Wandering Eyes

In their most important meeting of all, it was More Than Looks' turn to shine as he flew home from eighth in the final furlong to capture the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) as Carl Spackler endured a wide trip from post 10 and finished sixth.View the full article

Moira became the third horse to win both the Queen's Plate and a Breeders' Cup event, doing so with a career-capping half-length victory in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) Nov. 2 at Del Mar.View the full article

As top American hopeful Cogburn burnt out on the lead, it was Mrs. Fitriani Hay's Starlust who closed from last and emerged victorious at 33-1 in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T).View the full article

When 9-5 favorite East Avenue stumbled to his knees at the break, it paved a clear path to the front for Citizen Bull, who captured the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar in gate-to-wire fashion.View the full article

The Fasig-Tipton November Sale–looking to keep a streak of $100 million-plus gross renewals going into a fourth year–will be held Monday at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington. Bidding on the 321 catalogued offerings begins at 2 p.m. and kicks off with an offering of 159 weanlings before continuing on with a glittering array of fillies and mares. “My expectations for the November sale–like they are every year–are sky high,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning, Jr. “They are high because of the quality of the horses who are in the catalogue. We've got really, really quality horses, from the foals, to fillies and mares on the racetrack, to fillies and mares coming off the racetrack, to in-foal mares. I think in many ways, it is as deep a catalogue as we have had in forever. The fillies and mares and the foals are better than they have ever been, in terms of the number and quality. It's kind of like a kid in the candy store on that night.” The catalogue received several timely updates during Breeders' Cup weekend, including the final supplemental additions to the catalogue. Takingtimeoff (Curlin) (hip 318) is a 6-year-old broodmare who was added to the auction Saturday, a day after her half-sister Immersive (Nyquist) capped off an unbeaten season with her third Grade I victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. Canadian Horse of the Year Moira (Ghostzapper) made her third trip to the Breeders' Cup a winning one Saturday in the GI F/M Turf and will go through the Fasig-Tipton sales ring Monday as hip 293, while Ag Bullet (Twirling Candy) was third in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint and is catalogued as hip 216. Three additional supplements were announced Sunday morning, including the addition of the dam of Breeders' Cup champion Soul of An Angel (Atreides). Namely, they are Uncorked (Aus) (Pierro {Aus}) (hip 319), Factor One (The Factor) (hip 320)–dam of said Breeders' Cup champion, and Susie's Baby (Giant's Causeway) (hip 321). Factor One enjoyed a major update Saturday when her daughter, Soul of An Angel, defeated top sprinters to claim her third graded stakes, and first at the elite level. She is the dam's first foal. Factor One is consigned by Hill 'n' Dale as agent. Also included is Australian-bred Uncorked, winner of this year's GIII Royal Heroine Stakes and who ran second in the GIII Goldikova Stakes on Saturday. She is being offered as a racing or broodmare prospect with Elite as agent. The last to go through the ring, Susie's Baby is herself a half-sister to multiple Group 1 winner Caravaggio (Scat Daddy), and hails from a very active family. Her first foal is GSW & MGISP Family Way (Uncle Mo). She is offered in foal to Gun Runner, and consigned by Hill 'n' Dale as agent. The weanlings on offer at the November sale include the first foals of superstar Flightline, as well as champions Jackie's Warrior, Corniche and Epicenter. Breeders' Cup winners with their first foals represented in the catalogue are Aloha West, Golden Pal, and Life Is Good, as well as Grade I winners Cyberknife, Drain the Clock, Early Voting, Happy Saver, Idol, Jack Christopher and Olympiad. GI Kentucky Derby winner Mandaloun has his first weanlings in the catalogue, as do graded winner Greatest Honor and stakes-winning speedster Nashville. During last year's November sale, 25 mares sold for seven figures, with 16 selling for $2 million or more and 10 selling for $3 million or over. The auction was topped by a pair of mares who sold for $6 million. Mike Repole bought out his partners on champion Nest (Curlin) at that price and John Stewart bid that amount for Goodnight Olive (Ghostzapper) just days after that champion won her second GI Breeders' Cup F/M Sprint. A total of 154 horses grossed $101,281,000 a year ago, for an average of $657,669 and a median of $295,000. Browning is expecting to see a similar marketplace at this year's November sale. “There is no reason for there to be any significant change from 2023,” he said. “All in all, I would say the yearling market was pretty similar to last year, maybe slightly better at the upper end and maybe slightly weaker at the lower end. And we are in a fortunate position with this one particular sale, we deal really only in terms of quality. “I don't think anyone is coming to the November sale this year thinking it's going to be a great buyer's market,” Browning continued. “But I think the buyers, when they go through our catalogue, they will turn down a lot of pages. And when they turn down a lot of pages, that generally results in a good horse sale.” The post ‘A Kid in a Candy Story Kind of Night’: Stars Come Out for Fasig-Tipton November Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Some of us may be attempting to look the other way but with the Breeders' Cup behind us and the November Handicap now just a matter of days away we are going to have to admit that it is well and truly jumps season. There is some Flat excitement still in store on the international calendar with the potential appearance of Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), Goliath (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) and Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) in the Japan Cup at the end of this month but if National Hunt is not your thing then it surely is never too early to start looking ahead to the next Flat season. In that regard, one of the most interesting elements will be seeing just how well this first Irish-conceived crop of Wootton Bassett (GB) fares at the age of three. There is no denying that they have looked a pretty spectacular bunch as juveniles. There is that old saying that behind every great man there is an even greater woman (or something along those lines) and the quality of Wootton Bassett's mares, which had already been on the rise owing to the success of his early years at Haras d'Etreham, stepped up another notch or two when he arrived at Coolmore. His Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Henri Matisse (Ire)–who followed another of his sons, Unquestionable (Fr), in winning this race–is out of the brilliant racemare Immortal Verse (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), who is also proving to be a gem of a broodmare in producing the Group 1 and Group 2 winners Tenebrism and Statuette to Caravaggio and Justify. Henri Matisse, already the winner of the G2 Futurity Stakes, follows a rush of Group/Grade 1 winners for Wootton Bassett in the last month or so, starting with Camille Pissaro (Ire) in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and followed by Tennessee Stud (Ire) and Twain (Ire) on the same day at Saint-Cloud the weekend before last. Wootton Bassett now has a record-breaking 10 juvenile Group winners from his 2022 crop of 213 foals. Let's hope that there's a Classic winner or two among them. It is worth noting when mentioning Wootton Bassett that he came from the same small Hertfordshire breeders as last weekend's G1 Cox Plate winner Via Sistina (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}, who is currently the top-rated horse in the world. Congratulations to Colin and Melba Bryce of Laundry Cottage Stud for having produced two such notable Thoroughbreds. Keen on Keane The clout of British and Irish horses around the world remains indubitably strong as underlined by this weekend's results and the action at last week's Tattersalls Horses-in-Training Sale. Five winners at the Breeders' Cup meeting between Ger Lyons, Ralph Beckett, Charlie Appleby and Aidan O'Brien was testament to that. It was also pleasing to see a major international win beyond Europe for 24-year-old jockey Rossa Ryan, and another Breeders' Cup success, from only five rides at the meeting, for Colin Keane. For the sixth time, Keane is now Ireland's champion jockey. Ger Lyons, for whom he rode Magnum Force (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint to get the meeting off on a great footing from a European perspective, bemoaned Keane's lack of recognition internationally. That will surely be about to change. On Saturday, my Argentinean friend and colleague Jose Nelson arrived in the press box at Del Mar and said, “Emma, I have to tell you, I have watched that race again and again and I LOVE COLIN KEANE!” There you go, Ger. The word is out. The Ralph and Rossa Show Ralph Beckett and Rossa Ryan have barely been out of the winner's enclosure this year and they can surely look forward to more big days next spring with a formidable team of two-year-olds from this year on the rise. From two to three, the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner Starlust (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}) has developed into a top-class performer, and he represents the second Group/Grade 1 winner for Steve Parkin's breeding operation this season after Fallen Angel (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}). Too Darn Hot has also been helping Beckett, who had stakes winners on both sides of the Atlantic on Saturday, including the Listed Montrose Fillies' Stakes scorer Smoken (GB), who remained unbeaten on her second start for Andrew Rosen, Marc Chan and Sonia Rogers. After a season which has included the Irish Oaks winner You Got To Me (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), Arc heroine Bluestocking (GB) (Camelot {GB}) and seven stakes winners through October alone, Beckett was asked after Starlust's victory how he would maintain his stable's form next year. “With difficulty,” he replied with a grin. With some gifted youngsters in the yard, and no doubt some decent yearlings on the way in, including Amo Racing's leading Book 1 Wootton Bassett colt, he may merely be being modest. Golden Day for Haggas And let's not forget the success of Lake Forest (Ire) (No Nay Never) in the Golden Eagle at Rosehill on Saturday for the William Haggas team, which has enjoyed notable success with runners down under. For those of us who appreciate the excellent card on Derby day at Flemington on the Saturday before the Melbourne Cup, the introduction of the upstart Golden Eagle, with its $10 million purse, looked a bit like Racing NSW parking its tanks on Racing Victoria's lawn. However, in six years, it has soon caught on and last year was won by the Keiji Yoshimura-trained Obamburumai (Jpn) for Japan. This time around Lake Forest and Lazzat (Fr) (Territories {Ire}) filled the first two places for England and France, though not without some controversy. Jockeys Cieren Fallon and Antonio Orani each received a month's ban and hefty fines for causing interference. Farewell then… The Breeders' Cup marked the end of the racing road for a number of top-class horses that we've been fortunate to be able to follow over the last few seasons. City Of Troy is about to become the first son of Justify to stand in Europe and at least one major breeder floating around at Del Mar over the weekend already has mares lined up for him. “I'm just waiting to see who much he will cost,” he said. Aren't we all. Bradsell (GB) and Big Evs (Ire), each handed horror draws in the Turf Sprint, are bound for the National Stud and Tally-Ho Stud respectively, having earned their slots through prior sterling efforts. We've also seen the last of Emily Upjohn (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), who came so