Racing Mourns Death Of Cup-Winning Jockey
Racing Victoria has confirmed the death of decorated jockey W A 'Billy' Smith at the age of 92.
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Munce Tipping Anthony Van Dyck To Win Cup
Chris Munce won a Melbourne Cup as a jockey aboard Jezabeel and he is tipping English Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck to capture Australia's famous two-miler.
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Barrier enhances The Chosen One’s Cup prospects
One of the forgotten runners in Tuesday’s Group 1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) has had his chances of springing an upset greatly enhanced after drawing barrier five for the famous Flemington two-miler. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained The Chosen One provided one of the best Cup lead-up performances when a fighting third in the[...]
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Teenager on life-changing Melbourne Cup ride
As Verry Elleegant prepares to fly the New Zealand flag in Tuesday’s Group 1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m), the star mare’s Kiwi co-owners are on the ride of their lives. Among the owners, albeit now unofficially, is 16-year-old Connor Harrison, a stablehand smitten with the daughter of Zed from the moment she entered the Ardmore[...]
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Overseas Raiders Hold Strong Hand In 2020 Melbourne Cup
It’s the race that stops a nation, the Melbourne Cup is almost upon us. As always, the first Tuesday in November means one thing to racing fans in Australia; it’s the race like no other, $8m in prize money to be won, 24 horses from across the globe racing over 3200m in the 160th iteration[...]
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Mare Can Complete Mcevoy’s Grand Slam Set
Kerrin McEvoy will join elite company if he can become just the eighth jockey to win racing's grand slam by claiming the Cox Plate on Probabeel.
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Waller Confirms Melbourne Cup Jockeys
Chris Waller has confirmed Mark Zahra as the rider for star mare Verry Elleegant in the Melbourne Cup, a race the premier trainer is yet to win.
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Zed’s Verry Elleegant a testament to breeder’s faith
The performance of dainty New Zealand-bred mare Verry Elleegant fending off Epsom Derby-winning blueblood Anthony Van Dyck in Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) is a triumph for all who dare to dream in the sport of thoroughbred racing and breeding. From humble beginnings, the daughter of unheralded Grangewilliam Stud sire Zed has amassed the[...]
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Waller Wins First Caulfield Cup In Style
Chris Waller has finally landed his first Caulfield Cup with star staying mare Verry Elleegant defying English Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck.
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Leon Macdonald Hoping History Can Repeat
Southern Speed finished fourth in the Turnbull Stakes before she won the Caulfield Cup and trainer Leon MacDonald is hoping stablemate Dalasan can follow suit.
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Weight Rise Sets Cup Winner A Tough Task
Danny O'Brien says Vow And Declare is going as well as he was last year when runner-up in the Caulfield Cup but admits his weight rise is a challenge.
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Inside draw a boost for The Chosen One
The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained The Chosen One has snuck into the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) for the second year in a row. The Group 2-winning stayer finished ninth in last year’s Caulfield Cup after drawing barrier 18, but this year will start from a much more favourable barrier two. The son of[...]
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Barrier An Obstacle For Anthony Van Dyck
Although Anthony Van Dyck has drawn an outside barrier in the Caulfield Cup, he has thrived at Werribee and his stable believe he's ready to peak.
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Moroney Chirpy Over Chapada’s Cup Chances
Mike Moroney has scratched Aktau from the Caulfield Cup due to injury but he's upbeat his remaining runner Chapada can give him his first win in the race.
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Walker turns to Willoughby in Cups
Kiwi jockey Michael Walker made the most of his limited opportunities last Saturday as he notched the 25th Group 1 win of his career with a textbook ride on Odeum to win the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained filly was Walker’s sole ride for the day[...]
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Waller Worried About Elleegant Cup Weight
Chris Waller will saddle up three horses in his bid for a first Caulfield Cup with the Turnbull Stakes trifecta of Verry Elleegant, Toffee Tongue and Finche.
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No Caulfield Cup For Coongy Cup Winner
Grahame Begg has a soft spot for Coongy Cup winner Nonconformist but he is happy to wait another year before targeting the stayer at the Caulfield Cup.
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