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Sheraz is yet to taste success on Australian shores since arriving here for the spring of 2021, but can he break his local maiden in the Melbourne Cup? A former Sydney Cup (3200m) runner-up and a 3000m winner in Europe, Sheraz’s best could have him spring a surprise on the first Tuesday in November. Let’s take a look at the chances of the Chris Waller-trained Sheraz in the 2023 Melbourne Cup. When will Sheraz run in the Melbourne Cup? The Melbourne Cup will be run on the first Tuesday in November at Flemington in front of a sold out crowd. The one thing that hasn’t changed about the 2023 Melbourne Cup is the horses. Once again The Cup has brought together an elite field of Melbourne Cup horses to contest the two mile race for $8.41 million. Sheraz (22) T: Chris Waller J: Beau Mertens (51.5kg) Age: 7YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Sea The Stars (IRE) Dam: Shemiyla (IRE) Win: +12500 Place: +2200 Best odds at Picklebet Career stats for Sheraz Career: 23: 4-5-2 Flemington: 2: 0-0-0 Distance: 1: 0-1-0 Good: 6: 0-0-1 Wet: 17: 4-5-1 Group 1: 2: 0-1-0 Win %: 17% Place %: 48% Melbourne Cup results for Sheraz Sheraz will make his Melbourne Cup debut in the 2023 Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, November 7. Recent Form for Sheraz Date Race Track Distance Placing Jockey Barrier Weight Odds Margin Oct 27 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Moonee Valley 2500m 8/14 Jye McNeil 4 55kg $19 1.95L Oct 7 The Bart Cummings Flemington 2520m 12/16 Damien Oliver 4 58.5kg $11 5.25L Sep 23 Naturalism Stakes Caulfield 2000m 8/16 Damien Oliver 12 56.5kg $101 3.85L Sep 2 Heatherlie Handicap Caulfield 1700m 13/14 Damien Oliver 5 58.5kg $31 5.75L Can Sheraz win the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Sheraz was only beaten two-lengths in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup, but is set to go around at cricket score odds on Tuesday. There’s a few runners at a tighter quote that is going worse than him, especially if he can replicate his last start. Barrier 22 means Beau Mertens will need to go towards the rear of the field and spot his rivals (and better horses a big start). If you can find a market for Sheraz to finish in the top 10, he could be a sneaky bet with the top bookmakers in a market like that, but it is unlikely he features in the finish. Watch Sheraz Finish 8th in the 2023 Moonee Valley Gold Cup READ ALSO: 2023 MC BEGINNERS GUIDE BEST MC BETTING SITES How do you think Sheraz will go in the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Give us your thoughts in the box below! View the full article

The second of two Willie Mullins-trained horses in this year’s Melbourne Cup comes in the form of Absurde. The lightly raced six-year-old was able to secure entry into the race that stops the nation after winning the Class Ebor Handicap (2816m) at York on August 26. It was a tough effort by the son of Fastnet Rock, showing plenty of toughness to get the upper hand of his rivals. You can easily tie his form through the stablemate and Melbourne Cup bookmaker favourite, Vauban, and although he was well-beaten at Royal Ascot, you’re getting a cracking price to find out if he can somehow turn the tables. When will Absurde run in the Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup will be run on the first Tuesday of November at Flemington in front of a solid out crowd. It’s a stacked field of 24 taking on Australia’s greatest race, all vying for their chance to secure the $8.41 million prize. Absurde (8) T: Willie Mullins J: Zac Purton (53kg) Age: 5YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Fastnet Rock (AUS) Dam: Incroyable (IRE) Win: +2500 Place: +550 Best odds at Bet365 Career stats for Absurde Career: 15: 4-6-2 Flemington: 0: 0-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Good: 7: 3-4-0 Wet: 4: 1-0-0 Group 1: 0: 0-0-1 Win %: 27% Place %: 80% Melbourne Cup results for Absurde Absurde will make his Melbourne Cup debut in the 2023 edition on Tuesday, November 7. Recent Form for Kalapour Date Race Track Distance Placing Jockey Barrier Weight Odds Margin Aug 26 Ebor Hanidcap York 2816m 1/22 Frankie Dettori 22 60.5kg $9.5 – Aug 1 Listed Novice (Hurdle) Galway 33190m 6/9 Paul Townend/td> ? 72.5kg $1.67 9.3L Can Absurde win the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Absurde is the second of two Willie Mullins-trained gallopers heading to Australia for the 2023 Melbourne Cup. The son of Fastnet Rock warrants plenty of respect after gaining entry to this event after drawing away convincingly in the Class 2 Ebor Handicap at York on August 26. He was able to hold off all challengers under Frankie Dettori, despite lugging 60.5kg throughout the 2816m journey, and should have no issues staying the Melbourne Cup journey over 3200m. The five-year-old gelding boasts a second-place finish behind the current Melbourne Cup favourite and stablemate, Vauban, holding him in good stead for the first Tuesday of November. Hong Kong’s leading hoop Zac Purton makes his way back to Australia to take the mount, and with only 53kgs on his back, Absurde isn’t going to know himself. Consider him a genuine winning chance, despite the price. READ ALSO: 2023 MC BEGINNERS GUIDE BEST MC BETTING SITES How do you think Soulcombe will go in the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Give us your thoughts in the box below! View the full article

