News About: 2011 Melbourne Cup

Dunaden Wins 2011 Melbourne Cup By A Whisker

Dunaden Wins 2011 Melbourne Cup By A Whisker
November 2nd, 2011

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…

Illo Out To Secure 13th Melbourne Cup Win For Bart Cummings

Illo Out To Secure 13th Melbourne Cup Win For Bart Cummings
October 20th, 2011

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…

Alcopop Scheduled For First Melbourne Spring Start At Moonee Valley

Alcopop Scheduled For First Melbourne Spring Start At Moonee Valley
September 7th, 2011

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…

Rekindled Interest’s Spring Campaign Rests On 2011 Memsie Stakes

Rekindled Interest’s Spring Campaign Rests On 2011 Memsie Stakes
August 16th, 2011

Trainer Jim Conlan will wait until after next Saturday’s Group 2 Memsie Stakes on August 27, 2011, to decide on a spring carnival racing program for Rekindled Interest. The Redoute’s Choice four-year-old finished second last start in the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap behind Temple Of Boom. Rekindled Interest is…

Spechenka On Way To Caulfield & Melbourne Cup Double

Spechenka On Way To Caulfield & Melbourne Cup Double
July 13th, 2011

Spechenka will run in tomorrow’s Listed Grafton Cup as a trail for his upcoming Spring Racing Carnival campaign. The five-year-old gelding claimed victory last start in the Listed Caloundra Cup and connections are hopeful that he will turn out to be a Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup horse later this…