Andrew Hawkins

• 47 third declarations for Melbourne Cup

  A total of 47 declarations have been received for the $6 million Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m), to be run next Tuesday.

   
• Remembering the greats – famous Cox Plates

  I don’t know about everyone else, but at Spring Carnival time every year, I tend to think about past editions of our great races.

   
• Comprehensive Tatts Cox Plate preview

  Just Horse Racing writer Andrew Hawkins will be attending his first Cox Plate and has analysed the field for Saturday’s feature.

   
• Hay List out of Moir Stakes

  Saturday’s Cox Plate meeting has lost a major drawcard with boom sprinter Hay List out of the Group 2 Moir Stakes (1200m).

   
• Americain looking to continue good record of internationals from Geelong to Flemington

  The American-bred, French-trained and Australian-owned stayer Americain will be looking to capitalise on the good record of internationals who run in the Geelong Cup.

   
• Greatest Cup Never Run just around the corner

  We are only 13 days away from the 150th Melbourne Cup, and a highly anticipated feature of this year’s Melbourne Cup Day will be the Greatest Cup Never Run.

   
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  Corey Brown the new rider for Shoot Out

  Top Sydney jockey Corey Brown has been booked to ride Shoot Out in two of his three remaining races this spring.

   
• Melbourne Cup runners: what’s the plan?

  Just Horse Racing has been canvassing all the available news, as well as speaking to trainers, to try and get a guide on where horses will run in the lead up to the Emirates Melbourne Cup two weeks from today.

   
• Sydney raceclubs merger to go ahead after STC guarantee support

  The Sydney Turf Club board has agreed to a merger with the Australian Jockey Club, as long as a number of conditions are met.

   
• Change of jockey likely on Descarado for Melbourne Cup

  Caulfield Cup winner Descarado looks likely to have a new jockey for the Melbourne Cup.

   
• Jockey Stathi Katsidis dead: racing industry in mourning

  Top Queensland jockey Stathi Katsidis has been found dead at his home this morning.

   
• Wall Street on track for Cox Plate

  New Zealand’s best galloper Wall Street is ready for a tilt at Saturday’s $3 million Tatts Cox Plate (2040m).

   
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  Rawiller: “I think More Joyous can beat So You Think”

  Jockey Nash Rawiller is confident that his Cox Plate mount More Joyous can defeat the hot favourite So You Think on Saturday.

   
• 10 horses to line up in a classic Cox Plate

  Ten horses have accepted this morning for Saturday’s $3 million Tatt’s Cox Plate (2040m).

   
• Frank Dichiera’s long losing streak comes to a satisfying end

  Mullumbimby trainer Frank Dichiera was celebrating yesterday after the victory of Aussie Gal at Ballina.

   
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  15 to line up in the Centrebet.com Geelong Cup

  A total of 15 horses have been accepted for Wednesday’s Group 3 Centrebet.com Geelong Cup.

   
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  So You Think he’s the next champion of Australian racing?

  I have a confession to make – at the risk of sounding very much single, who wants a girlfriend when you can get excited by the likes of So You Think during the spring carnival?

   
• Likely Cox Plate field

  The field for next Saturday’s Tatts Cox Plate (2040m) will be finalised on Tuesday, but Just Horse Racing understands that the field is close to determined.

   
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  Caulfield Cup goes to Descarado

  Gallant High Chaparral galloper Descarado has outstayed his rivals to win Saturday’s $2.5 million BMW Caulfield Cup (2400m).

   
• Spring Carnival beginning to heat up

  With the Caulfield Cup, won by the Gai Waterhouse-trained Descarado, now out of the way, the focus turns to Australia’s two greatest races – the weight for age championship of Australasia, the Tattersalls Cox Plate, and the race that stops the nation, the Emirates Melbourne Cup.