Spring Carnival Racing

Dunaden won the 2011 Melbourne Cup by the very narrowest of margins at Flemington Racecourse yesterday November 1, 2011. The French stayer won the race by millimetres ahead of the fast finishing Red Cadeaux. Lucas Cranach rounded out the placings in third, while Americain ran on well for fourth. Dunaden’s…

Bart Cummings is hoping to win his 13th Melbourne Cup title with German stayer Illo come the $6.2 million race at Flemington on November 1, 2011. Illo arrived at the Cummings stable two weeks ago from Europe and the trainer feels the horse is in with a big Melbourne Cup…

December Draw has drawn perfectly in the barriers for the 2011 Caulfield Cup that will take place at Caulfield Racecourse this Saturday October 15, 2011. The five-year-old gelding has drawn barrier 11 for the $2.5 million race, but will jump from gate 9 should the emergencies not gain a start….

Grahame Begg has confirmed that Secret Admirer will target the $3 million Cox Plate on Saturday October 22, 2011, at Moonee Valley Racecourse. Secret Admirer won her last start in the Group 1 Epsom Handicap at Randwick last Saturday and her trainer feels she has pulled up well enough for…

Chase The Rainbow is due to run in the 2011 Stutt Stakes at Moonee Valley this Friday night September 30, 2011, after being scratched from the Caulfield Guineas Prelude at Caulfield last weekend due to the firm track. Trainer Rick Hore-Lacy is hopeful Chase The Rainbow can produce a win…

Trainer David Vandyke believes that Lamasery is capable of travelling the entire 2,400 metres of the Colin Stephen Handicap at Rosehill Racecourse this Saturday September 24, 2011, despite his pedigree indicating he shouldn’t get further than a mile. “If I look at his pedigree we’re in trouble,” Vandyke said. “(But)…

Trainer Peter Moody is still unsure whether or not to target the 2011 Caulfield Guineas with Moment Of Change, despite his uncontested win at Sandown Racecourse today. Moment Of Change won the Hyland Racing Colours Handicap ahead of a handy field in what was just his second ever race start….

Crowd favourite Alcopop will have his first Melbourne start of the sprint in the 2011 Dato Tan Chin Tam Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse this Saturday September 10, 2011. The Jeune gelding won his last start at Morphettville, and trainer Jake Stephens believes he has the form to win the…

Peter Snowden has announced that Sepoy looks better than ever ahead of his second-up run in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes at Flemington Racecourse this Saturday September 3, 2011. The three-year-old colt performed brilliantly in his spring debut in the Listed Vain Stakes three weeks ago and his trainer believes…

Jimmy Choux and Scarlett Lady will compete against each other for the informal title of New Zealand’s best race horse this spring, as friendly rivalry between the horses’ trainers continues to mount. The two horses are due to meet in this weekend’s Makfi Challenge Stakes at Hastings in New Zealand….