Just Horse Racing News
Money starts too roll in on the Victoria Derby
By Morgan Payne A suite of small bets and a $4,500 wager has lifted Sully to the third most popular VRC Derby runner with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. Lexus Stakes favourite Harlem ($3.80) holds 10-times more money than second favourite Aloft ... Read More »
Distaff tops first day of Breeders’ Cup
By AAP Breeders’ Cup weekend kicks off with four stakes races topped by the Grade One Distaff as Del Mar hosts the season-ending championships for the first time. Friday is the warm-up for Saturday when the seaside resort track presents ... Read More »
Key runner out of Melbourne Cup contention
By Morgan Payne Qewy, the veteran stayer who won the Listed Bendigo Cup in track record time, will not run in Tuesday’s G1 Melbourne Cup. Trainer Charlie Appleby said the gelding still needed a few more days to recover from ... Read More »
Flemington punters are at the cross Roads
By Adam Page He has been good in two runs for Chris Waller and third up into the Kennedy Mile (1600m) this Saturday at Flemington, All Our Roads has had good each way interest with punters. The former kiwi comes ... Read More »
Punters back G1 runner to rise to the Grey’d
By Morgan Payne He might have only won a benchmark race at Seymour, but punters are thinking a Matt Cumani trained galloper is the value in the Victoria Derby (2500m) this Saturday at Flemington. Three year old Greycliffe showed great ... Read More »
Dry Doomben track to help Sir Donald
By AAP Trainer Michael Nolan expects Sir Donald to improve markedly when he returns to a dry track at Doomben. Sir Donald was having his first run back from a spell when he laboured into fourth place in a race ... Read More »
Schofield gets to know Nakeeta before Cup
By AAP A South African-raised jockey riding for a Scottish trainer on a horse owned in England in Australia’s most famous race. That’s the scenario for Nakeeta when he runs in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Now based in Sydney, ... Read More »
Statistics point to Tiyatrolani at Doomben
By AAP Classy mare Tiyatrolani has statistics on her side when she returns to racing at Doomben but trainer Tony Gollan isn’t getting carried away with her chances. Tiyatrolani will be having her first start since June in Saturday’s Open ... Read More »
Would Winx win the Melbourne Cup?
By Luke Krahe We take a look at the stats, figures and history of the Melbourne Cup to see if Champion mare Winx would win this years race if she albeit unlikely were to line-up in it. A couple of ... Read More »
Victoria Derby: What You Need To Know
By AAP VICTORIA DERBY $1.5 million for three-year-olds (2500m) HISTORY * First run in 1855 when won by Rose Of May, the Victoria Derby pre-dates the Melbourne Cup by six years and is one of the oldest races in the ... Read More »
