The Charlie Fellowes trained Prince Of Arran has been guaranteed a start in the Melbourne Cup after receiving a 1kg penalty for his Geelong Cup win. Prince Of Arran has jumped up the Melbourne Cup order after he was penalised 1kg for yesterday’s Geelong Cup win giving him 54kg for… Read More »
A tweet by trainer Charlie Fellowes regarding a weight penalty for the Melbourne Cup has gone viral on twitter with over 800 likes within hours of it being made. Charlie Followes the trainer of Geelong Cup winner Prince Of Arran has asked handicapper Greg Carpenter for a Melbourne Cup weight… Read More »
Tash Eaton, the travelling assistant for English trainer Charlie Fellowes, has implored the Racing Victoria handicapper to penalise Prince Of Arran for the Melbourne Cup after a fighting victory in the Geelong Cup. Last year’s Melbourne Cup third placegetter, Prince Of Arran is 36th in the order of entry into… Read More »
View the results and replay for the 2019 Geelong Cup. The Geelong Cup was raced at Geelong racecourse on 23/10/2019. Comments 🗣: Prince Of Arran needs a weight penalty to secure a place in the Melbourne Cup Field. Replay: Prince Of Arran fends off a fast finishing True Self to… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on Wednesday’s horse racing around the country with most of the big money being placed at Geelong and Warwick Farm. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
We take a look at the market movers and best backed runners for each race at Geelong where it is Geelong Cup day on Wednesday (23/10/2019) with Sportsbet.com.au, there has been plenty of big moves for long shots and those in the market. * Market Movers include scratchings which can… Read More »
A bumper nine race card has been assembled for Geelong on Wednesday for Geelong Cup, with the 2400m feature being a potential key lead up towards the Melbourne Cup. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit…. Read More »
Resident tipster Adam gives his betting strategy for Wednesday’s (23/10/2019) racing. Note that some prices quoted were available at the time of writing, which was 4.45pm Tuesday. Betting Strategy Outlay: $18135 Betting Strategy Return: $20287 Futures Outlay: $445 Futures Return: $120 Geelong ($120) Race One: $15 Win Olympic Oath… Read More »
View the final field and barriers for the 2019 Geelong Cup. The Geelong Cup will be run on Wednesday 23rd October at Geelong racecourse. Time: 4:00pm Distance: 2400m Class: Group 3 Market 💰: View the Geelong Cup odds Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Geelong Cup?… Read More »
Connections of Irish mare True Self hope she can advance her way up the Melbourne Cup order of entry by winning the Geelong Cup. True Self missed a start in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup (2400m) when third emergency with Wednesday’s race over the same distance the ideal back-up. The Willie Mullins-trained… Read More »
Last year’s Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince Of Arran is one of a host of horses, including three other internationals, who will be trying to force their way into this year’s feature at Flemington when they run in the Group Three $400,000 Geelong Cup. Trained by Charlie Fellowes at Newmarket in… Read More »
Caulfield Cup winner Mer De Glace has been given a 1kg penalty for the Melbourne Cup. The Hishasi Shimizu-trained Damian Lane-ridden Mer De Glace became the second Japanese horse to win the Group One Caulfield Cup on Saturday, joining Admire Rakti (2014). The penalty for Mer De Glace for the… Read More »
Four internationally trained horses including last year’s Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince Of Arran feature among the field of 11 for the Group Three $400,000 Geelong Cup. The Charlie Fellowes-trained Prince Of Arran finished second in the Group Two Herbert Power Stakes in his return to Australian racing on October 12… Read More »
Assistant trainer Sam Freedman says the stable has dodged a bullet with Steel Prince who will progress his Melbourne Cup claims at Geelong. Steel Prince was to have his final lead-up for the $8 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 5 in the Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield… Read More »
The gamble by connections to scratch their horse Neufbosc and head to Melbourne in hope of a Caulfield Cup start has not paid off. Neufbosc was the second emergency for the Caulfield Cup but has not gained a start in the race with just the one scratching in the field…. Read More »
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 2019 Geelong Cup four days later an alternative option. The… Read More »
The narrow defeat of Tarquin in the Mornington Cup may have cost trainer Simon Ryan the opportunity of a lifetime. Victory in the Mornington Cup would have given Tarquin a start in the Caulfield Cup and for Ryan, who runs a small operation at Warrnambool, a chance to showcase his… Read More »
A horse foaled in the district has delivered a dream result for some of his connections in the Group Three Geelong Cup. Four-year-old Runaway, bred at Rosemont Stud about 20 minutes away from the Geelong racecourse, led home a stable quinella for co-trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott in Wednesday’s… Read More »
Runaway cemented his Melbourne Cup claims with his Geelong Cup win and Sportsbet firmed his price from $301 into $41 to win the great race. Runaway will attempt to emulate Dunaden (2011), who was the last Geelong Cup winner to win at Flemington on the first Tuesday in November. Yucatan… Read More »
Melbourne Cup contender Withhold has bleed during his run in the Geelong Cup where he jumped as the $3.20 favourite. Withhold was a $15 chance in Melbourne Cup odds before the running of the Geelong Cup. The horse will receive a 3 month ban from racing ruling him out of… Read More »
