#Curragh Cup

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…

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…

Two horses are under Melbourne Cup eve scrutiny as a mare who has beaten the odds to race again emerged as the best chance of keeping one of sport's most iconic trophies on Australian soil. Lunar Flare and Interpretation will face additional veterinary inspections only hours out from the $8 million race. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Bleak weather in…

Verry Elleegant co-owner Ozzie Kheir has Interpretation in the Cup We'll keep adding to this as more quotes become available leading up to the Melbourne Cup. 1. Gold Trip - owner Noel Greenhalgh "The horse basically had a barrier trial in the Cox Plate, we got no luck. "It doesn't look like the strongest Melbourne Cup field you have ever seen. "But…

Peaceful and Cayenne Pepper are vying for favouritism in the Juddmonte Irish Oaks at the Curragh on Saturday. Fancy Blue, who gave Donnacha O'Brien his first Classic success in the Prix de Diane at Chantilly last month, is among the 12 confirmations but could wait instead for the Nassau Stakes, with her trainer saying last week the Goodwood race…

GO Big on the O'Brien three-year-old in the opener. A competitive sprint handicap, but Charles O'Brien's BIG GOSSEY is a youngster on his way up and he must have a few more races in him off his current mark after only two handicaps starts. Sent here for both starts this season, he won his handicap debut quite snugly from a bunch of subsequent…