Just Horse Racing News
Tumultuous takes first step to history
By AAP Tumultuous will start at long odds in his first step towards writing Magic Millions history when he returns to racing at Eagle Farm. The gelding has trialled nicely in the lead-up to Saturday’s BRC Membership Open Handicap (1400m) ... Read More »
Damien Lane takes his Melbourne Cup ride for a spin
By Morgan Payne Getting back aboard Caulfield Cup winner Mer De Glace for a piece of work at Werribee has put Damian Lane’s mind at ease ahead of the Melbourne Cup. Lane is aiming to become the first jockey to ... Read More »
New and potentially ‘very special’ sire dies
By Morgan Payne A new sire who has shown signs of what was going to be a very successful stud career has sadly passed away. Aquis Farm this morning announced that their stallion Spill The Beans had sadly died this ... Read More »
Ten Sovereigns retired to Coolmore Stud
By AAP July Cup winner Ten Sovereigns has been retired and will stand next to his sire No Nay Never at Coolmore Stud. The horse is in Australia after contesting the $14 million Everest in which he finished last after ... Read More »
Legal action could be taken over Melbourne Cup scratching
By Morgan Payne The owners of Marmelo are considering legal options after last year’s Melbourne Cup runner-up was controversially scratched from the race. Marmelo and Godolphin’s Ispolini, trained by last year’s Melbourne Cup winning trainer Charlie Appleby, were on Wednesday ... Read More »
Politician/horse owner Paul Whelan dies
By AAP Former NSW government minister and well-known racehorse owner/breeder Paul Whelan has died aged 75 after a long illness. Whelan was a member of the NSW parliament from 1976 to 2003 and a minister in the Neville Wran and ... Read More »
Early part of Derby crucial for Long Jack
By AAP New Zealand trainer Andrew Forsman expects the early stages of the Victoria Derby will be crucial to the chances of Long Jack winning the $2 million Classic at Flemington from the outside barrier. Long Jack was pinpointed early ... Read More »
Melbourne Cup not about celebs: premier
By AAP The Melbourne Cup is about everyday people and not celebrities, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says, as a number of stars shun the race that ‘stops the nation’. Pop star Taylor Swift revealed last month she wouldn’t be going ... Read More »
Connections to fight Melbourne Cup withdrawal
By AAP English trainer Hughie Morrison disputes the results of scans on Marmelo which have prompted his withdrawal from the Melbourne Cup. Racing Victoria stewards said the results of a standing CT scan indicated Marmelo had incomplete fractures in his ... Read More »
Legendary jockey destroys 2019 Melbourne Cup favourite
By Ric Chapman Aghh Melbourne Cup carnival time. The birds are singing, the fascinators are fascinating and the he said, she said saga’s are rife. So much has been written about what Michelle Payne has said, and again now about ... Read More »
