Just Horse Racing News
Legal action could be taken over Melbourne Cup scratching
By Morgan Payne The owners of Marmelo are considering legal options after last year’s Melbourne Cup runner-up was controversially scratched from the race. Marmelo and Godolphin’s Ispolini, trained by last year’s Melbourne Cup winning trainer Charlie Appleby, were on Wednesday ... Read More »
Politician/horse owner Paul Whelan dies
By AAP Former NSW government minister and well-known racehorse owner/breeder Paul Whelan has died aged 75 after a long illness. Whelan was a member of the NSW parliament from 1976 to 2003 and a minister in the Neville Wran and ... Read More »
Early part of Derby crucial for Long Jack
By AAP New Zealand trainer Andrew Forsman expects the early stages of the Victoria Derby will be crucial to the chances of Long Jack winning the $2 million Classic at Flemington from the outside barrier. Long Jack was pinpointed early ... Read More »
Melbourne Cup not about celebs: premier
By AAP The Melbourne Cup is about everyday people and not celebrities, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says, as a number of stars shun the race that ‘stops the nation’. Pop star Taylor Swift revealed last month she wouldn’t be going ... Read More »
Connections to fight Melbourne Cup withdrawal
By AAP English trainer Hughie Morrison disputes the results of scans on Marmelo which have prompted his withdrawal from the Melbourne Cup. Racing Victoria stewards said the results of a standing CT scan indicated Marmelo had incomplete fractures in his ... Read More »
Legendary jockey destroys 2019 Melbourne Cup favourite
By Ric Chapman Aghh Melbourne Cup carnival time. The birds are singing, the fascinators are fascinating and the he said, she said saga’s are rife. So much has been written about what Michelle Payne has said, and again now about ... Read More »
Trainer to appeal Melbourne Cup horse withdrawal
By Morgan Payne English trainer Hughie Morrison will appeal the Victorian stewards’ decision to bar Marmelo from the Melbourne Cup after the horse failed a veterinary test. Marmelo, second in last year’s Melbourne Cup to Cross Counter, was ordered out ... Read More »
Morrison to appeal Marmelo Cup withdrawal
By AAP English trainer Hughie Morrison will appeal the Victorian stewards’ decision to bar Marmelo from the Melbourne Cup after the horse failed a veterinary test. Marmelo, second in last year’s Cup to Cross Counter, was ordered out after a ... Read More »
Two leading 2019 Melbourne Cup contenders out of race
By Morgan Payne Two leading contenders in the 2019 Melbourne Cup have been scratched from the race on stewards advice. Last years Melbourne Cup runner-up Marmelo and fellow International raider Ispolini have been been withdrawn from the 2019 Melbourne Cup ... Read More »
Free Betting Strategy – 2019 Victoria Derby, Golden Eagle days
By Adam Page Resident tipster Adam gives his betting strategy for Saturday’s (2/11/2019) racing around the country. Note that the prices quoted were available at the time of writing, which was between 5pm-5.30pm Wednesday. Rosehill ($150) Race One: $2 Win/$8 ... Read More »
