Alandi and Efficient have both been allocated 58kg for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.

Greg Carpenter, Racing Victoria’s Chief handicapper, announced the allocated weights earlier this morning as the countdown to the Melbourne Cup 2010 hits two months.

Alandi and Efficient have both been allocated 58kg for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, although horseracing enthusiasts should remain aware the 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient is unlikely to jump.

Trainer Robert Hickmott has stated the Zabeel gelding is highly unlikely to start due to an ongoing leg injury, while stablemate Alandi is set to resume to spring racing in this Saturday’s Group Two Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m).

The Irish-bred Alandi is a solid stayer, boasting a record of two wins in Group One European events over 2400 metres for older runners. The son of Galileo won the 2009 Irish St Leger ahead of Clowance, so could be a strong threat in both Cups.

In the 2010 Melbourne Cup weights, the 2009 Melbourne Cup winner has been allocated 57kg. Defending the Melbourne Cup trophy, Shocking has seen an extra six kilos added to last year’s weight due to the win.

A real favourite for the 2010 Melbourne Cup win is the Bart Cummings-trained Dariana, with the handy mare receiving 51.5kg.

Stablemate and 2009 Cox Plate winner So You Think has a weight of 56kg and after returning to racing with a devastating win in the Group Two Memsie Stakes (1400m) is lining up as a strong contender.

When it comes to the Caulfield Cup, Moudre is the favourite among horseracing fans and enthusiasts at the moment.

The Ciaron Maher-trained gelding has had a fantastic start to his spring racing campaign, and is sitting at 51kg for the 2010 Caulfield Cup.

The 2010 Caulfield Cup is scheduled for October 16 at the Caulfield Racecourse, and will be followed by the 2010 Melbourne Cup running on November 2 as race seven at Flemington Racecourse.

2010 Melbourne Cup Weights

2010 Caulfield Cup Weights

Sydney’s Rosehill Gardens Racecourse hosted its highlight day of the carnival – the Golden Rose Stakes Day – which was of course headlined by the $1 million Golden Rose (1400m) itself.

Most horseracing fans were keen to see the return of Crystal Lily to the track for the spring, and Masquerader dominate after a solid first up run in the $125,000 Group Three The Run To The Rose (1300m).

However it was the Rick Hore-Lacy-trained Toorak Toff which claimed the prestigious win, defeating the second-placed Squamosa by half a neck.

Ilovethiscity finished third, with less than a length and a half separating the first six finishers with Masquerader and Crystal Lily finished seventh and 11^th respectively.

The other feature at Rosehill was the $125,000 Group Three Concorde Stakes (1100m) which saw a devastating win by Reward For Effort.

The Peter Moody-trained runner defeated Winter King by two lengths, which finished back in second. Trusting finished third.

The victory marked the four-year-olds’ return to top quality racing, with Moody signalling the ultimate spring goal is a Group One win in the Manikato Stakes (1200m) on September 24.

Over in Melbourne and the Caulfield Racecourse was home to some thrilling racing too, most notably the star studded line up in the $200,000 Group Two Memsie Stakes (1400m).

So You Think embarked on his spring carnival in the 2010 Memsie Stakes, his first jump since the Emirates Stakes in November last year. The four-year-old was simply superb, sending a warning to other up-and-coming spring stars with a length victory over Whobegotyou in second.

Shoot Out was tipped as the winner of the 2010 Memsie Stakes, but finished third. The Group Two JJ Liston Stakes (1400m) winner looked over raced, and couldn’t compete with his likely rival of the spring features.

There is plenty more action coming up this weekend in the Spring Racing Carnivals. Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse will see three Group races run the track, most notably the $150,000 Group Two Chelmsford Stakes (1600m).

In Melbourne, the Flemington Racecourse will host the Sofitel Girls Day Out which sees the $400,000 Group Two Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) dominate the action.

Held at the Warwick Farm Racecourse, three Group races took to the track with the headlining $150,000 Group Two Warwick Stakes (1400m) claiming the glory.

The result was a stunning trifecta of Chris Waller-trained entrants, led by Metal Bender. It was the multiple Group One winners’ first-up jump this spring, which sent a warning out to his upcoming rivals as he simply dominated.

