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The Maestro’s Push for a 13th Melbourne Cup

16 June 2009

Bart Cummings has begun his quest for a 13th Melbourne Cup confirming last years winner Viewed and AJC Derby winner Roman Emperor in Sydney undertaking light trackwork after the post Autumn carnival spells. The last AJC Derby winner to kick on and win the Melbourne Cup as a four year old was Phar Lap [...]

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Golden Slipper 2009 1200m – Phelan Ready

09 April 2009

Phelan Ready taking out the 2009 $3.5M Golden Slipper.

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Scenic Blast wins Coolmore Lightening Stakes

02 February 2009

Scenic Blast ($19) from Western Australia took out the G1 Lightening Stakes upsetting the BIG TWO of Weekend Hussler and Apache Cat who won this race last year. Weekend Hussler running for the first time over 1000m was ridden poorly outside of Apache Cat and never looked in the race. Scenic Blast sat just off [...]

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Comments from beaten Melbourne Cup Jockeys

06 November 2008

Interesting post over at racenet.com.au on comments from the beaten Jockey’s “I’m sorry guys I’ll talk to you later, not now,” a tearful Corey Brown after being denied a Melbourne Cup by the narrowest of margins on Bauer. Not even a consoling hug and words of praise from managing owner Simon O’Donnell, could ease Brown’s disappointment. “We had [...]

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Melbourne Cup 2008 Race Replay

05 November 2008

Melbourne Cup 2008 race replay. I am not sure how many readers are going to watch this given the upset result and I am sure that the folks on Bauer don’t really want to re-live the horror over and over again. I however will keep watching it again and again just to see [...]

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Viewed Wins The 2008 Melbourne Cup

04 November 2008

Viewed wins the $5.5 Million 2008 Melbourne Cup giving Bart Cummings his 12th win and 250th Group 1 and jockey Blake Shinn his first Melbourne Cup. Viewed managed to hold onto a nose margin over the fast finishing Bauer who has just narrowly missed repeating Media Puzzle’s 2002 triumph. The race was run at a ridiclous [...]

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Saab Quality and Mackinnon Stakes Review

02 November 2008

Moatize gets Bart another runner in the Cup with a classic win in the Saab Quality. Winning Jockey Micahel Rodd said that you should never under estimate the Cups Kings, Bart Cummings and that Moatize will run out the two miles and only carrying 50kgs will be a massive chance to win. Saab Quality As for [...]

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$5.5 million Group I Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) Barrier Draw

02 November 2008

No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 SEPTIMUS (IRE) Aidan O’Brien Johnny Murtagh 10 58.5 2 MASTER O’REILLY (NZ) Danny O’Brien Vlad Duric 6 55 3 HONOLULU (IRE) Aidan O’Brien Colm O’Donoghue 24 54.5 4 C’EST LA GUERRE (NZ) John Sadler Brett Prebble 5 54 5 NOM DU JEU (NZ) Murray Baker Jeff Lloyd 1 54 6 YELLOWSTONE (IRE) Jane Chapple-Hyam John F Egan 12 54 7 ZIPPING John Sadler Danny Nikolic 16 54 8 MAD RUSH (USA) Luca Cumani Damien Oliver 4 53.5 9 ICE CHARIOT Ron Maund Michael Rodd 22 53 10 VIEWED Bart Cummings Blake Shinn 9 53 11 LITTORIO Nigel Blackiston Steven King 17 52.5 12 BAUER (IRE) Luca Cumani Corey Brown 13 52 13 BOUNDLESS (NZ) Stephen Mckee Greg Childs 20 52 14 GALLOPIN (NZ) Danny O’Brien James Winks 21 52 15 GUYNO (NZ) Lou Luciani Craig Newitt 8 52 16 ZARITA (NZ) Pat Hyland Dwayne Dunn 7 52 17 NEWPORT Paul Perry Chris Symons 15 51.5 18 PROFOUND [...]

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