Wandering Eyes

What Big Dance Day 2024 Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Tuesday, November 5, 2024 First Race 11:45am AEDT Visit Dabble The $3 million Big Dance (1600m) headlines the action at Royal Randwick on Tuesday afternoon, with a bumper 10-race program set for decision. The rail is out +1m for the entire circuit, and with no significant rainfall expected in the lead-up, the surface should maintain its Good 4 rating. Randwick’s Melbourne Cup Day races are scheduled to get underway at 11:45am local time. Race 1: BM72 Midway Handicap (1800m) The Kerry Parker-trained Flying Bandit should prove too classy in the opener. The son of Trapeze Artist cruised to victory in his latest start at Hawkesbury on October 24, and although this field possess more depth on paper, the lightly raced four-year-old should have no issues putting this lot to bed with relative ease to secure back-to-back wins. Selections: 1 FLYING BANDIT 3 HIGHBORN HARRY 6 WAVERLEY 2 SATNESS Race 2: Class 3 Highway Handicap (1000m) Ticklebelly was no match for Perennial at this course and distance on September 21 but looks poised to go one better in this Class 3 Highway. The daughter of Va Pensiero peaked on her run first-up from a 105-day spell and was unfortunate to clash with a handy type. Gate seven should allow Alysha Collett to find a similar run in transit, and once asked for the ultimate effort, expect Ticklebelly to give another good account of herself. Selections: 5 TICKLEBELLY 1 DUKE OF BRONTE 10 ANNOUNCING 4 WHO GOES THERE Race 3: BM88 Handicap (1500m) King Of The Castle appears well placed second-up after a bold display at Randwick on October 19. The Castledale gelding finished within a length of Willaidow on that occasion and looked to need the run after a 78-day spell. Nash Rawiller can dictate terms from barrier seven, and although King Of The Castle needs to lug 62.5kg to victory, he should have the class to get the job done. Selections: 2 KING OF THE CASTLE 1 CHORLTON LANE 6 HOLLYWOOD HERO 7 LUVOIR Race 4: BM64 Handicap (1300m) At $17 with top racing bookmakers, the odds about Callistemon are too big to ignore in this BM64 contest. The daughter of Territories struggled in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) last time out on June 8 and will relish returning to the short course, as both of her career wins have come over sprinting trips. She has trialled up nicely for this, and with gate one to aid Jay Ford navigating a passage, Callistemon will give a bold sight at the each-way odds. Selections: 9 CALLISTEMON 5 MANNERHEIM 1 BLAZING HARRY 7 COLOPHON Best Value Race 4 – #9 Callistemon (1) 4yo Mare | T: Kerry Parker | J: Jay Ford (59kg) +1600 with Neds Race 5: The Big Dance (1600m) The Ben Brisbourne-trained Suparazi brings some quality form-lines into this year’s Big Dance (1600m). The son of Super One has been competitive behind the likes of Jimmysstar and Plenty Of Ammo in recent starts, flashing home to suggest the Randwick 1600m would be ideal. He has an electric turn of foot, and with plenty of speed in this year’s edition of the Big Dance, watch for Suparazi to cause a boilover at $10 with Dabble. Selections: 8 SUPARAZI 6 HEZASHOCKA 5 SKY LAB 1 HERE TO SHOCK Big Dance Race 5 – #8 Suparazi (10) 6yo Gelding | T: Ben Brisbourne | J: Tim Clark (54kg) +900 with Playup Race 6: The Barn Dance (1300m) In a wide-open edition of The Barn Dance (1300m), the Donna Scott-trained Our Last Cash gets the nod at the monster odds with PlayUp. The son of Magnus tends to do his best work first-up from a spell, and he would have won the Wagga Town Plate (1200m) on May 2 last campaign had it not been for back luck in transit. The 1300m looks ideal for Our Last Cash, and with an explosive tur of foot when at his best, this guy warrants an each-way ticket. Selections: 5 OUR LAST CASH 4 CAVALIER CHARLES 6 GALLANT STAR 7 RAINBOW CONNECTION Barn Dance Race 6 – #5 Our Last Cash (8) 7yo Gelding | T: Donna Scott | J: Blaike McDougall (57.5kg) +4000 with Dabble Race 7: The Little Dance (1600m) The Chris Waller-trained Waterford caught the eye first-up in the Allan Brown Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill on October 12. The son of Awtaad was savaging the line despite 105 days off the scene, suggesting the five-year-old has returned in supreme order. He must lug 62kg to victory in the Little Dance (1600m), but with Tommy Berry doing the steering from gate three, Waterford should get every chance to do just that. Selections: 1 WATERFORD 5 ESTADIO MESTALLA 14 PEACE OFFICER 11 RAVELLO Little Dance Race 7 – #1 Waterford (3) 5yo Gelding | T: Chris Waller | J: Tommy Berry (62kg) +300 with Bet365 Race 8: BM100 Handicap (1100m) The Joseph Pride-trained Dragonstone is flying heading into this third-up assignment after closing on the heels of I Am Me in The Shorts (1100m) on September 21. He steps back to BM100 company and fits in nicely despite the 61kg under Adam Hyeronimus. He should lob into the perfect stalking position from barrier six, and when asked the question, it would come as a shock if Dragonstone wasn’t fighting out the finish. Selections: 2 DRAGONSTONE 5 PEREILLE 7 CABALLUS 8 JEDIBEEL Race 9: BM84 Handicap (1000m) Passeggiata gets the nod in what could be the hardest race of the day. She returns to Sydney after a hapless effort Caulfield on October 19, although she never got into her usual leading role. Watch for Dylan Gibbons to launch across from barrier nine, and provided Passegiata can pinch a break turning for home, expect a form reversal for this talented mare. Selections: 11 PASSEGGIATA 5 BOJANGLES 2 HEADWALL 13 ANOTHER COGNAC Race 10: BM84 Handicap (1200m) The Bryce Heys-trained Gently Rolled was left flat-footed by Pharari over the 1100m at Rosehill first-up; however, the five-year-old mare caught the eye as she travelled in behind a wall of horses in the final furlong. The Randwick 1200m should be ideal for the daughter of Press Statement to build up the revs, so watch for her to explode down the centre of the course and send followers home with a winner. Selections: 8 GENTLY ROLLED 11 NEGOTIATIONS 6 DEPRIVATION 5 NINGALOO STAR Best Bet Race 10 – #8 Gently Rolled (6) 5yo Mare | T: Bryce Heys | J: Nash Rawiller (57.5kg) +260 with BoomBet Big Dance Day quaddie tips for Randwick Randwick quadrella selections Tuesday, November 5, 2024 1-5-14 2-5-7-8 2-4-5-10-11-13 8-11 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Undefeated in three one-turn starts for trainer Saffie Joseph Jr., Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) winner Soul of an Angel will target the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) against the boys.View the full article

