Columnist About
Very keen racing fan and Olympics enthusiast. Lucky to have attended some of the biggest racing events worldwide - but the Melbourne Cup is still my favourite event of all!
- Member Since:
- July 2012
- Based In:
- Sydney, Australia
- Favourite Sporting Team:
- Canberra Raiders
- Favourite Sports:
- Rugby, Cricket, League, AFL, Tennis,
Latest Articles
Royal Ascot 2013: Day 2 preview
17 hours agoIf Day 1 was any guide to our fortunes for the rest of the week, then it could be a long Royal Ascot carnival for us. Animal Kingdom beaten in the Queen Anne Stakes after he wouldn’t settle, Shea Shea nosed out in the King’s Stand Stakes (at least by our second pick!), Championship facing [...]
Australia's Royal Ascot interest stretches beyond our runners
2 days agoYou may think that Australian interest in Royal Ascot, the United Kingdom’s premier festival for flat racing which begins tonight our time, is merely focused on the two (or technically three) Australian runners in Shamexpress, Sea Siren and Animal Kingdom. You’d be wrong. There are 30 races to be run over five days this week. [...]
Royal Ascot 2013: Day 1 preview - Animal Kingdom, Shamexpress...
2 days agoThe opening day of 2013 Royal Ascot is a unique raceday at the start of a unique festival. What sets it apart from other race meetings and festivals is that three of the best races of the whole carnival are races one, two and three of 30 races to come over the next five days. [...]
Four internationals to follow for the 2013 Melbourne Cup
5 days agoThe northern summer has become a key period for internationally-based Spring Carnival hopefuls to stake their claim for a Melbourne sojourn with strong performances. Yesterday, the Moonee Valley Racing Club won the attention of racing’s biggest owners and trainers when it invited 20 of the world’s best middle-distance gallopers for October 26′s Cox Plate. No [...]
The Roar’s top 50 Australian racehorses of all-time (Part 10) 50-46
10 Jun 2013After a number of weeks of contentious discussion, we finally complete our lists of the best horses to race in Australia. Who are the final horses to scrape into the list? Read the thoughts of Andrew Hawkins, Justin Cinque and Sheek below: 50. Andrew Hawkins – Briseis (b. 1873) 17/6/2/2 (35%) Despite her limited career, [...]
The punter's lament: a Stradbroke to forget
10 Jun 2013The legendary Australian poet C J Dennis, fortunate enough to record one of the greatest periods of racing in this country, wrote of a situation familiar to every mug punter after the 1927 Melbourne Cup. In a piece titled ‘A Post-Cup Tale’, also known by its familiar first line, “I’ad the money in me’and”, Dennis [...]
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