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 »
View the results and replay for the 2018 Geelong Cup. The Geelong Cup was raced at Geelong racecourse on 24/10/2018. Replay: He's a tough horse! Runaway takes out the Geelong Cup with an all-the-way victory for @GaiWaterhouse1 and Adrian Bott. They quinella the race with Northwest Passage finishing second. pic.twitter.com/UALawYHiCW… Read More »
We take a look at the market movers and best backed runners for each race at Geelong on Wednesday (24/10/2018) 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 influence some moves.
An important lead up, potentially, to the Melbourne Cup is the Geelong Cup (2400m) and that race highlights a bumper nine race card on Wednesday at Geelong. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. Geelong Cup… Read More »
Withhold is favourite to add his name to the list of international winners of the Geelong Cup and jockey Kerrin McEvoy believes the English stayer has what it takes to make an immediate impression in his Australian debut. The Roger Charlton-trained Withhold was the $2.90 favourite on the eve of… Read More »
English stayer Withhold is one of the headline entries for the Group Three Geelong Cup which has attracted a field of 16. The Geelong Cup has proven a guide to the Melbourne Cup with internationals Media Puzzle (2002), Americain (2010) and Dunaden (2011) completing the double. To be ridden by… Read More »
View the final field for the 2018 Geelong Cup. The Geelong Cup will be run on Wednesday 24th October at Geelong racecourse. Time: 4:00pm Distance: 2400m Class: Group 3 Market 💰: View the current Geelong Cup odds Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Geelong Cup? –… Read More »
View the nominations for the 2018 Geelong Cup. The Geelong Cup will be run on Wednesday 24th October at Geelong racecourse. Nominations: Horse 1 A PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB) 2 BARRY THE BAPTIST 3 BIG DUKE (IRE) 4 BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB) 5 CASTERTON (IRE) 6 CHEQUERED FLAG (NZ) 7 DAL… Read More »
A light autumn campaign is the plan for stayer Vengeur Masque before attention turns to the spring and a crack at the Melbourne Cup. Vengeur Masque has narrowly missed out on a Melbourne Cup start twice but still made his mark last spring in Victoria by winning the Group Three… Read More »