Soulcombe is the first of four Chris Waller-trained runners to gain entry into the 2023 Melbourne Cup and may be his best chance to win the race since Verry Elleegant in 2021. The gelding by Frankel has been progressing nicely throughout the campaign, despite having a clear inability to jump from the stalls. He bombed the start completely in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) behind Without A Fight, before chasing home gamely to be defeated 5.5 lengths. Chris Waller has called the ‘Magic Man’ Joao Moreira to take the reins in this year’s Cup, hopefully getting the five-year-old to at least jump evenly. Soulcombe would be a genuine chance in this race, but can you trust his barrier manners? That’s the real question. When will Soulcombe run in the Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup will be run and won on the first Tuesday of November, which has been a tradition since its inception. It’s sure to be raced in front of a sold-out Flemington crowd as the capacity field of 24 brings together the world’s elite staying gallopers. The winner will etch their name in racing history and take home the major prize of $8.41 million. Soulcombe (4) T: Chris Waller J: Joao Moreira (53.5kg) Age: 5YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Frankel (GB) Dam: Ribbons (GER) Win: +1000 Place: +260 Best odds at Picklebet Career stats for Soulcombe Career: 15: 5-1-1 Flemington: 3: 1-1-1 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Good: 13: 4-1-1 Wet: 2: 1-0-0 Group 1: 3: 0-0-1 Win %: 33% Place %: 47% Melbourne Cup results for Soulcombe Soulcombe will make his Melbourne Cup debut in the 2023 edition on Tuesday, November 7. Recent Form for Kalapour Date Race Track Distance Placing Jockey Barrier Weight Odds Margin Oct 21 Caulfield Cup Caulfield 2400m 7/18 Craig Williams 6 53.5kg $8 5.5L Oct 7 Turnbull Stakes Flemington 2000m 3/16 Craig Williams/td> 2 56kg $7 2.1L Sep 23 Underwood Stakes Caulfield 1800m 4/15 Blake Shinn 5 59kg $7 1.4L Sep 2 Heatherlie Handicap Caulfield 1700m 1/14 Blake Shinn 4 58.5kg $19 – Can Soulcombe win the 2023 Melbourne Cup? There is no doubt that Soulcombe is a genuine winning chance on Tuesday. However, his barrier manners in recent times have been disgusting, continually missing the start by a margin. He missed the kick by six-lengths in the Caulfield Cup and was forced to do much work after giving up such a start. Joao Moreira has taken the reigns in an attempt to get Soulcombe out of the gates in a more efficient manner. If Soulcombe can jump with them, he will be making his run and potentially appearing the winner at one point or another. However, with too many doubts about his starts, he is another we are happy to take on in the 2023 Melbourne Cup. Watch Soulcombe Finish 7th in the 2023 Caulfield Cup READ ALSO: 2023 MC BEGINNERS GUIDE BEST MC BETTING SITES How do you think Soulcombe will go in the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Give us your thoughts in the box below! View the full article

Europe's top 3-year-old Auguste Rodin created a masterpiece on the Santa Anita Park turf, winning the most prestigious grass race in North America, the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T), by three-quarters of a length.View the full article

Europe's top 3-year-old Auguste Rodin (IRE) created a masterpiece on the Santa Anita Park turf, winning the most prestigious grass race in North America, the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T), by three-quarters of a length.View the full article

In his final race before stud duty, Elite Power pulled off a repeat victory in the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1).View the full article

Total all-sources, global common-pool handle for the two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park reached $176,281,989, Breeders' Cup announced.View the full article

