Posts Tagged ‘Australian Horse Racing’
Racing Odds: Cavalryman The Right Horse The For Melbourne Cup
September 12th, 2014 by Pom de TurfOne of the horses travelling to Australia for the Melbourne Cup who has already caught the eye of pundits and punters is Cavalryman, and he will be an eye-catching sight on the day, too, if he runs – he’ll be sporting some very famous blue silks that mark him out as a horse from the Godolphin stables.
Take a little look at the Racing odds, and you’ll notice that Cavalryman is Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Caulfield Cup Racing Odds: Admire Rakti In Profile
September 12th, 2014 by Pom de TurfWith so many well-fancied international horses making the trip to Australia for the 2014 Melbourne Spring Festival, there’s no shortage of exciting prospects who will have been in quarantine before they race. A look at the Racing odds for the Caulfield Cup, in particular, will show you that there are a number of overseas prospects in contention, and so we’re going to take a closer look at them over the next few weeks, ready for the Caulfield Cup on October 18th…
First up is Admire Rakti. There have been Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Cup Racing Odds: Big European Stables Well Represented
September 12th, 2014 by Pom de TurfWe’ve already highlighted in these pages some of the key Australian horses who will be most likely to have a say in the 2014 Melbourne Cup, and we’ve talked about the Australia-based trainers who will have a huge impact on the race – a look at the Racing odds at the other end of that link will show you that Gai Waterhouse’s The Offer is the early favourite for The Race That Stops A Nation, but Lloyd Williams and her big rival Chris Waller both have a dozen horses each amongst the nominations, and you’d think that probably means Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Spring Racing Odds: Shock Defeat For Lankan Rupee
September 12th, 2014 by Pom de TurfThe McEwan Stakes should have been a positive return to Racing for the horse who’s rated as the world’s best sprinter, but Lankan Rupee couldn’t bring home the goods for trainer Mick Price – we’re interested to see how the narrow defeat will affect his Racing odds as we Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Cup Racing Odds: A Couple Of Japanese Prospects To Watch
September 11th, 2014 by Pom de TurfA bigger spectacle every year, with a brighter field of international stars running it, the Melbourne Cup is very much improved by the overseas horses who make the long trip to our shores, waiting patiently in quarantine for their chance to run in the big race. But there has been a little bit of international flavour mostly missing for the past few years – an outbreak of equine flu has kept a number of potential contenders from Japan out of the Racing odds and out of the running for the Melbourne Cup, which has been a shame.
But it looks like Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Spring Racing Odds: Cox Plate Chance For The Cleaner
September 11th, 2014 by Pom de TurfWe’re into the early exchanges of the Melbourne Spring now, and it’s all eyes on the horses who are going to be scrapping it out for the biggest prizes in Australian Racing over the course of the Festival. We’ve got all the Racing odds for those big races, of course, and there’s potentially another horse to add to your watch list after The Cleaner came home strongly to win the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes.
There were some big names in the field behind him, but The Cleaner Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Cup Racing Odds: Waller And Williams Dominate Nominations
September 11th, 2014 by Pom de TurfThere has been, and there will be between now and The Race That Stops a Nation at the start of November, lots of talk about the overseas raiders who will be making their way to Australia to run in our biggest race. And there will be some strong chances amongst the imports – you only have to have a look at the Racing odds for the Melbourne Sup to see that Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Spring Racing Odds: Peggy Jean Back In Furious Stakes
September 11th, 2014 by Pom de TurfIn a race that has something of a reputation for featuring wins by horses who go on to do great things, exciting Melbourne Spring prospect Peggy Jean was back in action – kicking off her Spring campaign with a successful Autumn and a rest behind her. There were Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Spring Racing Odds: Star Rolling Through Dato Tan Chin Nam
September 9th, 2014 by Pom de TurfIt’s a tough start to the 2014 Melbourne Spring campaign for Star Rolling, but the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at the weekend will give punters, pundits and his handlers a decent idea of where he’s going to fall in the Racing odds for the big races of the Festival, which could include the Cox Plate for the exciting 5-year-old.
He’s looking like he’ll be Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: Melbourne Cup Nominations
September 9th, 2014 by Pom de TurfWe just love to see international horses making the journey to Australia to take part in The Race That Stops A Nation. Undeniably, they add an extra element to Australia’s biggest race, and their inclusion only makes those Racing odds more interesting for punters all around the country – and all around the world.
And there are an impressive 31 overseas horses nominated for the 2014 edition of the Melbourne Cup, three more than last year’s. We’re not sure if that means Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »- 2023
- 2022
- - June
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2000