#Australian Cup

A race created on a platform of fan engagement and backed by a $5 million purse is set to deliver everything turf administrators want from the All-Star Mile. Now in its third year, the All-Star Mile field is shaped by a mixture of public voting and wildcard entries in a concept not too dissimilar to how players are picked for the NBA All-Star…

In 29 attempts, Patrick Moloney had managed just three placings at group 1 level. But the 28-year-old is now a Newmarket Handicap winner, following his boilover victory on rank outsider Roch'N' Horse in Saturday's feature event at Flemington. Punters were left bewildered while bookies celebrated the shock result, with the little known Kiwi sprinter…

First of all, I'd like to thank all of you for your time in asking such fantastic questions in the very first call for questions. I can't promise I'll always have the answers you're looking for, but my staff (Kyle Fansler, Derek Reese, Chris Moore) and I will endeavor to do our best. This week's questions are grouped by topic: STREAMING…

Almost 150 years of racing are covered in this week's look at Australia's best thoroughbreds, with horses on the list racing between 1866 and 2004. Who is included? Read on to find out who Justin Cinque, Andrew Hawkins and sheek have rated from 31 to 35. 35. Justin Cinque - The Barb (b. 1863) 22/16/2/1 (73%) The Barb is one of the first champions…

Mark and Lisa Delbridge will look to start the new year with a bang when they send six runners to Sandown Park on Thursday night. Last year was a watershed year for the popular training partners, who between them won a phenomenal 406 races and over $2.6 in prize money in 2022. Brilliant Melbourne Cup winner Yachi Bale accounted for more than a…

Salute the Soldier wins Maktoum Challenge Round 3 on Super Saturday at Meydan, with the next stop the Dubai World Cup. Photo by Erika Rasmussen, courtesy of Dubai Racing Club March 8 (UPI) -- Super Saturday in Dubai, the highlight of weekend horse racing around the world, opened the door to World Cup night for some of the horses who have toiled…

Deane Lester's Twitter handle is Defier1. OK, no blue tick (doesn't need it or wouldn't want it), but some not too shabby 28000 followers and yes it suits, and perhaps subtlety sums up Australia's most respected wagering investment adviser, or if you wanted to be cheap and a touch tacky, you could go with tipster. But the much loved "Deano" is of…

The Australian Cup, won by Duais this year, has doubled to $3m. Racing Photos via Getty Images Victoria will be the place to race in 2023 with $49m prizemoney to be won across supercharged summer and autumn carnivals. Fresh off a record spring carnival, in both wagering and prizemoney, Racing Victoria on Wednesday will confirm its latest round of…

Edward Cummings has Melbourne Cup plans for 2021 Queensland Oaks winner Duais. Picture: Racing Photos His famous grandfather won the Melbourne Cup 12 times and now Ed Cummings has his eyes firmly focused on one. A year ago Ed Cummings became the latest member of his family to score a Group 1 when then relatively unknown filly Duais ventured to the…

Flemington Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria. It is the home of the prestigious Melbourne Cup race, which is run over a distance of 3200 meters and is known as "the race that stops a nation." But how did Flemington get its name? Let's take a look! Nestled in Melbourne, Australia's Victoria state lies the…

The race of the Autumn Carnival is the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick this Saturday in what could be a swan song for the Australian career of champion mare Verry Elleegant. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 Queen Elizabeth Stakes. *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T's…

A strong field has been assembled for the Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington this Saturday, with Sydney sider Think It Over creating interest as he comes to Melbourne in search of a dry deck. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 Australian Cup. *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T's…

The Phoenix at The Meadows is four weeks away yet the makeup of the $1m to-the-winner contest is very close to being finalised. Following his impressive Melbourne Cup heat win at Sandown on Saturday, Paddy Wants Pats has been snapped up by the Keeping/Zipping syndicate. And it's the black dog's high speed which makes him a genuine contender in the…

Pre-race favourite Duais has bolted in to win the $1.5 million Tancred Stakes, claiming its third Group 1 in the process. The four-year-old mare, trained by Edward Cummings, proved far too good for the rest of the field, with jockey Josh Parr biding his time before allowing her to let rip down the straight to win by 3.4 lengths. Stockman finished…

The Melbourne Cup has rolled around again and that means it's time for a nation to have a punt. This year's race resembles an old school race with the field mostly made up by locally-trained gallopers with a few international raiders thrown in and heading up the market. The favourite is a horse called Deauville Legend and it's trained by a young…

From a $21 winner to now being favourite for the Caulfield Cup, that's the rise of Turnbull Stakes winner Smokin' Romans but can he repeat the effort in a fortnight? FIVE TO FOLLOW SMOKIN' ROMANS (Race 7) How could you not? History says Group 1 Turnbull Stakes winners usually go on with it in the spring and Smokin' Romans, apart from being in the…