Stablemate Triple Honour attempted a last dash effort to claim the honours, but couldn’t produce and came in second place by a short neck, with Danleigh a further three-quarters of a length back in third.

The other two features of the day saw Peter Snowden-trained horses cross the line first. The Group Three Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m), for three-year-old fillies was won by Parables despite running out wide for the majority of the race.

Stablemate Blackball claimed the honours in the colts and geldings equivalent – the Group Three Up And Coming Stakes (1200m). The Canny Lad colt defeated Buffering by half a length, with the pre race favourite Decision Time finishing back in fifth.

This weekend Sydney will continue to host some thrilling races. The illustrious $1 million Group One Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) will light up the Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, with the $125,000 Group Three Concorde Stakes (1100m) another feature.

While the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival will also continue this weekend with the star-studded $200,000 Group Two Memsie Stakes (1400m) set to power down the Caulfield Racecourse, with the $125,000 Group Three H.D.F. McNeil Stakes (1200m) another highlight.

Plenty of spring racing action took place around Australia over the weekend, but the highlight was undoubtedly the win by Shoot Out at Caulfield.

The High Caparral gelding sent a powerful message out to spring feature hopefuls, which was reiterated by trainer John Wallace shortly after the run.

Wallace has no doubts in his confidence the Australian Derby winner will come away the winner of the 2010 Cox Plate on October 23.

Shoot Out overcame a star-studded field in the 2010 JJ Liston Stakes to win by a long head, despite starting from the wide barrier. The victory backed up his opening spring win in the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at the end of last month.

The Gold Coast-based trainer has hinted for the first time his four-year-old could be on target for an attempt at the 2010 Caulfield Cup/2010 Cox Plate/ 2010 Melbourne Cup treble.

What makes Shoot Out so much more impressive is that he is only 70 per cent fit according to Wallace. Having certainly proved his versatility winning over the sprint and staying distances makes the gelding an early target.

In other spring carnival action over the weekend, Rebel Raider returned to form with a win in the $115,000 Group Three Spring Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville. It was the son of Reset’s first jump this season, and champion hoop Clare Lindop returned to the saddle.

Lindop guided her mount perfectly, keeping the five-year-old slightly off the pace until the final straight. She was able to let go, and Rebel Raider powered home to win by a length-and-three-quarters.

The impressive win stands the dual Derby winner in good stead when it comes to the 2010 Melbourne Cup final field. After being a late scratch from the race last year, co-trainers Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas will hope to make a stronger impact this time around.

Trainer Ciaron Maher is attempting to dampen the rising expectations on the five-year-olds spring campaign after drawing attention by winning the $75,0000 Keith Jackson and Colin Johnston Handicap (1410m) on Saturday.

The Blevic gelding has 2010 Caulfield Cup, Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate nominations, and is now an early favourite at $21 for the Caulfield Cup win.

If you are looking for the most lucrative odds going then make sure to pounce on the early markets, and head to Sportsbet to see where to place your wager.

Champion hoop Craig Williams took the hot seat in Moudre’s first up win over the weekend, and after being impressed by the horse is hoping to stay with him through the spring.

The Handicap win was the five-year-olds first jump since he defeated Module over 1, 800 metres at Flemington, and is shaping up as a strong contender for the 2010 Caulfield Cup prizemoney.

The Warrnambool-trained gelding has won five of his 11 starts amounting $134,950 in prizemoney over the course of his career and is steadily improving.

His five wins have all resulted from his last six starts.

Maher has pencilled in the feature races of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival with the 2010 Caulfield Cup the highlight come October 16.

Moudre’s next jump is likely to be in the $100,000 Listed Heatherlie Handicap (1700m) at Caulfield on August 28 – so make sure you follow him at Sportsbet.

The first feature of the day was the $125,000 Group Three Missile Stakes (1200m) which saw nine three-year-olds jump.

It was a great win for Love Conquers All who started their spring racing campaign with an unbeatable start.

Danleigh came in second, while the Tracey Bartley-trained Sniper’s Bullet rounded out the place getting positions in third.

Headlining the day’s action was the $125,000 Group Three San Domenico Stakes (1000m) which saw just seven take to the track.

Obsequious dominated the field with champion hoop Tim Clark in the saddle, overcoming the hot pre race favourite Solar Charged in the closing straight.

The three-year-old had a clear finish ahead of the second-placed Solar Charged , while the Clarry-Conners trained Decision Time finished third with a strong run.

It was a great day of racing down on the track, and will sets the rest of the spring racing action a high bar to reach – so check in back here to see whether or not it manages to.

In order to follow any of today’s runners or the spring racing carnival itself, make sure you head to SportsBet to work out the best options for you when it comes to putting down a wager on the racing this season.

2010 Missile Stakes Results

2010 San Domenico Stakes Results

With the 2010 Melbourne Cup marking the 150^th birthday of Australia’s greatest race, there is no time to waste in getting online and making the most of the lucrative early market odds.

Leading the way for the Melbourne Cup betting is the Bart Cummings duo of Dariana and Faint Perfume, both at $13 with SportsBet.

Cummings has 12 entrants among the 253 worldwide stayers nominated, and could be a strong punt as Cummings tends to produce world-stopping racers.

There is a lot of hype surrounding Japanese champion Jaguar Mail, and the Group One Tenno Sho winner is at $15 to add the 2010 Melbourne Cup prize to his bow.

Defending Melbourne Cup winner Shocking is heading back to the Moonee Valley Racecourse as another strong contender at $16, and if the Mark Kavanagh-trained favourite has truly overcome his injury from earlier in the year would pay well.

Other early market odds released at SportsBet were for two other spring features – the 2010 Cox Plate and the 2010 Caulfield Cup.

Cummings is dominating the spring action, as he has the 2009 Cox Plate winner So You Think favourite to claim a consecutive Cox Plate win at $11 with SportsBet.

The champion trainer is also topping the market for the 2010 Caulfield Cup with the Shamardal mare Faint Perfume at $11 for the honours.

Remember these early market odds are as lucrative as they will get, so don’t wait until closer to the jump as they will only shorten. Make the most of the market now with SportsBet – it only takes a couple of minutes to register and then all the action at the Spring Racing Carnival this year will be accessible by the simple click of a button.

The headlining event will of course be the $125,000 Group Three San Domenico Stakes (1000m), which is due to jump at 3.30pm with nine three-year-old starters.

Lining up as the horse to beat is Solar Charged at $2.40 with Sportsbet, and the Charge Forward filly is coming off the back of a sublime barrier trial at Rosehill last month.

With Corey Brown in the saddle the three-year-old cleared a field of eight over the 900 metres and heads into the 2010 San Domenico Stakes as favourite despite drawing the wide alley nine.

Decision Time and Brightexpectations are at $4.20 and $4.40 respectively for the win with SportsBet.

Both are coming into Saturday’s race with strong form under their belt, but the More Than Ready colt Brightexpectations has the edge with two wins from two starts last month.

The other feature race of the day is lined up to be the $125,000 Group Three Missile Stakes (1200m), which is the jump before the San Domenico Stakes at 2.50pm.

Love Conquers All is conquering the odds from barrier two, and the last start winner of the June Stakes will double up with Jim Cassidy in the saddle once again.

Other notable starters in the 2010 Missile Stakes are Danleigh and Sniper’s Bullet which start from barriers three and eight respectively.

Remember there are another six races taking to the elite New South Wales track this weekend, so head to SportsBet to work out where to place your wager.

2010 San Domenico Stakes Final Field & Odds

2010 Missile Stakes Final Field

The 2010 Thousand Guineas saw 231 fillies nominated for the jump which will take place on the 13^th of October at Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse.

We have listed the nominations and their trainers alongside for your perusal, so take a look then head to Sportsbet where you will find out the best place to put a lucrative early market wager.

The 2010 Caulfield Guineas is due to jump on the 9^th of October as one of the premier events of the spring, and drew in 262 three-year-old nominees.

We have listed the nominations and their trainers below, so take a look then head to Sportsbet to find out where you can place your early 2010 Caulfield Guineas bet.