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Military Mission is one of two runners from the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott barn set to compete in the 2023 Melbourne Cup. A winner of the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) and Group 3 Newcastle Cup (2300m) at two of his last three starts, Military Mission brings genuine winning form to the race that stops a nation. Can Military Mission claim Group 1 glory in the 2023 Melbourne Cup? When will Military Mission run in the Melbourne Cup? The Melbourne Cup will be run on the first Tuesday in November at Flemington in front of a sold out crowd. The one thing that hasn’t changed about the 2023 Melbourne Cup is the horses. Once again The Cup has brought together an elite field of Melbourne Cup horses to contest the two mile race for $8.41 million. Military Mission (5) T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott J: Rachel King (51kg) Age: 6YO Color: Grey/Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Mastercraftsman (IRE) Dam: Atlantic Isle (GB) Win: +4500 Place: +850 Best odds at PendleburyBet Career stats for Military Mission Career: 27: 7-5-3 Flemington: 0: 2-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Good: 15: 11-2-3-1 Wet: 12: 3-3-2 Group 1: 1: 0-0-0 Win %: 26% Place %: 56% Melbourne Cup results for Military Mission Military Mission will make his Melbourne Cup debut in the 2023 edition of the race on Tuesday, November 7. Recent Form for Military Mission Date Race Track Distance Placing Jockey Barrier Weight Odds Margin Oct 14 Herbert Power Stakes Caulfield 2400m 1/9 Joao Moreira 9 57kg $8 – Sep 30 The Metropolitan Randwick 2400m 4/15 Zac Lloyd 15 51.5kg $21 5.53L Sep 15 Newcastle Gold Cup Newcastle 2300m 1/16 Rachel King 12 54kg $16 – Sep 2 City Tatts Cup Randwick 2400m 10/12 Rachel King 6 56.5kg $4.20 23.02L Can Military Mission win the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Military Mission has been in fine form in weaker grade this campaign and could spring a surprise on Tuesday. The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained runner produced a strong finish to claim the Herbert Power Stakes, producing a similar run that saw him win the Newcastle Gold Cup three runs back. The run splitting those two efforts was when finishing fourth in the Group 1 Metropolitan. He will gain every favour in running from barrier five under Rachel King and he looks like he will appreciate every bit of the 3200m. He has a nice turn of foot compared to some of his rivals at a similar price and we can see Military Mission finding a way into first four calculations. Watch Military Mission Finish 1st in the 2023 Herbert Power Stakes READ ALSO: 2023 MELBOURNE CUP BEGINNERS GUIDE BEST MELBOURNE CUP BETTING SITES How do you think Military Mission will go in the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Give us your thoughts in the box below! View the full article

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Photo: Pat Scala/Racing Photos Kalapour was the final horse to qualify for the 2023 Melbourne Cup when the Kris Lees-trained runner claimed the Group 3 Archer Stakes (2500m) on November 4. The Newcastle-based runner finished third in the Group 1 Metropolitan (2400m) three runs back and will be looking to become the first horse since Shocking in 2009 to complete the Archer Stakes/Melbourne Cup double. The real question is, can Kalapour win the 2023 Melbourne Cup? When will Kalapour run in the Melbourne Cup? The Melbourne Cup will be run on the first Tuesday in November at Flemington in front of a sold out crowd. The one thing that hasn’t changed about the 2023 Melbourne Cup is the horses. Once again The Cup has brought together an elite field of Melbourne Cup horses to contest the two mile race for $8.41 million. Kalapour (14) T: Kris Lees J: Zac Lloyd (50kg) Age: 7YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: War Command (IRE) Dam: Daldiyna (FR) Win: +4500 Place: +1000 Best odds at Bet365 Career stats for Kalapour Career: 19: 5-3-4 Flemington: 1: 1-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Good: 14: 4-2-4 Wet: 4: 1-1-0 Group 1: 1: 0-0-1 Win %: 26% Place %: 63% Melbourne Cup results for Kalapour Kalapour will make his Melbourne Cup debut in the 2023 edition on Tuesday, November 7. Recent Form for Kalapour Date Race Track Distance Placing Jockey Barrier Weight Odds Margin Nov 4 Archer Stakes Flemington 2500m 1/7 Damien Oliver 1 56kg $4.80 0.3L Oct 14 ATC St Leger Stakes Randwick 2600m 3/10 Kerrin McEvoy 5 57.5kg $4.60 3.07L Sep 30 The Metropolitan Randwick 2400m 3/15 Kerrin McEvoy 3 52.5kg $18 4.46L Sep 15 Newcastle Cup Newcastle 2300m 7/16 Damien Oliver 16 56kg $4.40 3.46L Can Kalapour win the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Kalapour booked his spot with a dominant win in the Group 3 Archer Stakes (2500m) on VRC Derby Day and is set to back up three days later into the Melbourne Cup. Damien Oliver was able to dictate terms perfectly throughout, but the map and difficulty in field is much more against him this time around. From barrier 14, he will be worst than midfield and despite young gun Zac Lloyd on board and just 50kg on his back, it is hard to see how Kalapour features in the finish of the Melbourne Cup. Watch Kalapour Finish 1st in the 2023 Archer Stakes READ ALSO: 2023 MC BEGINNERS GUIDE BEST MC BETTING SITES How do you think Kalapour will go in the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Give us your thoughts in the box below! View the full article

