Caulfield Cup

Lost And Running out of The Everest

Posted on October 15, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

A vet inspection of the John O'Shea-trained Lost And Running on raceday morning has found him to be lame in the off hind leg and unsuitable to start in The Everest. The last start Group 2 Premiere Stakes winner was seen to be the main danger to the now $1.60 favourite Nature Strip in the race[...]

Posted on October 11, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The final field for this year's Caulfield Cup is starting to take shape, with Racing Victoria releasing an updated order of entry ahead of the 2400m Group 1 event on Saturday.

Posted on September 17, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Venerable six-year-old Smokin' Romans has qualified for next month's Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) with a gritty on-speed performance to win the Group 3 MRC Foundation Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday in the hands of Ethan Brown. The New Zealand-bred son of Ghibellines leapt from 57th in order of entry to be free from the ballot for a[...]

Posted on September 13, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having finished third in the 2021 Melbourne Cup, the Peter Moody-trained Spanish Mission has been announced as the topweight for both the 2022 Melbourne Cup and 2022 Caulfield Cup with 58kg.

Posted on August 13, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Wanganui trainer Kevin Myers continued to make the Riccarton Grand National Carnival his own as he produced a winning treble on the final day of the three-day meeting. Myers bagged four wins on the first day last Saturday and then took out the feature event, the Grand National Hurdles (4200m) with Happy Star on Wednesday.[...]

Posted on August 11, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainers Ben and JD Hayes are dreaming of a tilt at the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) with Group One winner Mr Brightside. The New Zealand-bred gelding has proven himself up to a mile, with victory in the Group 1 Doncaster Handicap (1600m), and they believe he is capable of competing over further ground this spring. “We definitely have[...]

Posted on August 10, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

David Payne's star mare Montefilia may still be a few weeks away from a first-up run, but he is confident that his team at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday can be competitive.

Posted on August 7, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Horrifying's golden run of form continued at Flemington on Saturday where he produced another determined performance to narrowly get the better of fellow New Zealand-bred Through Irish Eyes in the Rose Room (2530m). The five-year-old son of Shocking has responded positively since trainers Mark and Levi Kavanagh have elected to position the talented stayer more prominently, with[...]

Posted on August 4, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Success in Saturday's Group 3 Winning Edge Presentations 125th Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton could set the ball rolling for a start in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) for the Kevin Myers-trained Kick On. The Per Incanto five-year-old was earlier this week a surprise entry for the October 15 Caulfield feature but Myers first[...]

Posted on August 3, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The AU$5 million Caulfield Cup has attracted 169 entries, with 32 of those being internationally trained stayers. However, no Japanese runners will be contesting the Group 1 feature this year.

Posted on April 19, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Champion jockey Opie Bosson completed a full house of Group One wins in New Zealand when Imperatriz cruised to victory in the Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. New Zealand hosts 20 Group One races annually and the fillies and mares feature was the one domestic Group One[...]

Posted on March 26, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Victoria's jockey of the moment, Craig Williams, did not hesitate when asked about Crystal Pegasus' Caulfield Cup credentials after his comfortable victory in the $300,000 Mornington Cup (2400m) on Saturday. “Absolutely (he can compete in the Caulfield Cup on October 15),” Williams told racing.com after piloting the five-year-old gelding to his fourth consecutive win. “After[...]

Posted on March 25, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Victorian trainer Patrick Payne admits his stayer Defibrillate was “thrashed” by Pondus last start, but he still has a few reasons to be optimistic before the $300,000 Mornington Cup (2400m) on Saturday. Payne's seven-year-old ($8 to win with online bookmakers) will once again do battle with Robert HIckmott's six-year-old, after Pondus won the $200,000 Regal[...]

Posted on February 18, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Last year's Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner Ocean Billy is facing a lengthy stint on the sidelines after suffering a tendon injury. Rotorua owner Bill Pomare, who had trained Ocean Billy in New Zealand before sending him to Sydney, said he had received a call from trainer Chris Waller telling him the bad news[...]

Posted on February 4, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Lessons learned from one of Australasia's premier horsemen will stand Andrew Forsman in good stead for the next phase of his thoroughbred career. Forsman has trained in partnership with Murray Baker for the past decade and their close and successful association has been marked by 24 Group One victories spanning both sides of the Tasman.[...]

Posted on November 1, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand breeder Luigi Muollo is quietly confident that triple Derby winner Explosive Jack can put his Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) run behind him with a strong showing in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday. Explosive Jack had looked to be firmly on track for the Flemington feature when he[...]

Posted on November 1, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The significance of having a runner in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) has yet to fully dawn on Bill Pomare, but he has a fair idea of when that might happen. The popular Rotorua horseman shares ownership of Ocean Billy with his wife Suzi and friend Peter Ludgate. Just before 5pm NZ Time on[...]

Lost And Running out of The Everest

Caulfield Cup field taking shape with updated order of entry

Smokin’ Romans fends off rivals in Group 3

Spanish Mission tops Melbourne Cup and Caulfield Cup weights

Myers land training treble at Riccarton

Mr Brightside has Hayes brothers dreaming big

Montefilia return nears ahead of Caulfield Cup assault

Horrifying continues golden run

Kick On to use Winter Cup as Caulfield Cup launching pad

2022 Caulfield Cup draws 169 nominations

Bosson has sights set on next Group One milestone

Crystal Pegasus claims the Mornington Cup

Defibrillate in great health ahead of Mornington Cup

Ocean Billy sidelined by injury

Forsman well-grounded for solo training career

Muollo upbeat ahead of Melbourne Cup

Ocean Billy takes Rotorua to the Melbourne Cup

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