Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have underlined their status as Australia’s top training partnership after adding a Melbourne Cup to their mantle piece of feature wins. The pair had an incredible five chances in Tuesday’s race, and finished with first, third (High Emocean) and seventh (Smokin’ Romans), with Gold Trip ranked by punters as their second-best chance. David Eustace (left) […]

Outsiders, particularly Interpretation, appeal to Rob Waterhouse in the Melbourne Cup. The prominent bookmaker and form guru is wary of the favourite, Deauville Legend at $3.50, as are some other authorities. It’s all about odds. “I don’t think Deauville Legend has much, if anything, on Gai’s horse, Hoo Ya Mal, going on their clash at Goodwood last July,” Waterhouse said. […]

John 'Shark' Hanlon no longer has to joke about when a horse walks into a bar. The trainer can now tell the tale of when he brought Ireland's wonder horse Hewick for a homecoming pint of Guinness and left a pub full of customers in complete awe. Hanlon's thoroughbred Hewick was bought for a mere £800 but wrote his name […]

Meet the horse that has taken the long road to the Melbourne Cup. The legendary Bart Cummings was adamant his horses needed at least 10,000 metres of racing before arriving at Flemington for the first Tuesday in November. Well, Sydney warhorse Arapaho will head into the big race having run nearly three times that distance since kicking off his current […]

Our experts give their Melbourne Cup tips and explain their reasoning ahead of the big race. AMANDA ELLIOTTFormer VRC chairman1. Montefilia2. Deauville Legend3. Stockman4. Realm Of FlowersMontefilia flashed home late to run fourth in the Caulfield Cup and goes well on soft ground. The favourite Deauville Legend has great form around El Bodegon and Secret State, while Stockman and Realm […]

Star of Australian racing Jamie Kah says she has too many goals still to achieve in the sport, despite giving serious consideration to handing in her jockey’s licence following last year’s suspension for breaching COVID-19 restrictions. Ahead of Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup, which will be the second time Kah rides in the great race, the 2020-21 Victorian metropolitan premiership-winning jockey said […]

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The Chris Waller-trained Manzoice has taken out the group 1 Victoria Derby at Flemington, soaring at the finish to pip Sharp ‘n’ Smart. A $19.90 roughie, Manzoice showed great finishing speed to take the win away from Sharp ‘n’ Smart, denying jockey James McDonald another win on Derby day at Flemington. McDonald is on track to smash his Cup week […]

Racing NSW supremo Peter V’landys makes no apologies for placing rich Sydney races on key Melbourne spring carnival dates in an effort to sustain the viability of NSW racing. The fourth edition of the rich $10 million Golden Eagle – worth more than the $7.75 million Melbourne Cup – will be run at Rosehill on Saturday, 25 minutes after the […]

When Andrew Forsman rolled into the Karaka Sales on New Zealand’s North Island early in 2021, he was keen to take a look at Mr Maestro. The bay colt’s mum Let Me Roar had won six of her seven starts for the Murray Baker-Forsman stable before her brilliance on the track ended prematurely when she went amiss. Not only had […]