Caulfield Cup

Baker chases fifth Underwood crown

Posted on September 24, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Hall of Fame trainer Murray Baker has won the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield four times already so he well knows the formidable task he has set for The Chosen One on Saturday. Baker’s previous four winners – The Phantom (1990), Lion Tamer (2011), Dundeel (2013) and Bonneval (2017) – would easily find[...]

Posted on September 24, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Phillip Stokes has a big day at Caulfield with stable star Mr Quickie and exciting three-year-olds Instant Celebrity and Savannah Cloud in action.

Posted on September 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Oceanex is continuing to please trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr ahead of the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) in November. The daughter of Ocean Park guaranteed her spot in the great race after winning the Listed The Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington in May. The five-year-old mare has finished towards the tail of[...]

Posted on September 19, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lightly-raced stayer Orderofthegarter has won his way into the Caulfield Cup with an impressive performance in the Naturalism Stakes.

Posted on September 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tony McEvoy is happy with the strength of his two-pronged attack on the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield where he runs Pretty Brazen and Dollar For Dollar.

Posted on September 16, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Charlie Fellowes needs a new jockey for Prince Of Arran but he's got no shortage of potential suitors for the dual Melbourne Cup placegetter.

Posted on September 15, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Irish master trainer Aidan O'Brien has placed six horses into quarantine for the Melbourne spring carnival headed by 2019 Epsom Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck.

Posted on September 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Peter Gelagotis isn't suggesting Levendi will return to racing a winner in the Makybe Diva Stakes but says the horse is ready for a big comeback campaign.

Posted on September 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Handicaps have been released for the Melbourne Cup with English Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck given the distinction of being allocated top weight.

Posted on September 1, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Semi-retired horseman Mark Lupton is encouraged by reports on his top-class staying mare Etah James, as the eight-year-old daughter of Raise The Flag gets ready for a spring campaign. The winner of the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) in autumn, Etah James has remained in the care of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace at their[...]

Posted on August 31, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

English trainer Ed Dunlop has indicated to Racing Victoria that he wants to bring his tough stayer Red Verdon back to Melbourne for the spring carnival. RV’s international recruiter Paul Bloodworth said Dunlop had been back in touch with him to say he was interested in coming over. “He had cold feet but he’s got[...]

Posted on August 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria officials have been amazed with the quantity and quality of nominations for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups despite uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Entries for the features were announced on Thursday and the Caulfield Cup, which will be run on October 17, attracted 177 nominations, an increase of 29 from last year[...]

Posted on August 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

At nine, Grey Lion has entered the veteran bracket but trainer Matt Smith says the stayer is showing no signs of slowing down. If anything, Smith feels the gelding is in the best shape of his career as he prepares to take on a talented field in the Group Three Premier’s Cup (1900m) at Rosehill[...]

Posted on August 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Grahame Begg thought long and hard about kicking off his exciting staying prospect Nonconformist in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield but reasoned it would be a tough way for him to start a spring campaign. Instead, he has taken a softer option and the horse will run in a 1400m Handicap on the same program[...]

Posted on August 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Murray Baker will target the early spring carnival races in Sydney with two of his stable stars, led by Australian Derby winner Quick Thinker. The New Zealand horseman, who trains in partnership with Andrew Forsman, confirmed both Quick Thinker and Sydney Cup runner-up The Chosen One were being readied to head across the Tasman. “The[...]

Posted on July 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Country trainer Terry Kelly does not have the horses to be a key player during the spring, but the coronavirus pandemic may help him achieve a lifelong ambition. Kelly is yet to have a runner in the Melbourne Cup, but this may be his chance if international competitors are unable to travel. Skelm kicks off[...]

Posted on July 19, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Grahame Begg is planning to kick-off Caulfield Cup hopeful Nonconformist’s preparation on the Memsie Stakes program, but it is unlikely to be in the main event. Begg has high hopes for the lightly raced rising four-year-old this spring and has pinpointed the $5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) in October as his major target. Nonconformist[...]

Baker chases fifth Underwood crown

Fresh Is Best For Mr Quickie, Says Trainer

Turnbull Stakes next for Oceanex

Caulfield Cup On Order For Emerging Stayer

McEvoy In Pretty Brazen Chase For Dollars

Fellowes In No Hurry To Find New Jockey

Aidan O’Brien Sending Stars To Melbourne

Levendi Set To Follow Spring Cups Trail

English Derby Winner Top Weight For Cup

Melbourne Cup an option for Kiwi mare Etah James

Melb Cup Back On The Agenda For Red Verdon

Depth And Quality In Cups Nominations

Grey Lion Roaring Towards Cup Assignment

Begg Takes Easier Path With Nonconformist

Derby Winner Set For Sydney Spring Return

Skelm Starts His Cups Tilt At The Valley

Caulfield Cup Spring Aim For Nonconformist

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