Posts Tagged ‘Melbourne Cup’
Melbourne Spring Odds: No Caulfield Cup For Red Cadeaux
October 16th, 2014 by Pom de TurfHe’s probably one of the most popular horses around, Red Cadeaux, and he’s incredibly likeable – he has a combination of bravery and talent that has cemented him in the hearts of punters here in Australia, and also staked out his place close to the top of the Racing odds, too. A couple of very close defeats in the Melbourne Cup to date haven’t hurt his profile at all, of course, and he’ll be back for another shot at the trophy in the 2014 edition of the race.
But punters won’t have Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: No Pre-Melbourne Cup Run For Mutual Regard
October 16th, 2014 by Pom de TurfMutual Regard will make his bid for the 2014 Melbourne Cup without a preparatory run on Australian soil, it looks like. Trainer Johnny Murtagh is happy to send him into The Race That Stops A Nation on the back of a great run that saw him come home ahead of the rest of the field in the Ebor at York, and he’ll be hoping that fresh legs will see him have a say in the big race. The Racing odds suggest he’s on the right track, too – Mutual Regard is a $21.00 bet on Sportsbet right now…
Obviously, without the benefit of Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: Sea Moon Straight To The Melbourne Cup
October 16th, 2014 by Pom de TurfIt looks like Sea Moon will head straight to the Melbourne Cup after his run in the Bart Cummings a couple of weekends ago. The veteran overseas stayer didn’t turn in a performance at Flemington that has set his Melbourne Spring alight, but he’s almost certain to feature in the Racing odds for the Melbourne Cup in November, and he’ll go into that race with Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: Veteran Horses Line Up For Melbourne Cup
October 9th, 2014 by Pom de TurfMaybe it’s a bit of a cliché to say that some horses are like fine wine or great cheese – with age, they simply get better. But a look down the list of horses making their presence felt in the Racing odds for the 2014 Melbourne Cup will give you more than a little hint that there’s some truth in a platitude like that. Certainly, the veterans are out in force for this year’s Race That Stops A Nation, not least crowd favourite Red Cadeaux, who will be setting a record as Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Cup Odds: The Year For Chris Waller?
October 9th, 2014 by Pom de TurfLast year was all about Gai Waterhouse, the First Lady of Australian Racing – she did, after all, score her first Melbourne Cup win, and prove to herself and to everyone else who was watching (which was pretty much everyone) that she can train stayers. But Waterhouse has never had things all her own way in Australian Racing, and why should the 2014 Melbourne Spring be any different? Matching her pace for pace and winner for winner is Chris Waller: with a very good weekend under his belt last weekend and a trio of horses looking good in the Racing odds after it, could it be that the 2014 Melbourne Spring is shaping up to be all about Waller?
Read more »Melbourne Cup Odds: Bande And Admire Rakti Arrived
October 9th, 2014 by Pom de TurfThere’s been a little something missing from the Melbourne Cup for the past few years. Not that we would necessarily have been able to put our finger on it on race day, and not that there haven’t been thrilling, dramatic Melbourne Cups over the past few years. But principally thanks to an outbreak of equine flu, there haven’t really been any Japanese stayers in the Racing odds for the Melbourne Cup, and that has been a loss for the Cup as much as it has been for Japanese Racing.
That’s set to change in 2014, though, with Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Cup Odds: Uncertain Future For Ethiopia
October 8th, 2014 by Pom de TurfThe Bart Cummings Stakes at Flemington last weekend was supposed to be a return to action for stayer Ethiopia that helped him ease back into racing after a spell of decent length out in Western Australia. He was shaping up to be a contender in the Melbourne Cup Racing odds if everything went according to plan, and trainer Pat Carey was pretty upbeat about the injury troubles that have dogged Ethiopia: ‘he had two runs in the autumn and he pulled up sore and he went home to Perth where he spelled and just started Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Melbourne Cup Odds: Umeda Arrives To Oversee Admire Rakti Preparations
October 8th, 2014 by Pom de TurfWith the Melbourne Cup getting closer, we’re starting to see the international horses whose names will be cropping up in the Racing odds for the big race – and for a few of the races between now and November 4th, as well – touching down in Australia and, after seeing out their quarantine requirements, starting to get into the serious work of preparing for their Melbourne Spring races. But it isn’t just famous horses making their way from all over the world to our shores – each and every Melbourne Spring campaign involves serious numbers of people working away behind the scenes, and a few high-profile trainers, too.
One of those Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Caulfield Cup Odds: A Look At Bande
October 3rd, 2014 by Pom de TurfHave a little look at the Racing odds for the Melbourne Cup right now by following that link, and you’ll see that as of today on Sportsbet, The Offer and Bande are sharing the favourites tag for The Race That Stops A Nation, with odds of $12.00 on offer for both of them. And Bande is right in the mix for the Caulfield Cup, too – you’ll get odds of $11.00 for him at the moment, which puts him Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Rolling Stones Odds-On To Rock The Melbourne Cup?
October 3rd, 2014 by Pom de TurfThe jewel in the crown of the Melbourne Spring Racing Festival, the Melbourne Cup hardly needs any more lustre – but it’s an event that just keeps on getting bigger and bigger. We spend a lot of time checking back in on those Racing odds for the big race, but it’s nice to see some news stories about the Melbourne Cup that aren’t about the racing, but about how big the day has become for Australians everywhere, and not just the all-year-round Racing fans.
We’ve already reported that the Melbourne Cup itself has been on a tour of Australia and New Zealand to get people excited about The Race That Stops A Nation (as if they need Read the rest of this entry »
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