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Former Editor of The Roar, now freelancing from Berlin. Alles gut! I like a bit of everything - from big moments in sport to unusual stats and I don't mind a first four. I love beautifully written, hard-hitting sports opinion.
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Is there any other trainer in Australia or wider that sticks to a style so pure, so unyielding, other than Gai Waterhouse? For decades,…
The 2018 Melbourne Cup was taken out by Cross Counter, putting in a superb run down the outside to beat Marmelo and A Prince…
The 2018 Melbourne Cup (3200m, Group 1, handicap) is the 158th running of the great race. Full of history, class, and international raiders, it…
The intricacies of the breeding world are playing out this week, as our famous mares and their fairly unspectacular breeding careers continue. Yesterday the…
The 2018 Scone Cup takes place on the traditional Friday of the two-day carnival, with $200,000 up for grabs in the race that stops…
The Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m) gives us one of those rare Group races on a weekday, and Monday at Morphettville will see 15…
Autumn is finally here and so is the good Group 1 racing, with the return of Winx seeking a 23rd straight career victory in…
The end of year look backs are starting, and I want to kick things off by asking, what was the best thoroughbred performance of…
Highland Reel's sensational win in the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase poses a question: Was this the best international raider ever to run in…
The $1.1 million Group 1 Inter Dominion series has had three sensational heats with it all to come down to the Grand Final over…
Lloyd Williams declaring he is the head trainer at Macedon Lodge has seen a wave of reactions, but the real question is if anything…
Almandin was our 2017 Melbourne Cup tip, but after a shocking ride in that race, the ex-German stayer finds himself in the Group 2…
The 2017 Melbourne Cup was taken out by Rekindling in another two-horse duel down the straight, narrowly overcoming Johannes Vermeer. On the turn there…
Everyone remembers those Melbourne Cups where they picked the horse that ran first past the post, but the punters that manage to predict the…
The 2017 Melbourne Cup (3200m, Group 1, handicap) is set to be an open event and there are a few local hopes to cheer…
The Group 3 Lexus Handicap (2500m) is not the biggest race on magnificent Derby Day, but it's the only one that will affect the…
One of the surprises of the Melbourne Cup, now less than a week away, is that Godolphin might not have had a runner until…
The Group 3 Geelong Cup (2400m) attracts plenty of attention each year for the Melbourne Cup implications, but this year is unusual in that…
The Caulfield Cup is here again and this year's race might not look a rare vintage, but there's an evenness among many of the…
The early Caulfield Cup favourite, Japanese stayer Admire Deus, has suffered a life-threatening injury and will miss both the Caulfield and the Melbourne Cup…
I respect your opinion there Cam, and I’m hoping Almandin was given an easy Bart Cummings to avoid peaking (and hitting a penalty). He’ll be strong.
I like your multiples too – no love for Boom Time? If your Caulfield Cup form holds up, and if he can stay the full 3200…?
Melbourne Cup 2017: Preview and top tips
Hope your speedmap is right – if we do get that pace I understand your selections. I don’t think it’ll be *that* fast but Gallante and Cismontane should lead them up at a genuine enough pace.
Looks like a Good 3/4 tomorrow so we can all but start to rule out the wet runners – just watch the Melbourne weather of course!
Melbourne Cup 2017: Preview and top tips
Thanks Jeffers! Thanks for getting it ship-shape!
Melbourne Cup 2017: Preview and top tips
Rekindling – can such a young horse on such a long prep do it? He is a bit like Bondi Beach back in 2015 on all that. Look forward to this handicapper’s guide – Carpenter has done a nice job to have such a level Cup.
Melbourne Cup 2017: Preview and top tips
You’re holding firm on Hartnell – good luck there 🙂
Melbourne Cup 2017: Preview and top tips
Spot on. I thought he was going to get in at 400/1 for more than a hot second!
Melbourne Cup 2017: Lexus winner could put out the Fire
Looking forward to Wall Of Fire running mate 🙂
Hope to see your selections, this Harlem thing has made it very hard indeed to figure out…
Melbourne Cup 2017: Lexus winner could put out the Fire
A few updates here:
– I’m not keen on Harlem with a troublesome eye bothering him. It might rule him out of the Melbourne Cup. He might not even be allowed to run in the Lexus. That elevates Alward into my top four
– It’s still a race that’s very very hard to pick!
Melbourne Cup 2017: Lexus winner could put out the Fire
Wow, it’s been confirmed Qewy won’t take part in the Melbourne Cup. That’s huge for Wall Of Fire who should now be 23rd in the order of entry and safe, with Abbey Marie now in danger on 24.
Melbourne Cup 2017: Lexus winner could put out the Fire
He and Kiwia were good weren’t they, cleared out from the rest. A friend thinks Kiwia could get to Group 1 level if Weir keeps bringing him along. Big call, but trusted advisor on these matters!
2017 Melbourne Cup: Can Qewy rise for Godolphin?
(Hope he starts! They’re not hugely committal…)
2017 Melbourne Cup: Can Qewy rise for Godolphin?
Well done – he’s about 1/4 that price now!
2017 Melbourne Cup: Can Qewy rise for Godolphin?
Good luck on both – I’m concerned about ol’ Max Dynamite, he’s done nothing back home. Four runs in two years! And 2015 was such an odd race as well… but respect Willie Mullins, of course.
Let’s see about Qewy! ‘Aussie’ Qewy was huge.
2017 Melbourne Cup: Can Qewy rise for Godolphin?
I’m writing my Cup preview at the moment. I hear what you’re saying – it all depends on what Qewy does today for all concerned.
Just on Hartnell, Humidor this year maps like Hartnell did last year. Great form (better form?), classy, unsure about getting the 3200m. Hartnell did it last year off class alone in my view, but isn’t going as well and this time his preparation is worse, and he carries more weight, even if he gets relief from Almandin.
The speed in the big race – which is by no means clear – might tell us if these guys will be able to unleash a sprint rather than being forced to sustain a very long sprint home which doesn’t suit.
2017 Melbourne Cup: Can Qewy rise for Godolphin?
Weird race that Metrop, especially if Foundry doesn’t go on with it. Chocante was third and is back in NZ after bombing out later! (I had a few bob on him early as a wet track hope)
2017 Melbourne Cup: Can Qewy rise for Godolphin?
Fantastic series guys, thanks for the read. I enjoyed the breaking down of arguments, even if I disagreed I came away knowing a little bit more about what was going on!
Now, the real question: Makybe Diva or Run Rhino Run over 3000m?
Who would win races between the four champion mares of the 21st century? (Part 2)
Nice win for Vengeur Masque and at the odds was worth tipping.
Lizzie failing completely the disappointment – that’ll be her campaign done now I’d suggest.
2017 Geelong Cup: Full preview, tips
Good summary mate – I like listening to Weiry too. Racing has plenty of straight-shooters and he’s right up for mine with his approach.
Melbourne Cup 2017: Preview and top tips