#Bruce McAvaney

Verry Elleegant has won the Melbourne Cup to give trainer Chris Waller his first ever Cup victory after Kiwi jockey James McDonald piloted the horse to a perfect position before she exploded down the final straight to blow the field away. Verry Elleegant was positioned perfectly to make her run down the straight past the grandstand, shooting past…

US rapper Eminem's lyrics might be the soundtrack for star racecaller Matt Hill's Melbourne Cup Day. Eminem's massive hit'Lose Yourself' urged the world to "lose yourself in the music, the moment, you own it, you better never let it go". The line'you only get one shot, do not miss your chance …" sums up the task confronting Hill at Flemington on…

There was a lot that was good about this year's Melbourne Cup, some bad, and one big ugly moment that marred the first Tuesday in November. Tuesday's race was the second successive Melbourne Cup run fatality free. The spotlight has certainly been on the racing industry since the death of Anthony Van Dyck in 2020, but stringent vetting requirements…

It will be a different scene this year at the Cox Plate, with the COVID-19 pandemic still heavily affecting Victoria and crowds unlikely to be able to attend the big race. The 2020 edition of the Group 1 Cox Plate will be held on Saturday 24th October at Moonee Valley, capping off a big weekend that also includes the Group 1 Manikato Stakes on the…

Nature Strip can secure his place in the pantheon of all-time great sprinters if he wins a second successive $15m The TAB Everest at Royal Randwick on Saturday. This is the opinion of Bruce McAvaney, the venerable voice of Australian sport and host of Channel 7's spring carnival racing coverage, who believes Nature Strip is on the verge of…

The 2022 Spring Racing Carnival has sprung to life on the Seven Network, with some of Australia's premier race days including the Caulfield Cup, Everest, Cox Plate and Golden Eagle broadcast live and free on Seven. Seven will bring viewers all the biggest and best moments on track, as well as the glitz and glamour of Australia's favourite race…

It's been hard not to miss Racing Victoria's spring message as Melbourne's sporting baton is handed from AFL to racing. The much hyped "Here For The Horses" documentary aired last Thursday and aired again and again. Slickly produced, fronted by sports crossing triple premiership hero Josh Gibson and including the right faces and voices of Jamie…