close to winning the Oaks and went on to victory in the British Champion Fillies and Mares Stakes and Coronation Cup. This season has doubtless been frustrating for her connections, not least her swansong in the Breeders' Cup Turf, in which she appeared to be full of running on the rail with nowhere to go. Ramatuelle (Justify) meanwhile is set to be one of the highlights of the Night of the Stars Sale at Fasig-Tipton on Monday. In theory, she could yet race on, despite her vet scratching at the Breeders' Cup. And that indeed has been a feature of the past week, this extra tension and stress for owners and trainers incurred with the heightened veterinary inspections at both the Breeders' Cup and major meetings in Australia. It is perfectly understandable that increased scrutiny is deemed a requirement but there will nevertheless be hard-luck stories of horses being ruled out who could have or will go on to win more races while remaining sound. The current situation will surely mean that some smaller operators who happen upon a big horse will be less inclined to take the chance of travelling to some of these international meetings for fear of being ruled out after expensive trips. Horse welfare must always come before financial considerations–that is a given–but this will almost certainly lead to a situation where only those with the deepest pockets are able to play on the international stage. The post Seven Days: Rocking All Over the World appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Nyquist will stand the 2025 season at Jonabell Farm for $175,000, Darley announced Sunday. The son of Uncle Mo, who stood last year for $85,000, sired his second GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Saturday when Immersive capped an undefeated four-for-four season. “When you speak of the best stallions right now in North America, Nyquist has to be in that conversation,” said Darley America Sales Manager Darren Fox. “His progeny reflect amazing versatility: short, long, dirt and turf. It really doesn't matter the surface or distance. His best books are his most recent books so all indicators point to continued success in the future.” Nyquist's four Grade I winners in 2024 puts him among North America's elite stallions, with only Into Mischief having more. In addition to Immersive, Nyquist is also the sire of GI Shoemaker Mile winner and GI Breeders' Cup Mile runner-up Johannes plus GI Ogden Phipps winner Randomized and GI Del Mar Debutante winner Tenma. Additional top runners in 2024 include unbeaten 'TDN Rising Star' and MGSW Nysos, GIII Lexington Stakes winner Encino and two-time stakes-winning juvenile Studlydoright who took Saturday's Nashua Stakes at Aqueduct. Nyquist is also coming off a very strong yearling sales season, with Keeneland September yearlings bringing $1.3m, $1.2m, and $1.15m. His 2025 fee ranks him behind only Gun Runner ($250,000), Into Mischief ($250,000), Curlin ($225,000), Tapit ($185,000) and tied with Not This Time ($175,000). The post Darley Sets Nyquist’s Fee At $175,000 For 2025 Season appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Last year's Deutsches Derby winner Fantastic Moon (Ger) will stand at Gestut Ebbesloh next season, Nadine Siepmann, co-founder of ownership syndicate Liberty Racing, announced on Sunday. The son of Sea The Moon (Ger) will retire following his appearance in the G1 Japan Cup at Tokyo on Sunday, November 24. Fantastic Moon was bred by Philipp and Marion Stauffenberg from the Jukebox Jury (Ire) mare Frangipani (Ger). He was bought by Liberty Racing for €49,000 at the BBAG September Yearling Sale and has subsequently won seven of his 14 starts for trainer Sarah Steinberg. Unbeaten in two starts as a two-year-old, notably winning the G3 Preis der Winterfavoriten, Fantastic Moon also won the G3 Derby Trial and G2 Prix Niel in a Classic campaign headlined by his emphatic success in the Deutsches Derby at Hamburg. This year he filled the runner-up spot in the G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis – Bayerisches Zuchtrennen for the second consecutive year, before doubling his tally at the top level with victory in the Grosser Preis von Baden. He was last seen finishing ninth in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. In a statement, Siepman said, “Germany's best racehorse Fantastic Moon will retire to stud at Ebbesloh Stud following his engagement in the Japan Cup (G1). The colt will travel to Tokyo on November 13 to compete against renowned international rivals on November 24 and subsequently take up stud duty following his return. “The four-year-old Sea The Moon son became a Derby winner and six-time Group winner for the syndicate Liberty Racing 2021. He was unbeaten as a group winner as a two-year-old and was 3YO Champion, Derby winner and Horse of the Year 2023. As a four-year-old, he documented his class and toughness with two group wins and the second G1 win in the Grosser Preis von Baden. “Fantastic Moon remains the property of Liberty Racing 2021 and will be the first Sea the Moon son to stand stud in Germany.” Fantastic Moon is one of two runners from three runners out of Frangipani, a winning half-sister to G3 Sveaas Minnelop victor Fearless Hunter (Ger) (Alhaarth {Ire}) and Listed Arnfinn Lund Minnelop third Fil Rouge (Ger) (Lord Of England {Ger}). His second dam Firedance (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}) is a half-sister to G3 Rockfel Stakes victrix Germane (GB) (Distant Relative [Ire}) and the dual stakes-winning G3 Preis der Deutschen Einheit runner-up Fabriano (GB) (Shardari {Ire}). Germane, in turn, is the dam of stakes-winning GI Hollywood Derby third Lucky Chappy (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) and Listed Kolner Stuten Meile runner-up Granted (Fr) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}). A fee for Fantastic Moon in his first season at Gestut Ebbesloh is yet to be announced. The post Fantastic Moon to Retire to Gestut Ebbesloh after Japan Cup Swansong appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Accident in winners’ enclosure following Glory Elite’s victory leaves handler requiring stitches.View the full article

