#Lexus Melbourne Cup

Essential Quality, shown winning the Grade I Travers, is among the favorites in a Breeders' Cup Classic field announced this week. Photo courtesy of New York Racing Association Oct. 29 (UPI) -- It's a week for looking forward as horse racing around the globe nears its annual champion-making events and youngsters get in final licks to make a case…

Today's wagering on the Lexus Melbourne Cup showed once again why TAB is synonymous when it comes to the race that stops the nation. Australians placed more than 10 million bets with TAB on the Melbourne Cup meeting. "The 2021 Lexus Melbourne Cup has once again stopped the nation. This year more than ever, Australia revelled in the opportunity to…

British-trained runners head the market for Tuesday's Lexus Melbourne Cup and a draw in stall nine was cause for celebration for connections of long-time ante-post favourite Deauville Legend. Trained by James Ferguson, the three-year-old has improved throughout 2022 and capped his British campaign with a dominant Great Voltigeur win at York in…

At the age of 92 most of us would be safely tucked up in bed at around 11pm with a big day ahead, but the Queen showed phenomenal staying power on Friday night by staying up late to watch her homebred four-year-old Call To Mind win the Grade 2 Belmont Gold Cup Invitational before talking to her racing adviser John Warren on the phone…

Race 10: The John O'Shea-trained Quantico has stamped himself as a real star of the future with a slashing victory in the Listed MSS Security Sprint (1200m). Winner at five of his first nine starts at home in Sydney, the five-year-old son of I Am Invincible savaged the line to score comprehensively at his first experience up the straight. The…

The 2021 Melbourne Cup is the feature race held at Flemington on Tuesday afternoon. The Handicap race is run over 3200m and is worth $8000000 in prize money. Find out all the information on the Melbourne Cup below including how you can live stream the Melbourne Cup, the full field and barriers and how to get the best odds on the race. The 2021…

Chris Waller claimed his first Lexus Melbourne Cup after Verry Elleegant ($16) raced away to win the race that stops the nation. The champion mare, who scored her 10th Group One win, drifted out to as much as $18 throughout the afternoon but a late rally saw her start a $16 chance. Although extremely popular with punters, she held less than a third…

Winning connections celebrate after the inaugural running of the Royal Saint Lucia Turf Club's $150000 Pitons Cup on Friday. Photo courtesy of Royal Saint Lucia Turf Club Dec. 16 (UPI) -- On a horse racing weekend when "new" was the watchword from Japan all the way to Saint Lucia in the Caribbean, Instilled Regard and War Story provided a hint of…

It's September and for fashion icons and eager punters it means one thing - the start of Spring Racing season. On Wednesday, Victoria Racing Club headed to Sydney to celebrate the new season, announcing Christian Wilkins as its new ambassador, in huge news for the social scene favourite. Christian, who arrived at the event with his father,…

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…

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…

Gold Trip helped several TAB customers snare six-figure payouts after racing away to win the Lexus Melbourne Cup this afternoon at Flemington. While the majority of TAB customers money was riding on Deauville Legend, Gold Trip had his fair share of support at the eachway odds for trainers Ciaron Maher & Dave Eustace. Roughies Emissary and High…

Raging Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise has been upstaged with reigning Australian horse of the year Verry Elleegant taking out the 2021 Melbourne Cup in a thrilling upset victory. Incentivise - the shortest-priced favourite since Phar Lap - fell just short at Flemington on Tuesday, finishing in second with import Spanish Mission in third and…

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…

Zaaki winning the Champions Stakes on the final day of the Flemington carnival, which produced a new high in turnover. Picture: George Sal-Racing Photos via Getty Images Champions day punctuated a Melbourne Cup Carnival record betting bonanza across the four days of the Flemington carnival. The $10m raceday and carnival climax last Saturday,…

Horse racing in Australia couldn't get any bigger than the annual Melbourne Cup--also known as'the race that stops a nation.' This year, the prestigious horse racing carnival reopens its doors to a live audience following a zero-crowd policy last year amid the pandemic. Whether you're one of the many who wish to be part of the crowd at the…

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…

Big-race fancies Deauville Legend and Without A Fight were out of luck in the Lexus Melbourne Cup but Britain could lay claim to the winner as expat David Eustace and joint-trainer Ciaron Maher landed Australia's greatest race for the first time with topweight Gold Trip. Eustace, whose father James was a trainer in Newmarket and brother Harry…

Frankie Dettori will not bid for an elusive first victory in the Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington next Tuesday (4.00) and will instead ride on another lucrative card at Randwick on the same day, his manager Peter Burrell confirmed on Tuesday. Dettori, who narrowly missed out on glory in the Australian showpiece when runner-up on Max Dynamite in…

Cyberknife, shown winning the Arkansas Derby, runs in Saturday's $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing. Coady Photography, courtesy of Oaklawn Park Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Saturday's Pennsylvania Derby brings together many of the top U.S. 3-year-olds just hours after a few of the top prospects for next year's European Classics kick off the…

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…

Waller reveals Cup decision was Verry difficult Verry Elleegant get another chance in the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller has revealed how close he came to not giving champion mare Verry Elleegant her chance to crown her career by winning the $7.75m Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington…