O'Shea warns Benaud can Bowl them over in Cup

Lost And Running winning the Premiere Stakes, Randwick, October 10, 2022. Picture: Grant Guy Gun sprinter Lost And Running gets his chance to reinsert himself in TAB Everest conversations when he chases consecutive Group 2 Premiere Stakes (1200m) wins at Royal Randwick this Saturday. Lost And Running won the Premiere Stakes last year to surge into…

Benaud is more accustomed to Group 1s than Class 1s and it showed at Wyong on Tuesday when the grey gelding beat up on four hapless rivals in the $40000 Happy Retirement Isorich Class 1 & Maiden Plate. The John O'Shea-trained four-year-old recorded his first win since debut victory at Nowra in September 2021 when he ambled home by 6-1/4 lengths…

Trainer John O'Shea is content to see highly promising staying prospect Awesome John get his return out of the way at Canterbury on Friday night before focusing on some lofty Group 1 targets. Awesome John holds nominations for both the Rosehill Guineas and Australian Derby but has a first-up assignment in the Quayclean Benchmark 72 Handicap…

WATC Derby entries by leading interstate trainers John O'Shea and Danny O'Brien are among almost 170 nominations in feature events at Ascot's rich autumn carnival. Victorian co-trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy registered four prospects for the Karrakatta Plate ahead of Racing and Wagering WA's closure of carnival entries on Monday. Randwick-based…

Promising three-year-old Associate could have emerging Goulburn trainer Danielle Seib autumn carnival dreaming if all goes to plan in his return at Kensington on Friday. Seib, one of the New South Wales training ranks brightest young talents, holds her lightly-raced gelding in high regard as he prepares can take an important step towards greater…

There was never any likelihood Promise Of Success, Kirwan's Lane and Berdibek would meet with the same fate as their boom stablemate Waihaha Falls. The John O'Shea-trained trio are rated 101 or higher and safely made the field for the $1m The Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange on Saturday. This wasn't the case with Waihaha Falls last week when he was…

John O'Shea says there is more than one template for Benaud to run well in the Caulfield Cup. (Simon Bullard/AAP PHOTOS) Trainer John O'Shea is relying on a famous modern-day Caulfield Cup triumph as a blueprint for success with cleverly named stable star Benaud. Benaud is one of the favourites for the $5 million race, although his chances have…

For horse racing lover Daphne Benaud, this year's Caulfield Cup will mark a special occasion as she will be cheering on Benaud, named after her late husband, former Australian cricket captain and legendary commentator Richie Benaud. "I'll have the racing on from both Sydney and Melbourne as soon as it comes on tomorrow, as I do most Saturdays," she…

The most improved horse among Australian staying ranks has finally received a ringing Caulfield Cup endorsement from his stable as Smokin' Romans bids for one of the spring's signature races. Master trainer Ciaron Maher concedes Smokin' Romans has confounded him twice in the past month, creating a spring detour that has catapulted the horse into…

The sun has been shining on Caulfield Racecourse on Friday, allaying fears that a recent rain deluge might cause the Caulfield Cup to be postponed, but punters will need to back mudlarks on the sodden track. Despite the rain easing, the amount of water that has fallen in recent days mean the current Heavy 10 rating is unlikely to be upgraded, so…

Knights Order will "take a stack of beating" in Saturday's $5m Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), Hall of Fame trainer Gai Waterhouse says. Not unlike her first and only Caulfield Cup triumph, in 2010 with Descarado, heavy rain lashed Melbourne in the lead-up to the spring major. Descarado ploughed through the ground to beat Harris Tweed and Monaco…

The Caulfield Cup on the same day as The Everest is a wonderful thing for racing fans, as they get to watch two of the biggest four races in the country within an hour of each other. One for the stayers, and one for the sprinters. Like The Everest though, this year's edition of the Caulfield Cup looks a weak one, although perhaps that is being…

Jamie Kah's Caulfield Cup mount Smokin' Romans has drawn perfectly for Saturday's $5m Group 1 to comfortably hold favouritism. Smokin' Romans leapt to the top of Caulfield Cup betting after his last-start win in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes at Flemington on October 1. TAB has Smokin' Romans at $4.60 to win the Caulfield Cup after the Ciaron Maher…

John O'Shea did not have a lot of luck with the barriers for his two Caulfield Cup runners Stablemates Benaud and Maximal drew the two widest barriers in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) which may turn out to be a blessing in disguise on what is already a Heavy 10 track. Sydney-based John O'Shea said Benaud loves the wet while a decision will be…

Caulfield Cup favourite Smokin' Romans has drawn barrier five. Picture: George Sal-Racing Photos via Getty Images Jamie Kah's Caulfield Cup mount Smokin' Romans has drawn perfectly for Saturday's $5m Group 1 to comfortably hold favouritism. Smokin' Romans leapt to the top of Caulfield Cup betting after his last-start win in the Group 1 Turnbull…

The Caulfield Cup (2400m) this Saturday shapes up to be an intriguing contest, where up and comer Smokin Romans dominates the market in a full field for one of the majors on the calendar. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 Caulfield Cup. *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T's & C's…

Caulfield will host its biggest raceday of the year this Saturday, with the running of the $5 million Caulfield Cup. The annual lead-in to the Melbourne Cup was introduced in 1879 and has held Group 1 status since 1979. The winning connections will take home $3 million, with Incentivise taking out last year's event. Other past winners include Verry…

Race favourite Smokin' Romans has drawn well in barrier five for Saturday's Caulfield Cup, but the task of winning the 2400-metre group 1 may have suddenly got harder for the next rung of contenders. All the talk is about what the condition of the track will be following the Thousand Guineas meet on Wednesday, and ahead of forecast torrential rain…

John O'Shea could win two of the biggest prizes in Australian racing within an hour of each other on Saturday as Lost And Running looks for Everest glory before Maximal and Benaud chase the Caulfield Cup. There is a calmness around O'Shea leading into a week when he will have to split his time between Sydney and Melbourne. It comes from a…

Chris Waller will flex his muscle at Randwick's traditional spring meeting and could have the favourites in each of the three group 1s on Saturday, which may turn into ladies' day for the premier stable. The champion trainer has swept the October long weekend majors before, in 2019, when he also won the Turnbull Stakes in Melbourne to achieve the…

Struggling for form and confidence, Benaud's career was at the crossroads just six months ago but some meticulous attention to detail and a little faith has the classy stayer back in the Group 1 arena. Benaud lines up in Saturday's The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick as one of the form horses having followed a Wyong Cup (2100m) victory two starts…

Trainer John O'Shea is sending Maximal to Melbourne in search of firmer footing to progress his claims for a start in the Caulfield Cup. Maximal scraped into the final field for the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday as number 15 in the 16 plus one emergency final field. The son of Galileo is number 21 in the Order of Entry…

The horse John O'Shea hoped would be his winter carnival flagbearer is in the spelling paddock, but the top trainer still has some bullets to fire in Brisbane's major races. O'Shea will start Stroke Of Luck and former New Zealander Andalus in the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday, a race he will be striving to win for the…