Rising star Richard Stomper (NZ) (El Roca) may have earned himself a shot at the Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m) during New Zealand Cup Week after claiming another impressive victory at Ashburton on Sunday. Richard Stomper has been patiently handled by trainer Stephanie Faulkner, with a successful four-year-old season highlighted by a win in one of the ODT Southern Qualifier races in January. A slight ligament injury ruled Richard Stomper out of contesting the ODT Southern Mile Final (1600m) in March, but the gelding has come back bigger and stronger this campaign, finishing boldly over 1200m when resuming, before winning over the mile at Ashburton last month. Stepping up to open company on Sunday, Richard Stomper was rated a $5.20 hope behind well-performed mares Ears Back ($2.80) and Epee Beel ($3.40). Ears Back swiftly skipped to the lead from her wide draw, being left to control the pace ahead of Deep Beauty. Richard Stomper sat inside of his stablemate Green Luck in the one-one under Brandon May, tracking the leaders before coming to the centre of the track on straightening. Ears Back set a task for the gelding and held on bravely, but Richard Stomper bounded over the top in the final strides to win by a neck. Timaru-based Faulkner had been quietly confident coming into the race and was duly rewarded. “I knew he would be the one to beat today, I don’t like being too confident but he’d come through his last win extra well and he’s a lovely forward-going horse,” she said. “He’s still doing a few things wrong, Brandon said he was jumping bare patches on the track in the race and he still isn’t totally focussed. When Lyn’s horse (Deep Beauty) came around him, he got on the job and knew he was in a race. “He had a ligament injury before the Southern Mile, we thought he would be a really good chance in that but he had a slight issue so we gave him a reasonable spell. “I just kept him at home, looked after him through the winter and worked him up quietly. It wasn’t until I looked at a photo of when he came back in last year that I realised how much he’s matured since then, he’s a big horse. He’s just continued to strengthen each month. “He’s pretty exciting.” Cup Week will commence this Saturday at Riccarton Park and Faulkner had initially intended to start Richard Stomper on the final day, but a change of plans may be in order. “Originally, we were going to take him to the 75 mile on the last day, but his owner is a very keen man and he would like to pay a late nomination for the TAB Mile,” she said. “It’s all going to depend on the points, he may not have enough to get in because we’ll be sitting down around the 20-21 mark I think. I guess we’ll find out in the next day or two, but that’s the plan. “Brandon said he’ll be better in stronger company, because he’ll have to concentrate the whole way.” Bred by Westbury Stud owner Gerry Harvey, Richard Stomper was initially trained in his first two starts by Mark Walker, before being sold to part-owner Richard Preston for just $900 through a gavelhouse.com auction in February 2023. The five-year-old has subsequently earned just shy of $90,000 in stakes, with four wins and five minor placings from his 16 starts. Faulkner was also pleased with the efforts of Group Three winner Green Luck (Street Cry), who stuck on well under the top-weight to finish fifth. “He’s just at that stage where he’s a little bit one-paced over a mile,” she said. “The Open 2000m on the middle day of Cup Week will be his target, hopefully with Amber (Riddell, apprentice jockey) on to get the weight relief. She’s down to three kilos (claim) after today which is exciting for her, she’s a good young rider coming through the ranks.” View the full article

