Monthly Archive: October 2019

With all the drama over the Melbourne Cup combined with the hoopla surrounding the first running of the $7.5 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill, we nearly overlooked the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200 m, 3YO, set weights) entirely. Sunlight…
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There is no lack of racing news during the spring carnivals, so much that we have had no time to devote any attention to a couple of new races that offer some of the richest prizes in racing. The first…
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With the Everest conquered and the Cox Plate dished out, the 2019 spring racing season is gearing up for one final hurrah, as The Melbourne Cup Carnival officially begins this weekend at Flemington for Victoria Derby Day. The perfect appetizer…
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Perhaps if Australian breeders would breed something other than Thoroughbreds that switch off after 1600 metres… A Japanese horse with a French name won the 2019 W S Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. Lys Gracieux was a big winner in…
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Trainer Anthony Freedman has given the job of riding Melbourne Cup hopeful Steel Prince to Brett Prebble. Prebble won the Melbourne Cup in 2012 on the Lloyd Williams horse Green Moon. Other than that, the last time Prebble rode in…
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Weekend coming belongs to Moonee Valley, with the W S Cox Plate being the big feature. There is another Group 1 race on the day prior, the Manikato Stakes. It is a 1200-metre weight-for-age sprint. The race made its debut…
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According to The Herald Sun, Constantinople has, “…surged into favourtism for the Melbourne Cup after his eye-catching run in the Caulfield Cup.” Did Constantinople win, or did he have a good run? We thought a major newspaper had what we…
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No one should follow us when it comes to Thoroughbred punting. If proof is needed, as soon as the barriers and final field for the 2019 Cox Plate were announced, we started raiding our kids’ college education fund to come…
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If Thoroughbred trainer Charlie Fellowes is seeking additional weight for Prince Of Arran in order to get into the Melbourne Cup, he should have consulted us, as we can gain weight merely by mentioning Maccas. The seven-year-old gelding is a…
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Where are the young horses, the future stars? It was nice to see Happy Clapper win the Group 3 Craven Plate at Randwick on Saturday. He deserves a chance to run without being run down by Winx, as he was…
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