Total all-sources, global common-pool handle for the Nov. 3-4 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita was $176,281,989, the lowest number since 2020, the same year live Breeders' Cup races at Keeneland had no reported attendance due to COVID-19. At the same time, attendance of 109,624 for the two-day event in 2023 was the highest of the past five years. Breeders' Cup Limited released the numbers late Saturday evening. “Racing fans here and from around the world were treated to two days of the very best of our sport, including three repeat champions,” said Breeders' Cup President and CEO Drew Fleming. “The 40th running of the Breeders' Cup was certainly worthy of the vision of its founders, who set out to create one of the most prestigious international events in our sport. We want to thank all of the weekend's participants, our sponsors, the communities of Arcadia and Pasadena, and our partners from 1/ST racing for their support.” All-sources, common-pool handle on Saturday's 12-race Breeders' Cup card was $114,145,050, while the all-sources, common-pool handle for the 10-race 'Future Stars Friday' card was $62,136,939. The latter did not count Friday's 'All-Turf Pick 3′ special. On-track handle for the two days was $19,419,844. The total all-sources, common-pool handle of $176,281,989 was down from $189,060,373 last year and $182,908,409 in 2021. However, it was up slightly from the $174,628,986 when the event was last held at Santa Anita in 2019. Saturday's on-track attendance was 66,247; Friday's was 43,377. The combined attendance of 109,624 was the highest since the Breeders' Cup was held at Churchill Downs in 2019 with an attendance of 112,672 and was up slightly from the 109,054 the last time the event was staged at Santa Anita in 2019. The Breeders' Cup World Championships will return to California in 2024 and will be held at Del Mar. The post 2023 Breeders’ Cup Attendance Up, Handle Down appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Photo: Alice Miles/Racing Photos True Marvel from the Matthew Smith yard is set have his first start in the 2023 Melbourne Cup. Set to be partnered by Queensland jockey Ben Thompson, True Marvel will go around as the rank outsider in the Melbourne Cup field. True Marvel finished second in the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m), but can he go one better in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup? When will True Marvel run in the Melbourne Cup? The Melbourne Cup will be run on the first Tuesday in November at Flemington in front of a sold out crowd. The one thing that hasn’t changed about the 2023 Melbourne Cup is the horses. Once again The Cup has brought together an elite field of Melbourne Cup horses to contest the two mile race for $8.41 million. True Marvel (14) T: Matthew Smith J: Ben Thompson (50kg) Age: 8YO Color: Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Masked Marvel (GB) Dam: Anecdotique (GB) Win: +15000 Place: +2500 Best odds at Unibet Career stats for True Marvel Career: 53: 8-7-5 Flemington: 3: 0-0-0 Distance: 6: 1-2-1 Good: 28: 2-3-4 Wet: 25: 6-4-1 Group 1: 1: 0-1-0 Win %: 15% Place %: 38% Melbourne Cup results for True Marvel The 2023 Melbourne Cup will be the first time True Marvel competes in the race that stops a nation. Recent Form for True Marvel Date Race Track Distance Placing Jockey Barrier Weight Odds Margin Oct 27 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Moonee Valley 2500m 10/14 Carleen Hefel 10 55kg $101 3.55L Oct 14 ATC St Leger Stakes Randwick 2600m 8/10 Kathy O’Hara 9 55.5kg $61 14.75L Sep 23 Colin Stephen Quality Rosehill 2400m 10/12 Kathy O’Hara 2 56kg $101 6.52L Sep 1 Wyong Cup Wyong 2100m 8/14 Kathy O’Hara 11 54.5kg $101 10.74L Can True Marvel win the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Arguably the rank outsider of the field is True Marvel. The Matthew Smith-trained runner shocked the world when finishing second in the Sydney Cup earlier in the year, but that is seemingly a blip on the radar. He has been beaten a combined 35 lengths in four starts this campaign and has hardly shown much to suggest he is a contender on the first Tuesday in November. Watch True Marvel Finish 2nd in the 2023 Sydney Cup READ ALSO: 2023 MC BEGINNERS GUIDE BEST MC BETTING SITES How do you think True Marvel will go in the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Give us your thoughts in the box below! View the full article

Photo: Brett Holburt/Racing Photos The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Future History is looking to become the first horse since Almandin in 2016 to complete The Bart Cummings/Melbourne Cup double. Future History will not only be making his Melbourne Cup debut on Tuesday, November 7, but also his Group 1 debut at the same time. With just 50kg on his back and superstar English jockey Hollie Doyle on board, can Future History win the Melbourne Cup? When will Future History run in the Melbourne Cup? The Melbourne Cup will be run on the first Tuesday in November at Flemington in front of a sold out crowd. The one thing that hasn’t changed about the 2023 Melbourne Cup is the horses. Once again The Cup has brought together an elite field of Melbourne Cup horses to contest the two mile race for $8.41 million. Future History (13) T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace J: Hollie Doyle (50kg) Age: 6YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Showcasing (GB) Dam: Likelihood (USA) Win: +2500 Place: +600 Best odds at Boombet Career stats for Future History Career: 16: 6-4-1 Flemington: 1: 1-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Good: 7: 3-2-1 Wet: 9: 3-2-0 Group 1: 0: 0-0-0 Win %: 38% Place %: 69% Melbourne Cup results for Future History The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Future History will make his Melbourne Cup debut in the 2023 Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, November 7. Recent Form for Future History Date Race Track Distance Placing Jockey Barrier Weight Odds Margin Oct 27 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Moonee Valley 2500m 3/14 Craig Williams 13 56kg $7.50 0.85L Oct 7 The Bart Cummings Flemington 2500m 1/16 Craig Williams 3 54kg $9 0.75L Sep 9 BM100 Moonee Valley 2040m 2/14 Carleen Hefel 6 56kg $3.40 0.4L Aug 26 Handicap Moonee Valley 2040m 1/6 Carleen Hefel 5 53kg $3.90 1.25L Can Future History win the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Future History was forced to sustain a long run in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup and despite only going down late, looks a genuine each-way play in the Melbourne Cup. The six-year-old gelding showed his tactical versatility when settling at the rear of the field and making a long run. Prior to that, he was a dominant all the way winner in the Group 3 The Bart Cummings when booking his spot in the Cup. British gun hoop Hollie Doyle comes over to take the ride and from barrier 13, we expect she will have Future History settle outside Serpentine throughout. He looks to have plenty of upside and is rock hard fit heading into the Melbourne Cup. He is a genuine first four hope and Future History is certainly in the right stable to cause a major upset. Watch Future History Finish 1st in the 2023 Bart Cummings READ ALSO: 2023 MELBOURNE CUP BEGINNERS GUIDE BEST MELBOURNE CUP BETTING SITES How do you think Future History will go in the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Give us your thoughts in the box below! View the full article

