Five-year old gelding Trap For Fools has recorded the upset of the day at Flemington, claiming the time honoured Mackinnon Stakes to earn trainer Jarrod McLean his first ever Group 1 victory. The $26.00 chance drifted...
Add another Group 1 win to Santa Ana Lane’s growing resume of accomplishments. Now a four-time winner, trainer Anthony Freedman received some consolation for a poor run in last month’s Everest, storming home to...
With a host of chances running at Flemington today, all eyes will be on Godolphin’s $2.00 favourite Blair House in the Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes (1200). One of the stable’s other hopefuls will also...
A month after claiming back-to-back wins in The Everest, Redzel returns to the races tomorrow to defend her VRC Sprint Classic (1200m) crown. Peter Snowden’s six-year old is making a name for himself when...
Make it two wins in six days for Aristia. After winning the Wakeful Stakes on Saturday, the Matthew Ellerton & Simon Zahra trained three-year old enjoyed a gun run in Thursday’s Kennedy Oaks (2500m), jumping cleanly from...
Trainers Matthew Ellerton and Simon Zahra’s hopes rely on two runners today at Flemington, with the most promising being Kennedy Oaks (2500m) second-elect Aristia. The daughter of Lonhro is one of 15 three-year old fillies set...
Just three days after winning the Lexus Stakes (2500m) on the same track, Charlie Fellowes trained A Prince of Arran has run third in today’s Melbourne Cup. The speedy six-year old stalked the pace from a two-wide...
A track downgrade to a Heavy 9 this morning has thrown the Melbourne Cup market into chaos, as plenty of punters continue to search for runners with proven wet form....
T.J. Comerford, the traveling foreman for Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien, has been bullish on Yucatan’s Melbourne Cup chances all week. Even after drawing barrier 23, an unlucky gate no horse has won from since 1976,...
Champion trainer Darren Weir’s hopes rest on just one runner in today’s Melbourne Cup – out of form seven-year old Red Cardinal. After finishing 11th in last year’s Cup, the Irish import has...
Hughie Morrison trained Marmelo is one of four horses returning to contest today’s Melbourne Cup, and with jockey Hugh Bowman on board, it appears as though punters are starting to come around. The six-year old British...
Champion Australian trainer Gai Waterhouse has only won the Melbourne Cup once, a memorable victory with Damien Oliver aboard Fiorente back in 2013. Last year racing’s most powerful woman took Cismontane to the Cup on the back of...
