#The Bart Cummings

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…

Almost 150 years of racing are covered in this week's look at Australia's best thoroughbreds, with horses on the list racing between 1866 and 2004. Who is included? Read on to find out who Justin Cinque, Andrew Hawkins and sheek have rated from 31 to 35. 35. Justin Cinque - The Barb (b. 1863) 22/16/2/1 (73%) The Barb is one of the first champions…

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…

The Australian Cup, won by Duais this year, has doubled to $3m. Racing Photos via Getty Images Victoria will be the place to race in 2023 with $49m prizemoney to be won across supercharged summer and autumn carnivals. Fresh off a record spring carnival, in both wagering and prizemoney, Racing Victoria on Wednesday will confirm its latest round of…

From a $21 winner to now being favourite for the Caulfield Cup, that's the rise of Turnbull Stakes winner Smokin' Romans but can he repeat the effort in a fortnight? FIVE TO FOLLOW SMOKIN' ROMANS (Race 7) How could you not? History says Group 1 Turnbull Stakes winners usually go on with it in the spring and Smokin' Romans, apart from being in the…

The spacious Flemington racecourse is a mere postage stamp compared to the place trainer Phillip Stokes spent his childhood. Flemington sprawls over more than 140ha of Crown land in Melbourne's mostly cool climate where the worst that can happen is a drenching from a passing shower. Stokes grew up in one of the world's toughest environments, a…

The results for the 2022 Melbourne Cup are in with the punters' favourite - Gold Trip - storming to victory. 1. Gold Trip (FR) 2. Emissary (GB) 3. High Emocean (NZ) 4. Deauville Legend 5. Realm of Flowers 6. Daqiansweet Junior 7. Smokin' Romans 8. Stockman 9. Knights Order 10. Vow and Declare 11. Arapaho 12. Hoo Ya Mal 13. Without A Fight 14. Grand…

Interpretation is a well supported favourite with Ladbrokes.com.au for the Bart Cummings (2510m) this afternoon at Flemington. The winner of the race gets ballot exemption for the Melbourne Cup and most punters want Interpretation to win given he has been well specked for the Cup. He's been best backed to win this afternoon as well,…

Former Hawke's Bay jockey Michael Dee and Durston, winners of the Caulfield Cup on October 15. Now he goes for the double, booked for Lunar Flare in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup. Photo / Getty Images Hawke's Bay could hold two of New Zealand's more significant hopes in the 2022 Melbourne Cup, the three minutes and 20 seconds gallop that stops two…

As one of the highest-paying horse racing events worldwide, it's only fitting that contenders for the Melbourne Cup jump through several hoops to earn a spot. In August, 186 thoroughbred owners and trainers expressed their intention to join the Melbourne Cup 2022, 136 of which were domestic entries and 50 from outside the country. A month later,…

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…

The Vow And Declare camp has ominously declared their horse of a lifetime is now racing just as well - if not better - than when he famously won the 2019 Melbourne Cup. The star stayer has had a chequered few years, which have included setbacks with tendon and back injuries, but he is now back with a bang. Danny O'Brien's poster stayer has had…

There 48 horses still in contention for the Melbourne Cup after third declarations A total of 48 horses remains in the hunt for the 2022 Melbourne Cup after third declarations closed on Tuesday. Included in that number are six European gallopers of which five - Deauville Legend, Loft, Without A Fight, Hoo Ya Mal and Camorra - are due to arrive in…

View the results and replay for the 2022 The Bart Cummings. The The Bart Cummings was raced at Flemington racecourse on Saturday, 1 October 2022. Have Your Say 🗣: What did you think of the race? Comment below 👇 Note 📝: The winner gets a spot in the 2022 Melbourne Cup field *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T's & C's apply.…

Christmas for punters is finally here, with the best month and a half of racing in Australia kicking off last Saturday with two massive Group 1 meetings at Randwick and Flemington. We have focused this week's Follow Files on those two meetings, where we have found some horses that produced very good runs on their way to Victoria's top Cup…

Herald Sun form analyst Brad Waters takes an early look at Saturday's huge Turnbull Stakes card at Flemington. BEST BET YEARNING (Race 4, No.1) Yearning charged home when close-up in the Let's Elope Stakes first-up. She'll only be fitter and is well in at the weights. VALUE BET VOW AND DECLARE (Race 6, No.2) Vow And declare showed he was on the way…

Let's get the honesty session out of the way early. This is not a vintage Turnbull Stakes, and in truth is probably the most ordinary rendition this century. But it's still a Group 1 race, it's attracted a full field, and with many competing formlines it makes for a compelling betting race. The set weights and penalties format of the Turnbull also…

Inspirational Girl's Caulfield Cup credentials will be tested in Saturday's Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. Inspirational Girl, who boasts a perfect second-up record (4-4), must go close to winning the $1m feature for prominent Western Australian owner Bob Peters to persist on the Caulfield Cup path. "This will tell us where we are…

The Bart Cummings (2510m) this Saturday at Flemington looks an absolute lottery on paper and that is reflected in the Ladbrokes.com.au market. Heading it is Interpretation, who has been a long range speck for the Melbourne Cup, and with the winner of this race getting ballot exemption for the first Tuesday in November, he is the one that is…

The Ladbrokes Friday Night Lights season gets underway at The Valley this week and the action is headlined by the 2022 Moir Stakes. The Moir Stakes has drawn an excellent field of sprinters and the market suggests that we are set for a very competitive race. We have analysed every single race on the card and our complete 2022 Moir Stakes Night tips…

Smokin' Romans emerged as a serious Caulfield Cup hope for Ciaron Maher following a gutsy victory in the $200000 Foundation Cup at Caulfield on Saturday. The New Zealand bred stayer beat Uncle Bryn and Gold Trip to win the ballot free exemption race into the Caulfield Cup. Smokin' Romans was 57th in order of entry for the Caulfield Cup before his…