Heavily-backed favourite breaks through gates moments before outstanding victory at Sha Tin.View the full article

Trainer soaks up four-year-old’s maiden Group Three success in typically understated style, while jockey Karis Teetan celebrates with gusto.View the full article

Trainer Brian Ellison. (Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Brian Ellison is a highly respected horse trainer in Europe, but has he won the Group 1 Melbourne Cup? Ellison is a Group 1-winning trainer that hails from the United Kingdom and will have his first runner in the Melbourne Cup in 2024. Although he is yet to have a runner feature in the Melbourne Cup, Ellison has previously said that it is a dream of his to win the race that stops the nation. How many Melbourne Cups has Brian Ellison won? Brian Ellison has not won the Melbourne Cup, but he will be hoping to claim his first victory in the great race with his maiden runner on Tuesday, November 5. What horses does Brian Ellison have in the 2024 Melbourne Cup? Brian Ellison will be represented by 2024 Geelong Cup winner Onesmoothoperator in the Melbourne Cup. Onesmoothoperator (12) T: Brian Ellison J: Craig Williams (51kg) Age: 7YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Dialed In (USA) Dam: Sueno D’oro Onesmoothoperator 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds Win: +600 Place: +140 Best odds at Neds Career stats for Onesmoothoperator Career: 38: 5-11-5 Flemington: 0: 0-0-0 Distance: 1: 0-0-0 Wet: 3: 0-1-0 Good: 8: 1-0-2 Group 1: 0: 0-0-0 Win %: 13% Place %: 55% READ ALSO: 2024 MELBOURNE CUP BEGINNERS GUIDE BEST MELBOURNE CUP BETTING SITES View the full article

Trainers John Symons & Sheila Laxon. John Symons & Sheila Laxon are both Group 1-winning trainers in their own right, but are yet to taste Group 1 success since they formed a training partnership in 2016. Symons claimed both the Doomben 10,000 and Blue Diamond Stakes with Bel Esprit in his time as a trainer, while Laxon became the first female Melbourne Cup winning trainer when Etereal completed the Caulfield Cup/Melbourne Cup double in 2001. The training duo will have Knight’s Choice running in the 2024 Melbourne Cup, and they will seek to claim their first Cup as a partnership. How many Melbourne Cups have John Symons & Sheila Laxon won? John Symons & Sheila Laxon have not won the Melbourne Cup as a training partnership; however, Laxon did win the Cup in 2001 with Ethereal. What horses do John Symons & Sheila Laxon have in the 2024 Melbourne Cup? The John Symons & Sheila Laxon-trained Knight’s Choice has accepted for the 2024 Melbourne Cup, and he will represent the Sunshine Coast-based trainers in the great race. Knight’s Choice (6) T: John Symons & Sheila Laxon J: Robbie Dolan Age: 5YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Extreme Choice Dam: Midnight Pearl Knight’s Choice 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds Win: +12500 Place: +1875 Best odds at Picklebet Career stats for Knight’s Choice Career: 22: 5-3-2 Flemington: 1: 0-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 9: 1-2-1 Good: 13: 4-1-1 Group 1: 3: 0-0-0 Win %: 23% Place %: 45% Recommended! The Better Bettors! Australian-owned and operated bookmaker! Join MarantelliBet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? READ ALSO: 2024 MELBOURNE CUP BEGINNERS GUIDE BEST MELBOURNE CUP BETTING SITES View the full article

James Cummings. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Godolphin’s James Cummings is one of the best horse trainers in the world, but has he won the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m)? As of 2024, James Cummings is yet to taste success in the great race, but it is not through the lack of experience or knowledge. James is the grandson to 11-time Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Bart Cummings. Let’s have a look at who James Cummings will saddle up in the 2024 Melbourne Cup. Recommended! The Better Bettors! Australian-owned and operated bookmaker! Join MarantelliBet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? How many Melbourne Cups has James Cummings won? Despite being the head trainer for Godolphin in Australia, James Cummings is yet to taste success in the Melbourne Cup. Since 2017, Cummings has saddled up three runners in Australia’s great race and will be hoping it is fourth time the charm on Tuesday, November 5. What horses does James Cummings have in the 2024 Melbourne Cup? James Cummings will have just the one starter in the 2024 Melbourne Cup field with 2023 VRC Oaks winner Zardozi set to represent the Blue Army. Zardozi (4) T: James Cummings J: Andrea Atzeni Age: 4YO Color: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Kingman (GB) Dam: Chanderi (GB) Zardozi 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds Win: +1600 Place: +320 Best odds at Playup Career stats for Zardozi Career: 19: 6-3-1 Flemington: 4: 2-1-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 8: 5-0-0 Good: 11: 1-3-1 Group 1: 8: 1-2-1 Win %: 32% Place %: 53% READ ALSO: 2024 Melbourne Cup Beginners Guide Best Melbourne Cup Betting Sites View the full article

