Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Well not many racing scribes put their stake firmly in the ground and declared that Incentivise could not win the Cup. In fact, I think we were the only ones. Tipped the $21 winner in our top three two we did. After a drought of 20 years between Might and Power and Rekindling, we’ve now […]
That was the ride of the century. Mac kept her wide deliberately. He had plotted every inch of that race, and he did it perfectly. James McDonald knew what was going to happen before it ever did, because he had worked it out. That’s why he is the greatest jockey on earth. Chris Waller may […]
I don’t have any stats to prove it, but I would almost bet my life that this has never happened before in the entire of history of racing. In race 2 at Eagle Farm due to jump in about 15 minutes time we have two Melbourne Cup winners and the son of one, all in […]
In descending order, the three worst judges of a horse’s chances in a race are: Jockeys Trainers Owners Owners usually love their horses too much to be proper judges of their chances. Trainers invest so much time, effort, blood, sweat, toil and tears into preparing their steeds that it is near impossible for them to […]
Incorrect. He’s hiding in Gai’s stable in Melbourne. There is only one thing on everyone’s mind today. The Cup. Incentivise either wins it or he doesn’t. I say he won’t get the 3200m lugging 57kg, so he doesn’t. Twilight Payment can’t either. Weight stops trains and it will stop him. Spanish Mission has had too […]
The world famous racing identity Ron Johnson – aka the Brown Rice Man – assures me that he has got the Cup covered. Not only has he tipped us the first four, he’s given us the speed map and the winning margin too Ronald says that the top three clear out, and that will be […]
Melbourne Cup horses, field, form guide: SIMON O’DONNELL is a racing commentator, the founder of Wingara Thoroughbreds and a former Australian international cricketer. I hope Channel 9 pay Simon O’Donnell cash for his tips. Judging by the website for his racing operation Wingara Thoroughbreds at the top of the screen, I suspect that a dark Derby Day […]
How about this for a ride by apprentice Stacey Metcalfe on the winner of the second race at Bordertown today? It might look easy, but it ain’t. That is great skill, brilliant actually. That’s how they rode them when Archer won the Cup.
Dennis Pagan has decided to abandon Johnny Get Angry’s Melbourne Cup campaign. That is sort of wise you would think. After all, last Spring’s surprise Victoria Derby winner Johnny Get Angry has been beaten beaten by an average of 23 lengths at its past two starts. The only question that remains now is this. How […]
