Caulfield Cup

Brimham Rocks Wins Way Into Caulfield Cup

Posted on September 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Chris Waller-trained Brimham Rocks has earned a ticket into the Caulfield Cup with his first Australian victory in the MRC Foundation Cup. Saturday's win in the Group Three race over 2000m erased last year's spring disappointment where he notched six consecutive placings. Ridden by Michael Walker, Brimham Rocks ($21) scored by 1-1/4 lengths from[...]

Posted on September 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

With his place in the Melbourne Cup already assured, Steel Prince gets an opportunity to win his way into the Caulfield Cup. Steel Prince has the second start of his spring preparation at Caulfield in Saturday's Group Three MRC Foundation Cup (2000m) which carries a ballot exemption to the winner into the $5 million Caulfield[...]

Posted on September 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A precautionary scope ahead of a planned Caulfield Cup lead-up race has resulted in trainer David Brideoake scratching Self Sense from the MRC Foundation Cup at Caulfield. Self Sense is guaranteed a start in next month's Caulfield Cup (2400m) courtesy of his victory in the Mornington Cup earlier in the year and Brideoake does not[...]

Posted on September 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Two Japanese horses who held entries for Melbourne spring carnival features will not be making the trip to Australia. Racing Victoria said after reviewing the weights and order of entry the connections of Meiner Wunsch and Meiner Fanrong have decided not to send the pair to Melbourne. Meiner Wunsch was well down the Melbourne Cup[...]

Posted on September 13, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

A group of 18 European horses including Melbourne Cup favourites Mustajeer and Constantinople have entered quarantine in England ahead of the trip to Australia for spring carnival features. Those horses, 11 owned in Australian interests including six who will join local stables, will spend two weeks in quarantine in Newmarket before flying to Melbourne. They[...]

Posted on September 11, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Damien Oliver will ride Ebor Handicap winner Mustajeer in the Caulfield Cup as the champion jockey chases a record-equalling fifth win in the rich handicap. Owners Australian Bloodstock have confirmed via Twitter, Oliver has been booked for Mustajeer who is to be trained by Kris Lees and is among a group of five horses on[...]

Posted on September 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Dual Group One winner Kenedna will have her blinkers back on in the Group Two Feehan Stakes at The Valley as Ciaron Maher follows a familiar pattern with the mare. Kenedna did enough in her season return in the P B Lawrence Stakes over 1400m to have her co-trainer Maher convinced the mare is on[...]

Posted on August 31, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

With his first Australian win now on the board, the next job for promising import Super Titus will be to try to qualify for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. Having his third Australian start and second of his current preparation, in Saturday's Heatherlie Stakes at Caulfield, Super Titus defied a wide run throughout to win[...]

Posted on August 29, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Last year's Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter is one of 39 overseas-trained entries among 152 nominations for the next running of the $8 million race. Fellow English horses Marmelo and A Prince Of Arran, second and third in 2018, have also been nominated. Godolphin's Cross Counter is among 143 entries for the Caulfield Cup and[...]

Posted on July 25, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

David Brideoake is in no rush with dual-purpose galloper Self Sense who kicks off his spring campaign at Caulfield. Self Sense, who has campaigned successfully over hurdles and on the flat, has a ticket into the Caulfield Cup courtesy of his win in the Mornington Cup in March. The rising nine-year-old starts his campaign towards[...]

Posted on July 1, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Dual Group One winner Kenedna's build-up towards the spring is already underway after a highly successful campaign in Sydney and Brisbane. Kenedna won the Group One Coolmore Legacy Stakes at Randwick during the Sydney autumn carnival in April before heading north to Queensland where she added the Group One Doomben Cup and Group Two P[...]

Posted on June 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A review of the benchmark weight for northern hemisphere three-year-olds in feature spring races has led to a change ahead of this year's carnival. Northern hemisphere three-year-olds have won the Melbourne Cup for the past two years, with Rekindling carrying 51.5kg in 2017 while last year Cross Counter won with 51kg. Racing Victoria's Greg Carpenter[...]

Brimham Rocks Wins Way Into Caulfield Cup

Steel Prince Chasing Caulfield Cup Spot

Precautionary Scope Rules Out Self Sense

Melbourne Trip Off For Two Japanese Horses

Spring Contenders Enter Quarantine In Uk

Oliver To Ride Mustajeer In Caulfield Cup

Kenedna In Line For Strong Feehan Showing

Hayes Has Cup Hopes For Import Super Titus

Cross Counter Nominated For Cups

Self Sense Kicks Off Bid For Caulfield Cup

Kenedna’s Main Spring Targets Remain Open

Change To Cup Weight Benchmark For Nh 3yos

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