Photo: George Sal/Racing Photos Virtuous Circle is set to hand his trainer, Liam Howley his first ever runner in a Melbourne Cup. The four-year-old son of Almanzor boasts a runner-up finish in the Group 1 Australian Derby as a three-year-old and will be looking to cause a major upset on the first Tuesday in November. Let’s take a look at Virtuous Circle’s chances in the 2023 Melbourne Cup. When will Virtuous Circle run in the Melbourne Cup? The Melbourne Cup will be run on the first Tuesday in November at Flemington in front of a sold out crowd. The one thing that hasn’t changed about the 2023 Melbourne Cup is the horses. Once again The Cup has brought together an elite field of Melbourne Cup horses to contest the two mile race for $8.41 million. Virtuous Circle (6) T: Liam Howley J: Craig Newitt (51kg) Age: 4YO Color: Bay Sex: Horse Sire: Almanzor (FR) Dam: She Is Stryking Win: +6600 Place: +1300 Best odds at Dabble Career stats for Virtuous Circle Career: 13: 2-2-1 Flemington: 3: 0-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Good: 9: 1-0-0 Wet: 4: 1-2-1 Group 1: 3: 0-1-0 Win %: 15% Place %: 38% Melbourne Cup results for Virtuous Circle The 2023 Melbourne Cup will be Virtuous Circle’s debut run in the prestigious Group 1 Melbourne Cup. Recent Form for Virtuous Circle Date Race Track Distance Placing Jockey Barrier Weight Odds Margin Oct 25 Geelong Cup Geelong 2400m 8/13 Damian Lane 4 55kg $5 4.6L Oct 7 The Bart Cummings Flemington 2520m 10/16 Damian Lane 6 57.5kg $21 3.6L Sep 23 Naturalism Stakes Caulfield 2000m 9/16 Billy Egan 6 55.5kg $61 – Sep 9 Feehan Stakes Moonee Valley 1600m 12/13 Mark Zahra 2 58.5kg $41 12.5L Can Virtuous Circle win the 2023 Melbourne Cup? The Liam Howley-trained Virtuous Circle hands his trainer a first Melbourne Cup starter, but that looks to be as positive a sign we can find for him. He has been beaten a combined 22 lengths in four runs this campaign and he was only fair going to the line the Geelong Cup when beaten 4.6 lengths. This is much harder obviously and considering he needs to make up a stack of ground on his rivals from the Geelong Cup and then again on some genuine Group 1 stayers, it is easy to see why he is such a big price. Watch Virtuous Circle Finish 2nd in the 2023 Australian Derby READ ALSO: 2023 MELBOURNE CUP BEGINNERS GUIDE BEST MELBOURNE CUP BETTING SITES How do you think Virtuous Circle will go in the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Give us your thoughts in the box below! View the full article