Trainer Harry Eustace with Declan Bates. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Harry Eustace is set to saddle up Bendigo Cup winner Sea King in the 2024 Melbourne Cup, but has he actually won the great race? As of 2024, Harry Eustace is yet to win the Melbourne Cup, but will be looking to follow in the footsteps of his brother David Eustace who has managed to do so. Let’s have a look at who is set to represent Harry Eustace in the 2024 Melbourne Cup. Recommended! The Better Bettors! Australian-owned and operated bookmaker! Join MarantelliBet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? How many Melbourne Cups has Harry Eustace won? Harry Eustace is yet to taste success in the Melbourne Cup, and will be looking to follow in the footsteps of his brother David Eustace who claimed the race in partnership with Ciaron Maher when Gold Trip won the 2022 Melbourne Cup. What horses does Harry Eustace have in the 2024 Melbourne Cup? Young UK-based trainer Harry Eustace will be represented in the 2024 Melbourne Cup field by Bendigo Cup winner Sea King, who will be partnered by internationally-renowned jockey Hollie Doyle. Sea King (1) T: Harry Eustace J: Hollie Doyle (50kg) Age: 6YO Color: Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Sea The Stars (IRE) Dam: Pamona (IRE) Sea King 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds Win: +900 Place: +220 Best odds at Dabble Career stats for Sea King Career: 19: 6-1-2 Flemington: 0: 0-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 6: 2-0-0 Good: 10: 3-0-2 Group 1: 0: 0-0-0 Win %: 32% Place %: 47% READ ALSO: 2024 Melbourne Cup Beginners Guide Best Melbourne Cup Betting Sites View the full article

Having formed as a training partnership at the beginning of the 2024/25 racing season, Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald have obviously not had a Melbourne Cup winner. In fact, the pair are yet to taste Group 1 success, so they will be hoping to break their Group 1 duck in the race that stops the nation at Flemington. How many Melbourne Cups have Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald won? Having only formed as a training partnership in August, Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald will have their first Melbourne Cup starter on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Annabel Neasham has had one prior runner in the Cup, with Numerian representing her in 2022 when she was training on her own. What horses do Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald have in the 2024 Melbourne Cup? The newly formed training partnership of Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald will have has one horse in the 2024 Melbourne Cup field, Fancy Man. Fancy Man (19) T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald J: Ron Stewart Age: 7YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Pride Of Dubai Dam: Fancy (IRE) Fancy Man 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds Win: +10000 Place: +1500 Best odds at Picklebet Recommended! The Better Bettors! Australian-owned and operated bookmaker! Join MarantelliBet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? READ ALSO: 2024 Melbourne Cup Beginners Guide Best Melbourne Cup Betting Sites View the full article

Graeme & Deborah Rogerson. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Graeme & Deborah Rogerson are a husband/wife training partnership that has plied their trade in New Zealand since 2013, training 14 Group 1 winners on either side of the Tasman. Although Graeme Rogerson has won the Melbourne Cup once before in 2007 with Efficient, his wife Deborah is yet to train a winner in the great race. With stable star Sharp ‘N’ Smart taking his place in the 2024 Melbourne Cup, could this year be the first that the duo trains a winner of the race that stops the nation? How many Melbourne Cups have Graeme & Deborah Rogerson won? Graeme & Deborah Rogerson have not won the Melbourne Cup since joining a training partnership with one another. As mentioned above, Graeme Rogerson claimed the Cup in 2007 with Efficient, and he will seek his second victory in the 2024 edition. What horses do Graeme & Deborah Rogerson have in the 2024 Melbourne Cup? Graeme & Deborah Rogerson will be represented in the 2024 Melbourne Cup by Group 1 New Zealand Derby winner Sharp ‘N’ Smart. Sharp ‘N’ Smart (15) T: Graeme & Deborah Rogerson J:Michael Dee Age: 5YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Redwood (GB) Dam: Queen Margaret (NZ) Sharp ‘N’ Smart 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds Win: +8000 Place: +1175 Best odds at Boombet Career stats for Sharp ‘N’ Smart Career: 22: 6-5-2 Flemington: 2: 0-1-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 10: 2-3-0 Good: 12: 4-2-2 Group 1: 12: 3-2-0 Win %: 27% Place %: 59% Recommended! The Better Bettors! Australian-owned and operated bookmaker! Join MarantelliBet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? READ ALSO: 2024 MELBOURNE CUP BEGINNERS GUIDE BEST MELBOURNE CUP BETTING SITES View the full article

Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young. Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young are no stranger to Group 1 success in Australia, but have they actually won the Melbourne Cup? The duo are yet to taste success in the great race, but will saddle up their second Melbourne Cup runner on Tuesday, November 5. After Mirage Dancer represented the stable in 2019, Mostly Cloudy is set to line up in the 2024 Melbourne Cup. Recommended! The Better Bettors! Australian-owned and operated bookmaker! Join MarantelliBet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? How many Melbourne Cups have Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young won? Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are still chasing their first victory in the Melbourne Cup, but on Tuesday, November 5, they’ll saddle up their second runner in the prestigious race. What horses do Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young have in the 2024 Melbourne Cup? Trent Busuttin will be represented in the 2024 Melbourne Cup field by Mostly Cloudy, who will be ridden by Hong Kong-based Karis Teetan. Mostly Cloudy (16) T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young J: Karis Teetan Age: 6YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Harzand (IRE) Dam: Clarinda (FR) Mostly Cloudy 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds Win: +10000 Place: +1475 Best odds at Playup Career stats for Mostly Cloudy Career: 28: 6-4-4 Flemington: 9: 1-2-2 Distance: 3: 1-1-0 Wet: 8: 1-1-1 Good: 18: 5-3-3 Group 1: 1: 0-0-0 Win %: 21% Place %: 50% READ ALSO: 2024 Melbourne Cup Beginners Guide Best Melbourne Cup Betting Sites View the full article

Andrew Forsman. Photo: Trish Dunell Andrew Forsman, the New Zealand-based trainer is yet to taste success in the Melbourne Cup, but is set to have his first starter in the great race on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Forsman, who use to train in partnership with hall-of-fame trainer Murray Baker is no stranger to the Melbourne Cup, having saddled up multiple runners in the time-honoured classic with Baker. His classy mare Positivity will be his first runner as a solo trainer. Andrew Forsman is yet to taste Group 1 success in Australia, so what better way to do so than in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup? Recommended! The Better Bettors! Australian-owned and operated bookmaker! Join MarantelliBet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? How many Melbourne Cups has Andrew Forsman won? New Zealander Andrew Forsman is yet to taste success in the Melbourne Cup. He did saddle up The Chosen One and Zacada when in a training partnership with legendary trainer Murray Baker, but this will be the first time Forsman has a Melbourne Cup runner under his own name. What horses does Andrew Forsman have in the 2024 Melbourne Cup? Andrew Forsman has just the one runner in the 2024 Melbourne Cup field, with Naturalism Stakes winner Positivity looking to hand the Cambridge-based trainer his first win in the Melbourne Cup. Positivity (20) T: Andrew Forsman J: Winona Costin Age: 4YO Color: Bay/Brown Sex: Mare Sire: Almanzor (FR) Dam: Pussy O’Reilly (NZ) Positivity 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds Win: +10000 Place: +1525 Best odds at Dabble Career stats for Positivity Career: 12: 4-2-0 Flemington: 1: 0-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-1-0 Wet: 4: 1-1-0 Good: 8: 3-1-0 Group 1: 2: 0-1-0 Win %: 33% Place %: 50% Recommended! The Better Bettors! Australian-owned and operated bookmaker! Join MarantelliBet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? READ ALSO: 2024 Melbourne Cup Beginners Guide Best Melbourne Cup Betting Sites View the full article

Dog Penalties HOMEBUSH HENRY | Christchurch 1 November; very slow to begin; satisfactory box trial required. GOLDSTAR JULES | Christchurch 1 November; marring; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. GOLDSTAR JOBLIN | Christchurch 1 November; marring (2nd offence); stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. The post 28 October – 3 November 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Driver Penalties R Anderson | Ashburton 28 October (heard Methven 1 November); careless driving; suspended 2-12 November inclusive. S Payne | Methven 1 November; use of whip; suspended 2-20 November inclusive. R May | Methven 1 November; use of whip; fined $250. C Wigg | Kaikoura 3 November; out of position at start; fined $100. S Thornley | Kaikoura 3 November; breach of push out rule; fined $200. Trainer Penalties N Chilcott | Auckland 1 November; incorrect gear; fined $100. C & C Dalgety | Kaikoura 3 November; incorrect gear; fined $100. Horse Penalties MOMENTS LIKE THESE | Ashburton 28 October; lame; veterinary clearance required. COLD CHISEL | Ashburton 28 October; pastern injury; veterinary clearance required. SPIRITED LOU | Ashburton 28 October; out of position at start; must complete mobile start trial. ASTERIA LAVRA | Waikato Bay of Plenty 29 October; broke in running; must complete trial. JOE KENNEDY | Winton 31 October; broke at start; must complete standing start trial. RAKNRUIN | Winton 31 October; broke in running; must complete trial. BOWLEM OVER | Winton 31 October; atrial fibrillation; veterinary clearance including ECG required and must complete trial. WHISPERING MAGIC | Methven 1 November; broke in running; must complete trial. RUTHERFORD | Methven 1 November; broke in running; must complete trial. KNOWING ME | Methven 1 November; broke in running; must complete trial. TOPAZ | Methven 1 November; late scratching on veterinary advice; veterinary clearance required. Protest HEARTBREAK HOTEL | Auckland 1 November; excessive galloping during running; disqualified from 4th. The post 28 October – 3 November 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

