Vets scratched another stayer from the Melbourne Cup as punters backed Buckaroo and Land Legend to win $1 million. But our form analysts don’t have them in their top three.
When it comes to sins,Joao Moreira’s is rather vanilla. It does not involve sex,drugs or rock ’n’ roll. For punters it’s far more egregious than that – a poor Melbourne Cup ride.
Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne delivers her expert view on who will deliver the goods in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup field.
Next Tuesday for the first time in Melbourne Cup history five female jockeys could ride in Australia’s most famous race.
How does a horse tell a physio where they are sore,or how their movement is restricted? Some of the answers come straight from the horse’s mouth – but not all. Meet Tom Simpson,who works with some of Australia’s best horses.
Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien disagrees with the stewards who withdrew Jan Brueghel from the Melbourne Cup,and believes its absence is a stroke of fortune for the other runners in the race.
Grinning trainer of the Geelong Cup winner says his bad experiences with the Melbourne Cup are in the past as he declares this starter better than previous entrants.
The track rider of Joliestar – the horse with the longest stride in the Chris Waller yard – says the Everest contender has been a handful this week.
For the first time in The Everest’s short history,four three-year-old horses have been chosen to compete. Is this the start of an evolution in the race?
While it was widely considered Storm Boy would take the final Everest position,there’s still been no confirmation. And a number of other horse owners are circling.
A standoff between those supportive of the proposal to sell off one of the state’s best racecourses to build 25,000 new homes and those against the plan has reached fever pitch.