Photo: Pat Scala/Racing Photos Former European-based galloper More Felons is one four 2023 Melbourne Cup horses for master trainer Chris Waller. Having made his Australian debut in the Group 3 Geelong Cup on October 25, More Felons will be looking to secure Melbourne Cup glory at just his second local start. Let’s take a look at More Felons chances in the 2023 Melbourne Cup. When will More Felons run in the Melbourne Cup? The Melbourne Cup will be run on the first Tuesday in November at Flemington in front of a sold out crowd. The one thing that hasn’t changed about the 2023 Melbourne Cup is the horses. Once again The Cup has brought together an elite field of Melbourne Cup horses to contest the two mile race for $8.41 million. More Felons (24) T: Chris Waller J: Jamie Kah (50.5kg) Age: 5YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Churchill (IRE) Dam: Pivotalia (IRE) Win: +3300 Place: +750 Best odds at Betfair Career stats for More Felons Career: 14: 4-2-0 Flemington: 0: 0-0-0 Distance: 1: 0-0-0 Good: 9: 3-0-0 Wet: 5: 1-2-0 Group 1: 1: 0-0-0 Win %: 29% Place %: 43% Melbourne Cup results for More Felons The Chris Waller-trained More Felons will make his Melbourne Cup debut on November 7, 2023. Recent Form for More Felons Date Race Track Distance Placing Jockey Barrier Weight Odds Margin Oct 25 Geelong Cup Geelong 2400m 5/13 Michael Dee 10 55kg $12 0.6L Aug 26 Ebor York 2816m 8/22 Clifford Lee 20 61kg $15 3.3L July 15 Silver Cup York 2816m 2/5 Clifford Lee 1 57kg $11 0.2L June 20 4UP Rating Ascot 2816m 7/16 David Egan 15 62kg $41 12.8L Can More Felons win the 2023 Melbourne Cup? More Felons put in an eye-catching run when finishing fifth in the Geelong Cup when beaten half a length. He gave his rivals a massive start on that, his Australian debut, so with the run under his belt, he is sure to improve. Jamie Kah is in good form now after riding a double on VRC Derby Day and with 50.5kg on his back, More Felons can run a bottler on Tuesday. From barrier 24, More Felons will settle at the rear of the field, but much like stablemate Sheraz, is a chance of finishing in the top 10 and potentially push for higher honours with even luck. Watch More Felons Finish 5th in the 2023 Geelong Cup READ ALSO: 2023 MC BEGINNERS GUIDE BEST MC BETTING SITES How do you think More Felons will go in the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Give us your thoughts in the box below! View the full article

The Willie Mullins-trained Vauban is the first of two runners his stable has elected to bring to the 2023 Melbourne Cup and has been the long-standing bookmaker favourite for the race since dominating his European rivals. He won by an astonishing seven lengths at Royal Ascot in the Class 2 Copper Horse Handicap (2816m) leading all the way and outstaying his opposition to the wire. He then took on the Group 3 Ballyroan Stakes (2414m) at the Curragh on August 7, securing his place in the race that stops the nation. Vauban will gain the services of one of the world’s best jockeys Ryan Moore, and with barrier three only aiding his chance, Vauban is a justified favourite for the Melbourne Cup. When will Vauban run in the Melbourne Cup? The Melbourne Cup as a tradition will be run on the first Tuesday of November in front of a sold-out Flemington Racecourse. It’s another terrific 24-horse field set to line up in the 2023 Melbourne Cup. Once again producing nothing but class gallopers vying for their opportunity at racing history, to go along with the 8.41 million prize packet. Vauban (3) T: Willie Mullins J: Ryan Moore (55kg) Age: 5YO Color: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Gallway (GB) Dam: Waldfest (IRE) Win: +220 Place: -166.67 Best odds at Boombet Career stats for Vauban Career: 14: 7-3-1 Flemington: 0: 0-0-0 Distance: 5: 2-2-1 Soft: 11: 6-2-1 Good: 9: 2-1-0 Heavy: 1: 0-1-0 Group 1: 7: 3-2-1 Win %: 50% Place %: 79% Melbourne Cup results for Vauban FIRST RUN IN THE MELBOURNE CUP FOR VAUBAN Recent Form for Vauban Date Race Track Distance Placing Jockey Barrier Weight Odds Margin Aug 7 Ballyroan Stakes Naas 2414m 1/8 Colin Keane 6 61kg $1.70 – Jun 2- Copper Horse Handicap Ascot (UK) 2816m 1/16 Ryan Moore 7 61kg $2 – Can Vauban win the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Vauban is the first of Willie Mullins-trained gallopers engaged in this year’s Melbourne Cup and has been a long-standing favourite to win the race since claiming back-to-back victories in Europe. His first victory was a demolition of Class 2 rivals at Royal Ascot on June 20, as the son of Gallway made every post a winner to score by 7.5 lengths, giving his stable companion Absurde no chance of chasing him down. Vauban then made his way to Naas on August 7 to solidify his spot in the race that stops the nation, leading all the way in the Group 3 Ballyroan Stakes (2414m), striding away with the prize. The five-year-old gelding is well-weighted in this year’s Cup, with 55kgs unlikely to hinder his winning chances. Ryan Moore makes his way down under for the ride, with his last Melbourne Cup success coming in 2019 aboard Magic Wand. Vauban deserves favourtism on recent form and is a must include in every exotic bet. READ ALSO: 2023 MELBOURNE CUP BEGINNERS GUIDE BEST MELBOURNE CUP BETTING SITES How do you think Vauban will go in the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Give us your thoughts in the box below! View the full article

