Posts Tagged ‘Melbourne Cup’
Racing: Caulfield And Melbourne Cups In Prospect For Kirramosa
July 28th, 2014 by Pom de TurfKirramosa was robbed of the chance to confirm her staying credentials in the Autumn, but trainer John Sargent will be very pleased indeed to see her back to full health and back out on the track again. And Kirramosa is a name we’ll be keeping in mind as the Spring Season comes closer, and it’s one we expect to see featuring heavily in the Racing odds on sites like Sportsbet…
Jockey Tommy Berry, on board for Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: River Lad An Emirates Stakes Possibility
July 25th, 2014 by Pom de TurfWe’re not seeing many Racing odds for the Emirates Stakes in November, but we’ve already mentioned a horse (here) – Speediness – who’s likely to be a prospect for the race (and who won it last year) unless a run in the Cox Plate takes him away. Well, here’s another one to watch for the Emirates Stakes on November the 8th: River Lad.
River Lad took the Stradbroke Handicap by a nose from Temple of Boom, and trainer Natalie McCall immediately set about Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: Grafton Cup Winner For Waterhouse
July 22nd, 2014 by Pom de TurfIt’s only last week that we were looking ahead to the Melbourne Cup and the possibility of a second winner for Gai Waterhouse, and she’s seen some success in the last few weeks that just remind us of the strength of the stable, and that has just whet our appetite for the Spring Season, and set us looking over the Racing odds available at this early stage…
It was Queenstown who eased home to claim the Grafton Cup for Waterhouse, confirming yet again a Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: Looking To The Spring Sprints
July 12th, 2014 by Pom de TurfIt can sometimes feel like the real fliers are left out of the headlines in the Spring Season, with the media focus trained on the really high-profile races: the Melbourne Cup itself, of course, but the Cox Plate and the Caulfield Cup, as well. The second week in October features a couple of big events over 1600m that we’re very much looking ahead to, and looking forward to, so we’ll get the chance to look at the real fliers in action.
But who those fliers will be is open to debate. Between now and the start of October we’ll be bringing you all the Racing odds as we get them, and Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: Jet Away Cox Plate Hopeful
July 8th, 2014 by Pom de TurfAfter a fourth-placed finish in the 2013 Caulfield Cup, things looked to be going well for Jet Away, but there was disappointment for trainer David Hayes when his charge suffered a tendon injury in the Mackinnon Stakes. We haven’t seen much of Jet Away since then, but we’re hearing now that Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: Havana Beat Looks To Melbourne Cup
July 8th, 2014 by Pom de TurfWe had a little look yesterday at Eclair Big Bang, an exciting horse over shorter distances that will be making preparations for a Spring campaign and looking to pick up the first really big wins of his career. But the biggest prizes of the Melbourne Spring Season – including the Melbourne Cup itself – are reserved for the stayers. Have a look at the Racing odds for yourself by hitting that there link – and look out for Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: Brace For An Earthquake?
July 3rd, 2014 by Pom de TurfIf you’ve been by these pages in recent days and weeks, you’ll know that we’re starting to set our sights on the Melbourne Spring and the Melbourne Cup in particular – and we’re not the only ones by any stretch. This is the time when the trainers start to make their plans in broad strokes for the run-up to the biggest race in our calendar, and the time when punters start to look over the Racing odds already beginning to appear…
And Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: A Melbourne Farewell For Slade Power
July 2nd, 2014 by Pom de TurfIt was a good week at Royal Ascot for trainer Eddie Lyman, with Slade Power winning the Diamond Jubilee Stakes and adding another piece of lustre to a great career – throw in King’s Stand Stakes and Queen Mary Stakes wins by Sole Power and Anthem Alexander into the mix, and you can see why Lyman was a happy man as the Ascot Week wrapped up.
But what Lyman wanted to talk about was Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing: The Early Melbourne Cup Odds
July 2nd, 2014 by Pom de TurfIt might seem like a long way off, but the Melbourne Cup is such a bit event that it’s already starting to appear on our radar, and there are Racing Odds pages starting to show the early picks for the ‘race that stops a nation’. We haven’t committed to a personal favourite yet, but we’re taking a look here at the horses that are making the (very) early running for the big race, so read on… Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: Kirramosa Getting Back To Fitness
July 2nd, 2014 by Pom de TurfAfter a couple of great runs that won her the Crown Oaks and the Wakeful Stakes in 2013, hopes were high for Kirramosa, and the future looked bright. We can only imagine the disappointment of trainer John Sargent at the news that Read the rest of this entry »
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