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FORMER champion jockey and 15-times Group 1 winner Simon Marshall gives us his insights into all the runners in the 2018 Melbourne Cup. 1. BEST SOLUTION (Barrier 6) Approx win/place odds: $15 / $4. Gutsy Caulfield Cup winner who's drawn perfectly in gate six. It was a terrific win at Caulfield, and came after back-to-back of Group 1 wins in…

The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (5.20) has come a long way in its 153-year existence. Created in 1866, it took until 1907 for Orby to do the Epsom and Curragh Derby double, and another 57 years before Santa Claus became the second. These days things are different and Anthony Van Dyck would become the 19th horse to etch his name on both trophies…

It's the big day of Royal Ascot week and Frankie Dettori's mount Stradivarius bids to win a third Gold Cup at 3.35pm. Follow for live updates, tips and reaction History could be made at Royal Ascot, when Stradivarius races for a third Gold Cup. Only two horses have managed it before, Sagaro the first to complete the hat-trick from 1975 to…

Tom Segal with tips for the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes Dave Orton, Nick Watts, Tom Segal and Paddy Power's Darren Hughes return for an ante-post look ahead to the big race at Ascot in July: the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes. On the show: - The ante-post team return for more racing tips, and this time they look at July's big…

As times change, even a two-time Triple Crown-winning, Hall of Fame trainer has to adjust. In an era when horses are racing less and less, Bob Baffert looks like he is not only ahead of the curve, but he is leading the vanguard. This goes way beyond what he did with Justify in a gaudy, 112-day dash from apprenticeship to retirement. Very quietly,…

LATEST RESULTS, TIPS AND UPDATES: Find out every winner of every race on Ladies Day, plus the best pictures and videos Royal Ascot 2018: behind the scenes of a top stables where the Queen's racehorses are trained Stradivarius claimed victory in a thrilling renewal of the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. Trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori,…

The challenge of having a profitable punt on the Melbourne Cup is never an easy one, but Daily Mail Australia readers were given a shortcut in the form preview which tipped the first and second finishers among four horses worth a bet. Gold Trip won only the second race of his life to take out the big race at odds of 20/1 while Emissary ran second…

The eyes of most punters will be focused on the Curragh, where four Group Ones light up a tremendous card for day two of Longines Irish Champions Weekend. The Eddie Lynam-trained Soffia gets the nod in what promises to be an intriguing clash with British raider Mabs Cross in the Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes. The former was hugely impressive…

DID YOU KNOW? 16 of the last 18 Melbourne Cup winners came from stalls 5 or higher. So, why not grab up a FREE £30 bet with BetUK to use on the Melbourne Cup. See below our key Melbourne Cup trends to apply to the final runners ahead of Tuesday's big Flemington Park race. Based on the last 18 runnings of the race.

FORMER champion jockey and 15-times Group 1 winner Simon Marshall gives us his insights into all the runners in the 2018 Melbourne Cup. 1. BEST SOLUTION (Barrier 6) Approx win/place odds: $15 / $4. Gutsy Caulfield Cup winner who's drawn perfectly in gate six. It was a terrific win at Caulfield, and came after back-to-back of Group 1 wins in…

FORMER champion jockey and 15-times Group 1 winner Simon Marshall gives us his insights into all the runners in the 2018 Melbourne Cup. 1. BEST SOLUTION (Barrier 6) Approx win/place odds: $15 / $4. Gutsy Caulfield Cup winner who has drawn perfectly in gate six. It was a fantastic win at Caulfield, and came after back-to-back of Group One wins in…

Good Morning Bloodstock is Martin Stevens' daily morning email and presented here online as a sample. Here he looks at the history of the Guineas winner's breeding and All you need do is click on the link above, sign up and then read at your leisure each weekday morning from 7am. In my book, one of the biggest fallacies in the bloodstock industry…

The Group 1 Lexus Melbourne Cup Runner By Runner Guide Tuesday 5:00pm | Flemington Race 7 Not sure who to back with your annual punt on the Melbourne Cup? Maybe you've got no idea what you've just drawn in the office sweepstake? The TAB's runner-by-runner guide has all you need to know about the strengths and the weaknesses of all the horses in the…

