Sir John Hawkwood has reportedly been retired immediately following his run in the $6.2million Melbourne Cup. Blake Spriggs rode the 8-year-old in the today’s Melbourne Cup where the G1 Metrop winner ran 18th, 20 lengths behind winner Almandin. Sir John Hawkwood amassed more than $1.1million throughout his career with his feature win… Read More »
Sportsbet.com.au has installed Melbourne Cup winner Almandin as the outright favourite for the 2017 Melbourne Cup. Almandin is priced at $17 to make it two Melbourne Cups in a row after starting at $11 for this year’s Cup. 2016 favourite Hartnell opens on the second line of betting at $21… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy has taken to twitter to thank all those who sent him well wishes following his win onboard Almandin in yesterday’s Melbourne Cup. Tweeting a picture of the cup itself on Wednesday morning, McEvoy thanked his wife and family along with owner Lloyd Williams and Robert Hickmott for giving… Read More »
View the results and replay of Race 6 on Melbourne Cup day the Lexus Hybrid Plate. Have Your Say: Post a comment below with your thoughts on the race. Results: Jennifer Lynn wins Race 6 on #MelbourneCup day with Prompt Response in second and Invincibella in third. — Just Horse… Read More »
View the results and replay of Race 5 on Melbourne Cup day the Schweppes #FlemingtonFling. Have Your Say: Post a comment below with your thoughts on the race. Results: Speedeor wins the #FlemingtonFling from Biased Witness in second and Hellbound in third. — Just Horse Racing (@justhorseracing) November 1, 2016… Read More »
View the results and replay of Race 4 on Melbourne Cup day the Lavazza Prontissimo. Have Your Say: Post a comment below with your thoughts on the race. Results: Demonstrate wins race 4 on #MelbourneCup day from Sovereign Nation in second and Give Us A Go in third. — Just… Read More »
View the results and replay of Race 3 on Melbourne Cup day the Prince of Penzance Plate. Have Your Say: Post a comment below with your thoughts on the race. Results: Kinema wins Race 3 on #MelbourneCup day with Firenze in second and Four Carat in third. — Just Horse… Read More »
Everyone knows a guy who tells of an epic collect on Trackside but this one will be hard to top. The TAB Twitter account has reported that a punter has collected $127,000 when their $300 first 4 bet miraculously got up. The punter has backed the numbers 7-12 in a… Read More »
Capitalist will run in Saturday’s Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington after connections of the 3-year-old made the call this morning. Co-trainer Peter Snowden said earlier this week that the were weighing up whether to start the colt in Saturday’s Coolmore Stud Stakes or wait for the Darley Classic… Read More »
Mick Price has confirmed that dual Group One winning galloper Tarzino will be retired. Tarzino was set to run in the Caulfield Cup this Spring Carnival but swelling in his left foreleg saw the 4-year-old scratched from the race. Tarzino’s accomplishments include winning last years Group One Victoria Derby and… Read More »
Our Century has been the best backed runner leading in to the Bendigo Cup 2016 on Wednesday with Sportsbet.com.au punters taking the early odds of $2.50. Katelyn Mallyon will remain on the back of Our Century who was a last start winner in a BM84 race on Blue Sapphire Stakes day at Caulfield. There has… Read More »
Zac Purton has secured the ride on 2016 Victoria Derby favourite Sacred Elixir. Purton rode Sacred Elixir to a dominant victory in the Group One JJ Atkins in June earlier this year. Sacred Elixir is the $3.80 favourite to win the $1,5000,000 Victoria Derby on Saturday. Jockey @zpurton confirmed Victoria… Read More »
After a game second in the Thousand Guineas (1600m) to Global Glamour, I Am A Star has clearly been the best backed runner with Sportsbet.com.au to take out the PW Glass Fillies Classic (1600m) this Saturday at Moonee Valley. The daughter of I Am Invincible had the charmed run behind… Read More »
Owner John Camilleri is expected to announce that Mark Zahra will take the ride on board Vadamos in the 2016 Cox Plate. Plans for Joao Moreira to take the ride were thrown in to turmoil earlier today when Typhoon Haima prevented the jockey to leave Hong Kong. Damien Oliver was… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher has recommended that connections of Group One winning mare Set Square retire the galloper immediately. Veterinary reports have shown that the 2014 Crown Oaks winner has a stress fracture. She was due to run in last weekends Caulfield Cup until stewards found her to be stepping short… Read More »
Chautauqua may be regarded as the best sprinter in the world, but the punters at Sportsbet.com.au aren’t so sure about that as he has been a drifter in early betting for the Manikato Stakes (1200m) on Friday night at Moonee Valley. The champion grey resumed in the Moir (1000m) and… Read More »
The Cox Plate (2040m) is shaping up to be a match race between Winx and Hartnell, and while the great mare has had support, it has been Hartnell that has been best backed with Sportsbet.com.au to win the WFA championship of Australia. The last start Turnbull Stakes (2000m) winner opened… Read More »
A typhoon could ruin the plans of two top jockeys who have rides in the 2016 Manikato Stakes and Cox Plate. Joao Moreira has been booked to ride Vadamos in the 2016 Cox Plate on Saturday while Sam Clipperton has a ride on English in the Manikato Stakes on Friday night. The Hong Kong Jockey… Read More »
Captain Duffy has had it’s odds slashed in the Victoria Derby market after taking out the Geelong Classic on Geelong Cup day. Nick Callow made a daring mid-race move aboard Captain Duffy and was able to outstay his rivals to win the Classic over 2200m. The win has seen his odds come… Read More »
Craig Williams has been unsuccessful in overturning his appeal against a 12-meeting suspension for careless riding in the Caulfield Cup. The champion jockey also failed to have the suspension reduced, having asked the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board to reduce it to 8 meetings. He will now miss 2016 Cox… Read More »