Initially, I didn't need any race form for this project. Weights and measures count, like times and ratings, breeding, management and navigation. But racehorses appeal simply as individuals. Watching them run, walk, parade or simply stand is one of life's pleasures - and educations. Winston Churchill once said, "There is something about the outside…

Duais is at the top of the markets for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. Picture: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images The Melbourne Cup won't be the only multimillion-dollar target for Duais in the spring. The mare's trainer Ed Cummings also has the Japan Cup on the triple Group 1 winner's agenda. Duais is high in betting for the Caulfield and Melbourne…

Hobart Cup winner Ho Ho Khan will tackle the Group 1 Australian Cup at Flemington. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones Recent rough results make it difficult to fully discount any runner in the Group 1 Australian Cup. Former Hong Kong galloper Ho Ho Khan is a $41 chance to win Saturday's Flemington event but longer-priced runners have shocked punters in…

Hopefully I've found a few of these on Saturday. Another bottomless heavy track awaits punters at Randwick on Saturday and I've found some horse that should relish the conditions at good odds. Tips are listed in AEDT. It is a huge ask for a horse to win a race at this level on debut but when she was trialling up pre-Christmas I had her pegged as a…

Super Impose was a champion'miler' winning two Doncaster Handicaps along with two Epsom's. I had the pleasure of calling the historic Doncaster Mile 30 times, beginning with Bye Bye's win in 1969. Under normal circumstances I wouldn't have begun my Doncaster journey until 1974, but there was a dramatic development in the spring of 1968 when Ken…

With the new racing season underway we've put it to our stable of experts to lay their reputations on the line and hand out some predictions for the next 12 months, including their early selections for The Everest and Melbourne Cup plus what's the next'big thing' we've got to look forward to. THE NEXT BIG THING RAY THOMAS - Dylan Gibbons: The son…

Classic Causeway, shown winning the Sam F. Davis Stakes earlier in the meeting, is morning-line favorite for Saturday's Tampa Bay. SV Photography photo, courtesy of Tampa Bay Downs March 11 (UPI) -- With the Kentucky Derby picture still very much uncertain, Saturday's Tampa Bay Derby looms as a golden opportunity for one or more of the 3-year-olds…

The results for the 2022 Melbourne Cup are in with the punters' favourite - Gold Trip - storming to victory. 1. Gold Trip (FR) 2. Emissary (GB) 3. High Emocean (NZ) 4. Deauville Legend 5. Realm of Flowers 6. Daqiansweet Junior 7. Smokin' Romans 8. Stockman 9. Knights Order 10. Vow and Declare 11. Arapaho 12. Hoo Ya Mal 13. Without A Fight 14. Grand…

Gilbert Gardiner and Clinton Payne Four-time Cox Plate-winning jockey Hugh Bowman is set to be reunited with Duais in the $8m Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). Josh Parr has been Duais's regular pilot this year, following early success winning the Australian Cup and Tancred Stakes in back-to-back Group 1 autumn starts. Duais ran eighth at Caulfield on…

It entered sporting folklore before Correct Weight had landed, the horse racing equivalent of cricket's infamous underarm delivery. Trevor Chappell had created a Trans-Tasman incident by bowling underarm to Brian McKechnie at the MCG in 1981 and 11 years later, Shane Dye returned serve by " slaughtering " the $3.50 Veandercross in the Caulfield…

Flemington trainer Mike Moroney will unveil promising galloper Caesar at Pakenham on Thursday night. Picture: Getty Images. Herald Sun form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Thursday's meeting at Pakenham. BEST BET CAESAR (Race 5 No.1 - $4.80) Handy former Kiwi galloper making his local debut for Mike Moroney. Not disgraced in Group company in…

Herald Sun form analyst Brad Waters takes an early look at Saturday's huge Turnbull Stakes card at Flemington. BEST BET YEARNING (Race 4, No.1) Yearning charged home when close-up in the Let's Elope Stakes first-up. She'll only be fitter and is well in at the weights. VALUE BET VOW AND DECLARE (Race 6, No.2) Vow And declare showed he was on the way…

Bjorn Baker is keen to strike while the iron is hot and execute another valuable Melbourne feature raid with She's Ideel in Saturday's Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington. Baker's Warwick Farm yard is coming off a stellar weekend with three feature race wins across two tracks in a matter of hours last Saturday. Two of those triumphs came…

David'Gator' Gately has the game plan for this Saturday's action with the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap the highlight on'Super Saturday' Raceday at Flemington. The Victoria Racing Club are hoping for a big crowd with the Group 1 Australian Cup the other highlight. Eight of the nine races are Group or Listed races on an excellent undercard. The…

The New Corp Racing and Wagering team have put together an expert panel to give you, the audience the early inside running on feature races in Melbourne and Sydney this spring. The panel of six will be offering their early thoughts on all of the Group 1 races and other feature contests during the spring, through until the end of the Melbourne Cup…