Posts Tagged ‘Australian Horse Racing’
Racing Odds: Godolphin Gearing Up For Melbourne Spring
August 13th, 2014 by Pom de TurfIt’s as prestigious a stable as any in racing, and the name Godolphin has become synonymous with quality horses, and with genuine contenders for the biggest races around the world – including the signature races of the Melbourne Spring Season, and the Melbourne Cup in particular. And judging by what’s been unfolding at Goodwood over the last couple of weeks, there will be a number of Godolphin stayers whose names feature strongly in the Racing odds as Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Spring Racing Odds: Puccini Has Cox Plate Mojo
August 13th, 2014 by Pom de TurfIt’s great to see a trainer backing his horse to win a race like the Cox Plate, and that’s exactly what Peter McKay was prepared to do when he spoke to Trackside a week ago about his Melbourne Spring prospect Puccini. So if you’re inclined to believe that the leading Kiwi trainer might have some idea what he’s talking about, then make sure you look out for Puccini in those Racing odds as the Cox Plate rolls around…
It’s Puccini’s speed that has McKay waxing so confident about the chances of his 4-year-old: ‘a lot of the horses that have won the Cox Plate generally race on the speed, you have to have Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: Melbourne Cup Winner Dunaden Retires
August 13th, 2014 by Pom de TurfIt goes without saying that a race like the Melbourne Cup makes memories. And there have been some indelible memories made for all of us over the years – a few of them made by the same horse, Dunaden. It was Dunaden who won the closest Melbourne Cup finish, and it was Dunaden who represented a generation of overseas raiders, winning the Caulfield Cup the year after he snuck the Melbourne Cup. So it was with real sadness that we read the news of Dunaden’s retirement from racing through injury, and that sadness will be repeated every time we look down a list of Racing odds for any of the big races in the Melbourne Spring that doesn’t feature that familiar name.
Dunaden retires with Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: Cavalryman To Tackle Melbourne Cup Next
August 13th, 2014 by Pom de TurfIt was a 1-2 for Godolphin in the Goodwood Cup, with Ahzeemah narrowly losing out to stablemate Cavalryman, and it’s Cavalryman whose name you will need to keep an eye out for in the Racing odds for the Melbourne Spring: he is likely to be aimed at the Melbourne Cup next, in the hope of cracking The Race That Stops A Nation for Sheikh Mohammed.
It seems like Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Spring Racing Odds: Dan Excel Settling In
August 13th, 2014 by Pom de TurfIt’s only a relatively short trip from Hong Kong down to Australia, but there’s a world of difference between the two, even if you’re a racehorse. There are horses who take a little longer than others to settle into things here in Australia, and a few who never quite settle at all – we’re all hoping that talented Hong Kong import Dan Excel is one who can make the transition, because we’ll be looking out for him in the Racing odds for the Cox Plate in 2014…
You can’t imagine Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: Trial For Lucia Valentina Ahead Of Melbourne Spring
August 12th, 2014 by Pom de TurfWe’re not the only ones pondering the options in front of talented prospect Lucia Valentina ahead of the Melbourne Spring by any means: she will no doubt be featuring in the Racing odds as we get towards October and November. In fact, she’s a fixture of the early Caulfield Cup odds, and drawing her fair share of media interest…
And she was out for a trial last week at Newcastle – where Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: Melbourne Spring For Jessy Belle?
August 12th, 2014 by Pom de TurfJessy Belle looked very impressive, by all accounts, on her way to winning the Sportingbet Handicap at Moonee Valley at the weekend, and it’s a strong win that has her trainer’s thoughts turning towards the Melbourne Spring, and so we’re going to be keeping an eye on the Racing odds to see if she starts to appear…
That win in the Sportingbet was Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Spring Racing Odds: Lots Of Work To Do For Text’n Hurley
August 12th, 2014 by Pom de TurfAfter a good win in March in the Group 2 Sportingbet Sunline Stakes over 1600m, there would have been plenty of optimism surrounding Text’n Hurley, and trainer Colin Little was looking forward to giving her a run in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington via the Aurie’s Star Handicap. She’ll have to produce better, though, to please the trainer and to feature more strongly in the Racing odds as October rolls around…
Text’n Hurley finished in seventh in Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Spring Season Racing Odds: A Bright Future For Kourkam
August 12th, 2014 by Pom de TurfTrainer Tony McEvoy has a couple of emerging talents on his hands that will be making their first inroads into Australian racing in the 2014 Spring Season, and they’ll no doubt start appearing in those Racing odds at the end of the link there – especially if they produce the sort of results that their potential suggests they can. One of them is Martian, who we’ve already highlighted in these pages (read about his Australian debut in prospect here), and the other is developing stayer Kourkam.
Kourkam made something of a name for himself with Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds For The Melbourne Spring: Criterion To Target Cox Plate?
August 12th, 2014 by Pom de TurfKiwi stayer Criterion is right in the Racing odds for the Caulfield Cup on Sportsbet at the moment, and he’s a real prospect for the Melbourne Spring. In fact, he’s one of a few very exciting prospects lining up for the 2014 Spring Season, and we’re curious to see which of them will Read the rest of this entry »
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