Champion trainer Chris Waller is firming to win his first Melbourne Cup as Finche assumed favouritism on the eve of Australia's most famous race. Japan's Mer De Glace had been at the top of markets sincedrawing gate two in Saturday's barrier draw but was displaced as favourite by Finche who was backed from $9.50 into $8 and is not $8.50. Along with…

For the millions of Australians planning to have a bet on the Melbourne Cup, the best advice is not to look down at a form guide but to glance up at the skies. The weather is set to be a key factor in the running of this year's great race, with grim forecasts of rain and even hail across Melbourne on race day. The wild weather will do more than…

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…

It's Ladies Day at Ascot, one of the most glamorous occasions of the year. But apart from fancy frocks, top hats and tails - plus some Royal involvement in the shape of Wills and Kate - there's the serious business of racing. Today's feature race - The Gold Cup - seems set for Desert Skyline who looks tailor made to give wily fox David Elsworth a…

The 2022 Melbourne Cup has been run, with Gold Trip taking out the victory while Kiwi trainer Mike Moroney also impressed as Emissary finished runner-up. There were also a few disappointments though, so foxsports.com.au has run the rule over the studs, duds and pass marks from Tuesday's race. STUDS GOLD TRIP - 1st Incredible staying performance…

Charlie Appleby saddled his third winner from the last four editions of the Craven Stakes when last season's unbeaten champion two-year-old Native Trail convincingly landed very short odds to strengthen his position as ante-post favourite for the 2000 Guineas. Earlier the same day, promising stablemate Coroebus was put through his paces in a gallop…

It's the one race of the year when most Australians like to have a bet, yet it's often the hardest race to find a winner. Flemington will be back to a massive crowd of pre-pandemic proportions for the 162nd running of the Melbourne Cup. Office workers will be in the workplace, having sweeps again, and here's how you can look like an expert by…

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…

There is no mistaking the main event of the third day of Royal Ascot as the historic Gold Cup is the traditional highlight of the meeting. Weatherbys Hamilton Stayers' Million winner Stradivarius returns to defend his crown against a high-class field led by last year's Melbourne Cup hero Cross Counter and Derby runner-up Dee Ex Bee. A pair of Group…

DREAMS of a British success in next week's Melbourne Cup rest in the hands of a legendary Aussie. Newmarket trainer James Ferguson has secured the services of Kerrin McEvoy for his big-race favourite Deauville Legend. The three-year-old is the 9-2 market leader with Paddy Power for the contest that is nicknamed'the race that stops a nation'. The…

1pt win Mr Big Stuff in 2.00 Epsom at 9/2 (William Hill, Coral, Ladbrokes) 1pt win Roman Mist in 2.35 Epsom at 8/1 (General) 1pt win Nations Pride in 4.30 Epsom at 15/2 (General) 0.5pts e.w. Westover in 4.30 Epsom at 25/1 (William Hill, BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4) In this week of all weeks when the country celebrates The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, and…

The Goodwood Carnival continues on Wednesday night with a seven race card, highlighted by a fascinating edition of the Group l Sussex Stakes (1609m). WATCH LIVE RACING AT tab * Above offers may only be available to select customers.Back Me On top in the opener is 8 Waliyak (Bet Now: $2.25). Roger Varian trained filly that resumed in the Sandringham…

Hoo Ya Mal is one of our early tips to win the Melbourne Cup. Photo: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images. The News Corp Racing and Sports 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 five will be offering their early thoughts on all of…

The Royal Ascot festival is in full swing, and day three will feature the biggest race of the week. The Ascot Gold Cup is up for grabs on Thursday, but will anyone be able to stop Stradivarius from winning the prestigious honour. There is also Group 3 action and three handicaps taking place on the third day of the famous meeting. When: Thursday 18…

POINTS TO PONDER - MELBOURNE CUP 2020 By Hugh Wallace-Smith Number 23 Miami Bound 33/1 is my very very clear selection to win the Cup She looks a class above this field given her ridiculously easy win on a soft 7 in the Moonee Valley Cup last week [Group2], and given her ridiculously easy 3 length win on a good 4 in last year's VRC Oaks at…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Just 10 British and Irish raiders remain as possible 2022 Melbourne Cup horses following the publication of the weights for this year's edition of "The Race that Stops a Nation". No raider from our shores heading Down Under to Flemington on Tuesday, 1 November will have more than 8st…