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Jim Crowley in hospital after fall
By AAP Champion British jockey Jim Crowley and fellow rider Freddie Tylicki have been taken to hospital with suspected spinal injuries following a serious incident at Kempton. The accident happened as the field rounded the home turn in a maiden ... Read More »
Walker and Almoonqith (USA) laid back but ready for Cup
It is Melbourne Cup Day and stables, trainers, jockeys and connections with runners in the 2016 renewal of the race will be full of nervous energy and activity as they ready their charges toward the 3.00pm start time of the ... Read More »
Tuesday and Wednesday form
Tuesday’s meetings include Melbourne Cup meeting at Flemington, Randwick, Eagle Farm, Ascot, Canberra, Echuca, Kembla Grange, Gold Coast, Muswellbrook, Sunshine Coast, South Africa’s Kenilworth Read full article Source:: http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/GetNews.aspx?id Read More »
Thousands expected at Melbourne Cup
By AAP More than 100,000 people are expected to come through the turnstiles at Flemington Racecourse for the Melbourne Cup. The $6.2 million race, the richest handicap race in the world and the biggest sporting prize in Australia will be ... Read More »
Last words on Cup runners
By AAP BIG ORANGE: Trainer Michael Bell. Jockey Jamie Spencer. $14 “He is arguably the best specialist two miler in Europe and hence he’s got topweight over here, but we’re looking forward to the race” – Michael Bell. OUR IVANHOWE: ... Read More »
2016 Emirates Melbourne Cup video preview
Tabcorp’s Gerard Middleton previews the $6m, Group 1 Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday. Read full article Source:: http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/GetNews.aspx?id Read More »
Walker chilled before Almoonqith Cup ride
By AAP From the time Michael Walker won the Sandown Cup he knew Almoonqith was his 2016 Melbourne Cup ride. Walker guided Almoonqith to victory in last year’s 3200m Sandown Cup, less than two weeks after the horse finished a ... Read More »
NZB RTR sale graduates shine in Singapore
The countdown is on to next month’s New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale and, with another timely win, Sale graduate Debt Collector (NZ) has bolstered his reputation as one of the brightest stars of Singapore racing Read full article ... Read More »
Timeform Preview – 2016 Melbourne Cup
The record of unplaced horses in the Melbourne Cup that return a year later to win the race has been poor in the last 50 years – however Hartnell is attempting to improve that statistic at Flemington Tuesday afternoon Read ... Read More »
Melbourne Cup facts and figures
By AAP SOME STATISTICS ABOUT THE MELBOURNE CUP: * First run in 1861 under the banner of the Victorian Turf Club and won by the Etienne de Mestre-trained Archer who beat the favourite Mormon by six lengths. The prize was ... Read More »
