Melbourne Cup

Cup Place Up For Grabs In Bart Cummings

Posted on September 30, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A guaranteed start in the Melbourne Cup is up for grabs for the 25 horses entered in The Bart Cummings at Flemington. Saturday's 2500m-race offers connections of the winner a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 5. Early favourite for Saturday's race after nominations closed on Monday is Surprise Baby[...]

Posted on September 27, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter has entered pre-export quarantine in England ahead of his trip to Australia to defend his title. He was one of 17 horses to enter quarantine in Newmarket and County Tipperary in Ireland on Thursday for their two-week quarantine. They are due in Melbourne on October 12, but one will need[...]

Posted on September 24, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

William Haggas plans to give Raheen House one race in Australia before a shot at the Melbourne Cup at Flemington. The English trainer has earmarked the Caulfield Cup on October 19 as his preferred target for the gelding with the Geelong Cup four days later an alternative option. The five-year-old, one of just two horses[...]

Posted on September 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A horse racing in the colours made famous by Frankel and Enable is now the equal Melbourne Cup favourite following his Group Three win at Randwick. The Chris Waller-trained former French stayer Finche won Saturday's Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) by a long neck from Stampede who led for most of the race. Finche was immediately[...]

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 15, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It's not often that a trainer leaves a racecourse with a smile on their face after finishing out of the money but that was the case for Waverley's Bill Thurlow at Flemington on Saturday. Thurlow was reflecting on the performance of his Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner Glory Days, who demonstrated a good turn[...]

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 12, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Last year's Melbourne Cup minor placegetter Prince Of Arran could still have work to do to make the field for this year's $8 million race at Flemington. Prince Of Arran formed part of an English-trained trifecta in the 2018 Melbourne Cup when he finished third behind Cross Counter and Marmelo. All three are expected to[...]

Posted on September 12, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Global superstar Taylor Swift is heading to Australia to perform at the race that stops the nation. The ten-time Grammy Award-winner will sing two of her hits from the latest album Lover in the mounting yard at the Melbourne Cup Day on November 5. Lover is Australia's highest-selling album for the year and has generated[...]

Posted on September 11, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Glory Days will step out onto Flemington for the first time on Saturday and her connections are hoping she can return to the Melbourne track on the first Tuesday of November. The recently crowned New Zealand Champion Stayer is on a Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) path with her first Australian assignment being the Vale[...]

Posted on September 10, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Defending champion Cross Counter has been given 57.5kg for this year's Melbourne Cup, 0.5kg less than the Aidan O'Brien-trained 2018 English St Leger winner Kew Gardens who heads the weights with 58kg. The Charlie Appleby-trained Cross Counter has 6.5kg more than he carried to victory in 2018 in the $8 million race at Flemington. Handicaps[...]

Posted on September 8, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince Of Arran has rounded out his European preparation for a second tilt at the race with a Group Three third at Kempton. Trained by Charlie Fellowes, Prince Of Arran finished 1-3/4 lengths behind the winner Royal Line after being held up midway through the September Stakes (2400m). Prince Of Arran finished[...]

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

The Melbourne Cup dream is alive for connections of improving stayer Steel Prince who is set to be among the locally trained horses trying to stave off the international runners in this year's $8 million race at Flemington. Steel Prince, an import trained by Anthony Freedman, rose through the grades during an unbeaten autumn preparation,[...]

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 August 28, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Mike Moroney has unveiled plans for the horse he hopes can give him a second win in the famous race. Moroney, who trained Brew to win in 2000, was in his native New Zealand on Wednesday as an ambassador for the Melbourne Cup tour with the trophy on show at the Hobbiton[...]

Posted on August 28, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, Ireland Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup runner-up Marmelo will head straight to Australia without another start to be prepared for another tilt at Australia's most famous race. Trainer Hughie Morrison has confirmed the last-start Prix Kergolay winner will not run in next month's Irish St Leger. “I think the plan is to give him a couple of weeks off[...]

Cup Place Up For Grabs In Bart Cummings

Overseas Competitors Enter Quarantine

Caulfield Cup Option For Raheen House

Finche On His Way To Melbourne Cup Again

Melbourne Trip Off For Two Japanese Horses

Glory Days pleases in Melbourne debut

Spring Contenders Enter Quarantine In Uk

First Order Of Entries Released For Cups

Taylor Swift To Perform At Melbourne Cup

Flemington test for Glory Days

Kew Gardens Heads Melbourne Cup Weights

Prince Of Arran Third Ahead Of Cup Tilt

Hayes Has Cup Hopes For Import Super Titus

Prince Among Local Hopes For Cup Glory

Cross Counter Nominated For Cups

Moroney Hoping For Second Cup With Sound

Marmelo To Miss Irish St Leger

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