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Field of 32 remain in Emirates Melbourne Cup contention
A total of 32 horses remain in contention for a start in tomorrow week’s Group 1 Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) following Monday’s close of second acceptances Read full article Source:: http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/GetNews.aspx?id Read More »
New members stand at Flemington
By AAP The Victoria Racing Club will start construction of a new members’ grandstand at Flemington after the Melbourne Cup carnival. The 92-year-old stand will be demolished to make way for a state-of-the-art faciility. The new grandstand, which is due ... Read More »
Oliver to learn if can ride on Derby Day
By AAP Champion jockey Damien Oliver will know on Monday if his reckless riding charge has been downgraded and if he can ride in Saturday’s prestigious Victoria Derby meeting. Oliver accepts he is guilty of careless riding over his winning ... Read More »
Victorian Spring Carnival weather watch
The Melbourne weather forecast for the rest of the week leading into Victoria Derby Day at Flemington on Saturday with temperatures climbing after last Saturday’s record low temperature for the Cox Plate meeting at The Valley – cool again for ... Read More »
Stakes winner for Ben Thompson
Eight-year-old First Course produced a fighting victory in the Listed Ladbrokes Sale Cup (1600m), to mark a first stakes winner for rising apprentice Ben Thompson. Read full article Source:: http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/GetNews.aspx?id Read More »
Darley next G1 target for Fell Swoop
By AAP Matthew Dale is keen to test Fell Swoop over the straight course at Flemington, with the Darley Classic his next Group One target. The Canberra sprinter recorded his third Group One second-placing in Friday night’s Manikato Stakes at ... Read More »
Likely 2016 Coolmore Stud Stakes Field
By Morgan Payne View the likely field for Saturday’s 2016 Coolmore Stud Stakes on Derby Day at Flemington racecourse. Market: View the Coolmore Stud Stakes odds Extreme Choice Astern Derryn Saracino Star Turn Russian Revolution Capitalist Flying Artie Have Your ... Read More »
Reflections on Cox Plate Day
The Valley on Saturday hosted the most brilliant performance in Australia all year with Winx breathtaking and spine tingling all at the same time in her second successive win of the Group 1 WFA Cox Plate (2040m) and the 26,008 ... Read More »
A look at Buffering’s career
By AAP BUFFERING AT A GLANCE * Bay gelding 9yo – Mossman-Action Annie * Price: $22,000 (2009 Magic Millions Sales) * Prize money: $7,300,194 * First race: Won Doomben 2YO (March 27, 2010) * Last race: Sixth Manikato Stakes, Moonee ... Read More »
Melbourne Cup Prize Money
By Morgan Payne The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s richest race each year with prize money for the race totalling $6.2 million dollars. The prize pool is split into ten different sums for the first ten horses to cross the finish ... Read More »
