Verry Elleegant runs third in G2 at Longchamp

Here are all the details about what you need to know about the race that stops a nation at Flemington Track, including who are the favourites to win the cup, when the cup runs, who is in the cup, how far and how long the race takes. There has been a late scratching so be aware to remove number 10 Cleveland from any sweepstakes. Kiwi jockey Michael…

Here are all the details about what you need to know about the race that stops a nation at Flemington Track, including who are the favourites to win the cup, when the cup runs, who is in the cup, how far and how long the race takes. There has been a late scratching so be aware to remove number 10 Cleveland from any sweepstakes. Kiwi jockey Michael…

Here are all the details about what you need to know about the race that stops a nation at Flemington Track, including who are the favourites to win the cup, when the cup runs, who is in the cup, how far and how long the race takes. There has been a late scratching so be aware to remove number 10 Cleveland from any sweepstakes. Kiwi jockey Michael…

Each week Daniel O'Sullivan brings us his wrap of the top 10 performers from The Rating Bureau's WFA Performance Ratings across various categories. Shangri La Express moved to the top of the two-year-old rankings this season with his 94 rating debut win at Randwick, ahead of Maribyrnong Trial Stakes winner Bodyguard (91.2) and Gimcrack Stakes…

Racenet's stable of bookies have got stuck into the form for Saturday's racing around the country. They have zoned in on the Mornington Cup, Hawkesbury Gold Cup and Hawkesbury Crown along with providing their best and value bets. Here is this week's edition of Tips From The Big Bookies. Matthew Campbell - Betr MORNINGTON CUP - HEZASHOCKA - Race 8…

November is upon us and that means the Melbourne Cup is too, with the annual running of the $8 million'race that stops a nation' set to take place on Tuesday, November 1st at Flemington Racecourse. The race will be run over 3200m and will include the best staying horses from Australia and abroad under handicap conditions. The winning connections…

Join our channel for our exclusive free betting tips, picks and offers. The Melbourne Cup in Australia is'the race that stops a nation' but it could be a horse from another nation that wins the 2022 Melbourne Cup this year - we take a look at the UK and Irish horses making the trip Down Under, plus the latest Melbourne Cup betting odds and have a…

The seven-year-old was runner-up to King Of Change in the 2019 running of the Qipco Champions Day Group One and went one better 12 months later. He could finish only fourth behind the brilliant Baaeed when defending his crown last year, but Graffard is looking forward to seeing his stable stalwart return to Berkshire after finishing second to…

Longchamp's big race meeting in early October centers on the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1). Arc Day at the famous racecourse in the Bois de Boulogne of Paris is a mighty one, with six Group 1 races on Sunday. But Saturday is a big day in its own right. The day before the Arc, Longchamp hosts several major prizes, including two Group 1 races and…

While the advent of the A$15 million Everest has changed the focus of the Sydney spring carnival, the biggest day in terms of Group 1 racing remains this weekend's fixture. Usually held on the first Saturday in October depending on how the calendar falls, the card features three Group 1 races. The richest of them is the Epsom H. over about one mile…

Verry Elleegant: nine-time Group 1 star and Melbourne Cup heroine misses Sunday's Arc Trainer Francis-Henri Graffard slammed the French authorities after he felt he was left with no choice but to rule superstar international challenger Verry Elleegant out of Sunday's €5 million Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Despite the seven-year-old having been…

It is arguable a trip of a lifetime for jockey Mark Zahra who will fly to Paris later this week for a date with Verry Ellegant and her assignment in one of Europe's most prestigious races, Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. The jury is probably still out on just where the Melbourne Cup winners stand at this stage of here first…

Hinged will carry just 50.5kg in Saturday's Epsom Handicap at Randwick. Picture: Grant Guy Hinged could set the tone for a weekend to remember for owner Brae Sokolski by winning the Group 1 $1.5 million Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. "If she can draw a barrier, I will be supremely confident," Sokolski said. "I have been…

Hall of Fame jockey Hugh Bowman has declined an offer to ride champion mare Verry Elleegant in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France next weekend. Bowman was tempted by the opportunity to ride in Europe's most prestigious race, run at Longchamp on October 2, but had too many pressing Sydney spring carnival commitments. At Royal Randwick on…

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…

There will be no Winx or Verry Elleegant racing at Coonamble on Sunday but both of their riders will be there. Hugh Bowman and James McDonald, who together have won eight Sydney jockeys premiership titles and 161 Group 1s between them, are both honoured guests of the Coonamble Jockey Club on WRC Country Championships Qualifier day. Bowman's visit…

Verry Elleegant and Nature Strip, the nation's best racehorses, are defying time - but for how much longer? Since the retirement of all-time great Winx three years ago, the Chris Waller-trained duo have reigned supreme. Nature Strip inherited the Horse of the Year title from his former stablemate in 2019-20 before Verry Elleegant claimed the honour…

Promising filly Harmony Rose begins a preparation aimed at the Group 1 ATC Australian Oaks in a lowly benchmark 72 race for fillies and mares, the TAB Handicap (1400m) at Randwick's Kensington track on Wednesday. But trainer Mark Newnham believes Harmony Rose has the ability to quickly rise through the grades and announce herself as a genuine…