday. At the top of the list and exempt from the ballot is Japanese star Admire Rakti which stormed into calculations with a dominant[...]

Connections of Caravan Rolls On will be crossing their fingers that their galloper has done enough to gain a start in the Melbourne Cup after the Danny O'Brien- trained horse recorded a strong victory in yesterday's Group Three Geelong Cup. Ridden by Craig Williams, Caravan Rolls On is currently rated a $34 chance with Sportingbet[...]

After missing last Saturday's Caulfield Cup due to injury, English stayer Dandino has also been withdrawn from the 2014 Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday in November. The stayer, owned by Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock, was forced out of the Caulfield Cup when he pulled up lame in his off-foreleg and connections will now have to[...]

Admire Rakti stormed into favouritism for the 2014 Melbourne Cup after an emphatic victory in Saturday's Caulfield Cup over 2400 metres. The Japanese raider was $9 and has now firmed into $4.60 with Sportingbet to win the Melbourne Cup, despite being given a 0.5kg penalty to carry on the first Tuesday in November. Admire Rakti[...]

Brambles' journey to the 2014 Caulfield Cup is nothing short of remarkable. The Peter Moody-trained son of Savabeel and Prickle gained a start in the prestigious 2400 metre event as a second emergency after both Gris Caro and Dandino were scratched during the week, but that's not what's so fantastic about this story. Brambles,currently the[...]

Dear Demi has become the fourth horse to be scratched from the 2014 Caulfield Cup after she was found to have a throat infection earlier today. The star Sydney mare, which ran third in last year's Caulfield Cup behind Fawkner and Dandino, was rated a $16 chance with Sportingbet. Also scratched from the race are[...]

Just two international horse will start in tomorrow's 2400 metre Caulfield Cup after the shock scratching of Japanese raider Bande. Rated the $7 second favourite with Sportingbet to take out the race, Bande was found to have heat and pain in his off-fore tendon. RVL head veterinarian Brian Stewart examined the hose at 8.30am this[...]

English galloper Dandino made the voyage to Australia aiming to go one better in this year's Caulfield Cup after running second in the 2013 edition. Those plans have come to a grinding halt with the disappointing announcement that the Marco Botti- trained stayer is lame in the offside foreleg and has been scratched from this[...]

Newcastle conditioner Kris Lees will be hoping that his exciting galloper Lucia Valentina can bring up her third career Group 1 this Saturday when she contests the Caulfield Cup over 2400 metres. The four-year-old brown mare, currently the $4.40 favourite with Sportingbet after yesterday's barrier draw., claimed the Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill in the[...]

Dandino put in an eye catching run in last years Caulfield Cup which saw many punters come for him in the 2013 Melbourne Cup. He didn't get the job done that day but was only 3 lengths behind Fiorente in running fifth. Dandino, currently at $15 with Sportingbet., is one of the new breed of[...]

There is just three weeks to go until the race that stops a nation and punters are searching for the horse which will be the first past the post in the country's most coveted event. The 2014 Melbourne Cup is a wide open market and once again the international contenders are featuring prominently in the[...]

Red Cadeaux is going around this weekend at Kempton (in Great Britain) in the September Stakes. Trainer Ed Dunlop is taking it one race at a time with his old mate. The eight year old gelding deserves a life eating oats and running around the paddock but let's hope that the grand old champion makes[...]

I'm not sure if the Queen likes a punt or not but the one thing we know for certain is that she is one of the most astute horse race owners in Great Britain. Nothing would put a smile on Her Majesty's face more than owning a Melbourne Cup winner and this year she has[...]

Below is the first list of nominations for the 2014 Melbourne Cup in alphabetical order. These 148 nominations include 31 quality international raiders that have their eyes set on the richest race in Australia. The Offer headlines the market at 13.00:   Horse Trainer Admire Rakti T. Umeda Akavorourn C. Maher Albonetti S. Jaensch Ali[...]

La Amistad has been heavily backed in early Melbourne Cup markets. Many punters believe that the lightly raced mare will be one of the real chances flying the flag for the locals come the first Tuesday in November. It's been a staggering move for a horse that won her first listed race at Randwick in[...]

The Offer is the first horse we are looking at in our long range preview for the 2014 Melbourne Cup. The 5yo bay gelding from Ireland is the early $12.00 favourite at Sportingbet and will have the polish put on him by none other than the Gai Waterhouse. “The First Lady of Australian Racing” will[...]

NSW and Victorian TAB punters wagered $90.6 million across totalizator and fixed odds betting on today's Emirates Melbourne Cup race, won by the Gai Waterhouse trained Fiorente. Fiorente paid $7.00 for the Win on the NSW and Victorian totalizators, as well as $7.00 in TAB Fixed Odds betting. One punter had $27,500 at $7.00 on Fiorente just[...]