The Japanese have intentions of taking out Australia’s greatest race, as Breakup makes his way to the 2023 Melbourne Cup. It’s the first time since 2019 the land of the rising sun has been represented in the race that stops the nation, with Mer De Glace managing a sixth-place finish after taking out the same year’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m). Breakup profiles very, similarly, already running in the 2023 Caulfield Cup since arriving in Australia, finishing a luckless eighth of 18. Prior to his arrival, his local Japanese form jumps off the page, with form behind the likes of the world’s highest-rated horse Equinox and a fourth-place finish behind Justin Palace in the Group 1 Tenno Sho (spring) (3200m). There’s no doubting his staying credentials and can easily make an impact in this year’s Melbourne Cup. When Will Breakup run in the Melbourne Cup? The Melbourne Cup will be run on the first Tuesday of November in front of thousands of people in a jampacked Flemington Racecourse. Breakup joins a quality 24-horse field contesting Australia’s greatest race over 3200m, all competing for their share in the $8.41 million prize. Alenquer (2) T: Tatsuya Yoshioka J: Kohei Matsuyama (55kg) Age: 6YO Color: Chestnut Sex: Horse Sire: Novelist (IRE) Dam: Little Dun (USA) Win: +1800 Place: +450 Best odds at Picklebet Career stats for Breakup Career: 22: 5-3-4 Flemington: 0: 0-0-0 Distance: 1: 0-0-0 Soft: 1: 1-0-0 Good: 21: 4-3-4 Heavy: 0: 0-0-0 Group 1: 4: 0-0-0 Win %: 23% Place %: 55% Melbourne Cup results for Breakup NEVER RUN IN MELBOURNE CUP PREVIOUSLY Recent Form for Alenquer Date Race Track Distance Placing Jockey Barrier Weight Odds Margin Oct 21 Caulfield Cup Caulfield 2400m 8/18 Damien Lane 5 55kg $10 5.7L Can Breakup win the 2023 Melbourne Cup? The only Japanese runner in the 2023 Melbourne Cup comes in the form of Breakup. The Tatsuya Yoshioka-trained five-year-old has already made his presence felt in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), finishing a luckless eighth of the 18 runners. He was poleaxed between runners and lost all momentum under Damian Lane, spelling the end of his chances in that contest. He was clearly very forgivable on that effort, and you only need to peak at his local form to see how talented this son of Novelist can be. He was blown away by the world’s highest-rated horse, Equinox, in the Group 1 Takarazuka Kinen (2200m) at Hanshin, but prior to that was closing on the heals of Justin Palace in the Group 1 Tenno Sho (spring) (3200m) over the Melbourne Cup trip. Kohei Matsuyama makes the trip from Japan to steer home Breakup and will be seeking history, as the first winner from the land of the rising sun since Delta Blues in 2006. He is a first four hope. Watch Breakup Finish 8th in the Caulfield Cup READ ALSO: 2023 MC BEGINNERS GUIDE BEST MC BETTING SITES How do you think Breakup will go in the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Give us your thoughts in the box below! View the full article

Eclipse Award winner Irad Ortiz Jr. was honored with the 21st Bill Shoemaker Award as the outstanding jockey for the 2023 Breeders' Cup after guiding three horses to victory over the two-day event. The Shoemaker Award is given to the rider with the most wins during the World Championships and Ortiz won it for a record fifth time this year. Ortiz guided White Abarrio (Race Day) to the win in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic, Elite Power (Curlin) in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint and Goodnight Olive (Ghostzapper) in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. The Shoemaker Award is named in honor of the late Hall of Fame jockey, who won 8,833 races throughout his career, The post Ortiz Wins Shoemaker Award appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Wat At Sea rallied to beat Silent Poet in the final jumps in the Golden Gate Handicap (G3).View the full article

Idiomatic, a daughter of Curlin, wins a hard-fought $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1), earning her third consecutive grade 1 stakes. The 4-year-old has now won eight of nine starts this year.View the full article

Chad Brown talks about Goodnight Olive's Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) victory to close out her racing career. Goodnight Olive is Brown's first back-to-back Breeders' Cup winner. She won the same race in 2022. View the full article

Two Ghosts and Witwatersrand stole the two featured events for 2-year-olds at Woodbine Nov. 4 with clear-cut victories in the CA$150,000 Grey and CA$150,000 Mazarine Stakes.View the full article

