Ballarat Cup

Tough Mare Up For Ballarat Cup Challenge

Posted on November 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Aristocratic Miss may not have the best winning strike-rate but she never disappoints her co-trainer Calvin McEvoy. She lines up for her 30th race start in Saturday's Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m), and McEvoy is amazed at the mare's constitution. Having begun her career in one of Melbourne's early season two-year-old races, Aristocratic Miss contested Victoria's[...]

Posted on November 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Second emergency Harbour Views has been scratched from the Ballarat Cup after trainer Matthew Williams noticed some inflammation around his fetlock joints. While it looked unlikely Harbour Views would gain a start in Saturday's Listed race, Williams was taking no chances with the lightly raced five-year-old. Harbours Views was the $3.30 favourite before his scratching.[...]

Posted on November 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Red Alto has a knack of bobbing up at long odds and is again an outsider for his next assignment in the Ballarat Cup. He won the 2018 Bendigo Cup at $71 and on Saturday lines up at Ballarat over 2000m listed at the same price in early markets. While Red Alto's latest form does[...]

Posted on November 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The lure of racing for Group One prize money under handicap conditions has enticed the connections of Dr Drill to the Ballarat Cup. Saturday's Listed race over 2000m carries a purse of $500,000, an increase of $150,000 on last year's total prize money. David Eustace, who trains in partnership with Ciaron Maher, said it was[...]

Posted on November 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Despite Hang Man's recent Group Three placing in the Bendigo Cup, trainer Mike Moroney believes his performance indicated the gelding is better suited over a slightly shorter distance. With that in mind, Hang Man drops back from 2400m to 2000m in Saturday's $500,000 Listed Ballarat Cup and is one of two nominations in the race[...]

Posted on November 18, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams has an anxious wait to find out if Harbour Views gets into the $500,000 Ballarat Cup. Williams has mapped out a contingency plan if the talented gelding does not make the field for the Listed 2000m-race which has attracted 32 nominations but has a field limit of 16 plus emergencies. Harbour[...]

Posted on November 17, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lindsay Park will have a two-pronged attack on the new look Ballarat Cup which this year carries record prize money of $500,000. Fifty Stars and Alfarris will represent David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig in the Listed race over 2000m on Saturday. This year the race has been shortened from 2200m to 2000m following[...]

Tough Mare Up For Ballarat Cup Challenge

Harbour Views Scratched From Ballarat Cup

Red Alto Almost Ready To Deliver Knock Out

Dr Drill Chasing Big Prize In Ballarat Cup

Hang Man Back In Distance In Ballarat Cup

Harbour Views Could Miss Ballarat Cup Run

Lindsay Park With Two Ballarat Cup Hopes

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