South Australian trainers Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray will be looking to etch their name into Melbourne Cup folklore on the first Tuesday in November. Having had their first starter as a training partnership in August 2017, the stable are yet to taste Group 1 success, so what better way to do so than in the Melbourne Cup? Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray will saddle up Andrew Ramsden Stakes winner, The Map. Recommended! The Better Bettors! Australian-owned and operated bookmaker! Join MarantelliBet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? How many Melbourne Cups have Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray won? The South Australian-based training duo of Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray are yet to win the Melbourne Cup. In fact, The Map will be their first starter in the race. What horses do Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray have in the 2024 Melbourne Cup? Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray will have just one runner in the 2024 Melbourne Cup field, with The Map looking to do it for South Australia. The Map (23) T: Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray J: Rachel King Age: 6YO Color: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Alpine Eagle Dam: This Moment The Map 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds Win: +4500 Place: +800 Best odds at Picklebet Career stats for The Map Career: 32: 9-3-3 Flemington: 3: 2-0-0 Distance: 1: 0-1-0 Wet: 9: 3-0-1 Good: 23: 6-3-2 Group 1: 0: 0-0-0 Win %: 28% Place %: 57% READ ALSO: 2024 Melbourne Cup Beginners Guide Best Melbourne Cup Betting Sites View the full article

Rider Penalties N Hailey | Waikato 28 October; careless riding; suspended 8-16 November inclusive. G Rooke | Te Aroha 30 October; weighed in under weigh out weight; fined $300. O Bosson | Te Aroha 30 October; medical clearance required. W Pinn | Te Aroha 30 October; medical clearance required. R Elliot | Te Aroha 30 October; medical clearance required (subsequently received on 2 November). V Colgan | Te Aroha 30 October; medical clearance required (subsequently received on 2 November). K Kwo | Southland 1 November; medical clearance required. K Bakker | Southland 1 November; medical clearance required. H Grace | Feilding 2 November; careless riding; suspended 6-12 November inclusive. S Toolooa | Ashburton 3 November; use of whip; suspended 4-10 November inclusive. T Moseley | Ashburton 3 November; use of whip; fined $250. C Campbell | Ashburton 3 November; weighed in over his weigh out weight; fined $200. L Kauri | Ashburton 3 November; medical clearance required. Trainer Penalties K Pertab | Te Aroha 30 October; failed to scratch by required time; fined $150. S Marsh | Tauranga 2 November; late rider declaration; fined $50. P Mirabelli | Tauranga 2 November; late rider declaration; fined $50. T Rae | Ashburton 3 November; late gear notification; fined $50. Horse Penalties CHARLES | Te Aroha 30 October; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. JUJU POP | Tauranga 2 November; epistaxis; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. THATZ DAISY | Feilding 2 November; unsatisfactory performance; stood down for an indefinite period. Protest TRUE PROMISE | Te Aroha 30 October; rider weighed in light; disqualified from 9th. General The Waikato Racing meeting of 28 October was abandoned after Race 3 due to track conditions. The post 28 October – 3 November 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Japanese horse trainer Noboru Takagi. Noboru Takagi is a six-time Group 1-winning trainer from Japan who will train his first runner in the 2024 Melbourne Cup when Warp Speed takes his place in the 3200m classic. In 2007, Takagi was represented by his first runner at Nakayama and since then he has raced his horses in several countries, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai and the United States of America. Takagi is yet to train a Group winner in 2024, but will he train his first one on Aussie soil in this year’s Melbourne Cup? Let’s take a look. How many Melbourne Cups has Noboru Takagi won? Noboru Takagi is yet to win a Melbourne Cup, and he will have his first Cup runner in 2024. What horses does Noboru Takagi have in the 2024 Melbourne Cup? Warp Speed will represent the Noboru Takagi stable in the 2024 Melbourne Cup when Akira Sugawara partners the six-year-old entire on Tuesday, November 5. Warp Speed (3) T: Noboru Takagi J: Akira Sugawara Age: 6YO Color: Bay Sex: Horse Sire: Drefong (USA) Dam: Deep Love (JPN) Warp Speed 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds Win: +3000 Place: +525 Best odds at Bet365 Career stats for Warp Speed Career: 23: 4-3-4 Flemington: 0: 0-0-0 Distance: 1: 0-0-0 Wet: 3: 0-0-0 Good: 20: 4-3-4 Group 1: 2: 0-0-0 Win %: 17% Place %: 48% READ ALSO: 2024 MELBOURNE CUP BEGINNERS GUIDE BEST MELBOURNE CUP BETTING SITES View the full article