ARCADIA, USA — They got what they came for. Breeders' Cup Saturday delivered two storybook results right off the bat: victory for the fabled Cody's Wish (Curlin) and a 15th win at the championships for Frankie Dettori, whose thoughts of retirement are now firmly consigned to the past. And that was just in the first two races. Amid a huddle of reporters by the tunnel entrance as the runners went to post for the GI Breeders' Cup Turf, one of the most seasoned of American racing writers muttered, “The suspense is officially killing me. This is the one we all want to see.” As it transpired, in the race with true world championship claims, we weren't far off seeing an American winner in the race traditionally dominated by visitors from Europe. Todd Pletcher's Up To The Mark (Not This Time) posted a valiant best-of-the-rest effort but there was no pegging back Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), who became the first Derby winner since his fellow Coolmore campaigner High Chaparral (Ire) to go on to win the Turf. With two duck eggs in the 2,000 Guineas and King George, Auguste Rodin had something of a will-he-won't-he reputation coming into this, but there is no denying the significant body of work he has compiled since winning the G1 Futurity Trophy a year ago. The Derby, Irish Derby, Irish Champion S., and now a Breeders' Cup, on three occasions beating King Of Steel (Wootton Bassett {GB}), who had created such a buzz on Champions' Day at Ascot only a fortnight earlier and who finished best of the other European-trained horses in fifth. At the post-race press conference, Coolmore's MV Magnier referred to the ease with which Auguste Rodin had handled the dirt in training this week, as outlined in TDN on Friday, and he dangled the tantalising prospect of the colt staying in training next year to return for the Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar. “He's a remarkable racehorse and he's very well bred,” Magnier said. “We could stand him in Ashford [Kentucky]. We could stand him in Europe. Or we could keep him in training next year. “I have this lovely romantic idea about maybe bringing him back for the Classic next year. Like Aidan said on Thursday, he was floating over the dirt. So there's a lot of options open. We'll have to decide in the next week or so.” Aidan O'Brien, whose record seven wins in the Turf began with the aforementioned dual winner of the race, High Chaparral, lauded Ryan Moore's “incredible ride” and he wasn't the only one. In fact the only person playing it down was Moore himself, who hopped on third-placed Aesop's Fables (Ire) in the Turf Sprint after his victory and then hotfooted it to the airport for a 16-hour flight to Australia, where he will ride Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban (Fr) (Galiway {GB}) on Tuesday. “I'm just delighted that a horse like him, he's vindicated himself now,” he said of Auguste Rodin. “Ending up on the rail was Plan F really. I just had to make the best of the opportunities as they came. He was getting a bad trip and I think he won because he's so good. I made the right call but it could have been the wrong call as well, but because I had so much horse he was able to overcome things. To me, he won despite things not going as smoothly as they should have done, and I think that marks him out to be a good horse.” Moore had earlier been only inches away from another victory when thwarted by a dazzling stretch run by Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in the Filly & Mare Turf. Any lingering doubts as to whether the four-year-old would see out the 10 furlongs were quashed as she tanked on round the bend after catching Warm Heart (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the shadow of the post. The lady was not for stopping after gathering her sixth Group/Grade 1 win, but she will be stopping at the Gosdens' Clarehaven Stables, with her owner/breeder Richard Thompson of Cheveley Park Stud swiftly declaring that Inspiral would remain in training at five. That's great news for racing fans, who, if Inspiral makes it back to Royal Ascot, will almost certainly see Dettori back there too. He may not have confirmed it himself in the aftermath but it is clear that he is the one whom connections will want back in the saddle next year. A champion at two, a champion at three and surely this year's champion older filly, Inspiral's defection from Ascot on Champions Day was very much Santa Anita's gain. “She was pointing for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot but the rain arrived and we didn't even declare her to run,” said her co-trainer John Gosden. “She's very opinionated and very strong-minded. You go with the flow with her, there's no point getting in an argument.” He added, “I think what is particularly fulfilling is that she's owner-bred.” Indeed, it was a good day for homebreds, especially those in the royal blue. After Godolphin America's early triumph with Cody's Wish, its two Newmarket stables delivered the closest finish of the day when Mawj (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) was cruelly denied on the line by Master Of The Seas (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the Breeders' Cup Mile. Saeed Bin Suroor had got Godolphin's European campaign off to a great start in 2023 when saddling Mawj to win the 1,000 Guineas. After her Grade I win at Keeneland three weeks ago, she failed by the flimsiest of margins to emulate her half-brother Modern Games (Ire) in winning at the Breeders' Cup, with Master Of The Seas completing a rallying late charge from Charlie Appleby's stable, which also won last weekend's G1 Kameko Futurity Trophy with Ancient Wisdom (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}). Appleby's Breeders' Cup record is quite extraordinary: he recorded his first ever Grade I winner here a decade ago when Outstrip (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) won the Juvenile Turf, and he maintained his 50% strike-rate by notching his tenth victory with Master Of The Seas. And, who knows, we could yet see Master Of The Seas and Mawj back again in 12 months' time as both are remaining in training and heading next to Dubai. It was perhaps too much to hope that Live In The Dream (Ire) (Prince Of Lir {Ire}) could offer up the perfect finale and clean sweep for Europe in the turf races on Saturday. The bonny little chestnut has been a pleasure to watch in the mornings, sauntering around Santa Anita as if he's been there all his life. He has already perhaps surpassed the wildest dreams of owners Steve and Jolene De'Lemos and trainer Adam West by winning the G1 Nunthorpe S. in August, and he has brought them all on the journey of a lifetime to California. The bullet-fast four-year-old broke as sharply as ever but just couldn't sustain his early exertions, finishing an honourable fourth, a length and a quarter off the winner Nobals, a gelded (obviously) son of Frankel's brother Noble Mission (GB). There was no Hollywood ending for the most enthusiastic set of connections to arrive in LA this week, but the dream lives on. The post ‘The One We All Want To See’: Auguste Rodin Delivers Epic Turf Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Patricia's Hope's 4-year-old gelded son of Noble Mission took a rail trip to capture a blazing Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1). He overcame opening fractions of :21.15 and :43.77 to win by a neck over Big Invasion.View the full article