Winning the Melbourne Cup is an experience that will stay with Nick Moraitis forever. Winning a second is something he finds hard to imagine. In 1997, Might And Power won the race in a heart-stopping finish that tricked Greg Hall on runner-up Doriemus into a premature victory salute. Jim Cassidy… Read More »
The doubt surrounding a Melbourne Cup start for imported galloper Green Moon has eased after the horse came through a searching gallop at Moonee Valley on Friday. Owner Lloyd Williams issued a provisional all clear after the workout for Green Moon, whose Cup prospects took a battering in last weekend’s… Read More »
Permit will figure in a gear change for Saturday’s Lexus Stakes when he lines up as one of two Chris Waller-trained stayers chasing a Melbourne Cup berth at Flemington. Waller has last-start Group One Metropolitan runner-up Kelinni in the Lexus (2500m) along with Permit who will have ear muffs re-applied… Read More »
This race won’t be remembered for the greatness of the win. It will be rememberd for a couple reasons: It was the closest finish in Cup history and the fact that nine of the first ten horses across the line originally started their career overseas, another example of how this… Read More »
The Melbourne Cup dream is still alive for the English galloper Gatewood. But his owner Terry Henderson is more hopeful of running in the 2013 edition than next Tuesday at Flemington. The victim of bad luck and a desire to beat the handicapper in his quest for a Cup start,… Read More »
Wednesday’s Group 3 Bendigo Cup over 2400m has attracted a weak field despite it being well timed for Melbourne Cup hopefuls to qualify for the $6.2 million race. With the Bendigo Cup now in its second running over the distance of 2400m and holding Group 3 status, it holds the… Read More »
Glen Boss’s chances of claiming a fourth Melbourne Cup trophy are almost certain to hinge on English stayer Gatewood earning a ballot-exempt place in this year’s race. Boss is so far without a ride in the race he won three times on Makybe Diva but his fortunes have taken a… Read More »
Connections of English horse Gatewood will need to rely on attrition or run the stayer again on Derby Day if he is to get his chance at emulating the past two Geelong Cup winners in the Melbourne Cup. Gatewood was on Thursday handed a 1kg penalty for his Geelong Cup… Read More »
Dwayne Dunn and Chad Schofield are set to miss Derby Day at Flemington after both were handed 10 meeting suspensions for careless riding on Geelong Cup day. Dunn was suspended after pleading guilty to shifting in aboard From The Terrace at the 900 metre mark during the fourth race on… Read More »
Gatewood has shortened from $23 to $14 with Sportingbet Australia for the Melbourne Cup following his win in today’s Geelong Cup. $500 MELBOURNE CUP FREE BET + TOP TOTE PLUS Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said he was happy to lay the imported galloper despite the outstanding record of Geelong… Read More »
Gatewood has firmed from $21 into $11 and onto the fifth line of betting with online bookmaker sportsbet for the 2012 Melbourne Cup after saluting in the Geelong Cup this afternoon. French stayer Dunaden continues to head the Melbourne Cup market at $6.50, easing slightly from $6.00. $500 MELBOURNE CUP… Read More »
The Geelong Cup has again fallen into foreign hands and the grip of the international raiders on this year’s Melbourne Cup has grown stronger with the win of Gatewood in the race that shapes the big one. Thanks to a perfectly executed plan devised in a phone call between jockey… Read More »
Maluckyday, considered one of the best of the local hopes in the Melbourne Cup, will first get the chance to topple the internationals at Geelong on Wednesday. Maluckyday, the 2010 Melbourne Cup runner-up, will line up against three international Cup hopefuls in the seven-horse Group Three Geelong Cup (2400m) –… Read More »
Punters seem convinced that Brigantin is the one to beat at tomorrow’s Geelong Cup, with significant support from punters over the last 24 hours seeing his odds firm significantly with online bookmaker. $500 GEELONG CUP FREE BET + TOP TOTE PLUS His priced as moved from $3.60 to $2.90 one… Read More »
A weight penalty and the burden of history hasn’t been enough to stop last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden from retaining favouritism to go back-to-back at Flemington. Racing Victoria chief handicapper Greg Carpenter penalised Dunaden one kilogram for last Saturday’s Caulfield Cup win and the French stayer will now carry… Read More »
For all the practical reasons, Wednesday’s Geelong Cup is of vital importance to Australia’s biggest racing event. Other than that, it could easily be mistaken for the feature race on a European card. Only seven runners have accepted for the $300,000 Group Three event that has become as important as… Read More »
French galloper Brigantin is the subject of a Melbourne Cup betting plunge with Sportingbet Australia as punters continue to back the Andre Fabre trained horse to win the Flemington feature on November 6. $200 SPORTINGBET FREE BET Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said punters appear keen to take any price… Read More »
The internationals again appear to be the pick of the bunch for this year’s Geelong Cup, with French raider Brigantin the best supported horse in the race by punters, in from $6.50 to $3.60 with online bookmaker sportsbet following the barrier draw. $500 GEELONG CUP FREE BET + TOP TOTE… Read More »
Race 7 – 4:00PM Centrebet Geelong Cup (2400 METRES) Of $300,000.1st $180,000, 2nd $54,000, 3rd $27,000, 4th $13,500, 5th $7,500, 6th $6,000, 7th $6,000, 8th $6,000 GROUP 3 Handicap, Minimum Weight 54kg, Apprentices cannot claim.Field Limit: 17 + 4 EM Special Offer: $500 FREE BET – Luxbet (Tabcorp owned) Special… Read More »
The recently-acquired fame that prompted an upgrade in the status of the Geelong Cup seems likely to result in one of the smallest fields on record for Wednesday’s 2012 edition. Victories by the past two Melbourne Cup winners, Americain and Dunaden, on their way to success at Flemington a week… Read More »