Although Peter Brant, one of the owners of Classic (G1) winner Sierra Leone, expressed his desire during a post-race news conference to see him run next year at age 4, the owners are also considering the alternative of standing him at stud in 2025.View the full article

The Melbourne Cup, the race that stops a nation, has arrived and with that a flood people ready and willing to lay down their hard-earned cash for the chance to pick a winner. View the full article

The number that best sums up this year's Breeders' Cup is :44.96. That's the sizzling opening half-mile split for the GI Classic, and 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) utilized it to the utmost advantage on Saturday, propelling himself to the winner's circle with one of his customary, locomotive-like late kicks that had come up just shy of victory in three previous attempts at 10 furlongs. As a relentless long-strider with a penchant for leaning in and being a magnet for trip trouble during his stretch runs, Sierra Leone was allowed to drift up to almost 7-1 in the betting for the Classic, with the public's respect for his prowess blunted by three straight beaten-fave tries that had resulted in a third, a second, and a third in the GI Belmont S., GII Jim Dandy S. and the GI Travers S. Prior to those close-but-no-cigar efforts, Sierra Leone had similarly rated near the back in the GI Kentucky Derby. Advancing with authority entering the far turn, he gathered momentum weaving through the 20-horse pack, then got stalled behind a wall of rivals three-eighths out. Eight wide off the turn while building serious late-Derby torque, this $2.3 million FTSAUG yearling was leaning all over Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) the entire length of the stretch run, which culminated in a frenzied three-way photo with staying-on speedster Mystik Dan (Goldencents) a nose better than Sierra Leone, with Forever Young another nose back in third. Trainer Chad Brown then spent the better part of the late spring and summer trying to figure out how to keep Sierra Leone from being his own worst enemy in the stretch, employing both a new steering bit in the colt's mouth and a new jockey on his back (from Tyler Gaffalione to Flavien Prat) from the Belmont Stakes onward. Although those tweaks–plus some natural seasoning that comes with maturity–likely contributed to a more polished version of Sierra Leone staying straight and focused in the Breeders' Cup, the overly hot first half-mile of the Classic is what truly sealed the deal in his favor. In eight previous races ranging from eight to 10 furlongs, Sierra Leone had compiled a respectable 3-3-2 mark. But his off-the-tailgate style had never been afforded any opening half-mile faster than :46.48, regardless of the distance. That one comparatively quick split was when Sierra Leone rallied from ninth to capture the nine-furlong GI Blue Grass S. back in April. Sierra Leone had been winless since, and even as his races grew longer, the paces were generally slower. In Sierra Leone's three previous attempts at 10 furlongs (Derby, Belmont, Travers), the half-mile fractions into which he tried to close ranged from :46.63 to :48.10. All three of those races were won by horses forcing the issue near the front. The Classic yielded not only unexpectedly swift early fractions, but an unexpected pacemaker who set them. The 42-1 Derma Sotogake (Jpn) (Mind Your Biscuits), who had finished second in last year's edition of this race by stalking from midpack, established himself at the head of affairs at Del Mar when Arthur's Ride (Tapit), a 13-1 shot who projected to be the controlling speed, got hooked wide into the first turn. Sierra Leone (left) outkicks Fierceness (right) to win the Classic | Breeders' Cup/Eclipse Sportswire The speed-centric 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light), bet down late to 2.8-1 favoritism, secured a no-excuse stalking spot just to the outside and right behind Derma Sotogake, contributing pressure that helped establish an ambitious opening quarter of :22.43. Behind the percolating pace, the versatile Forever Young (4-1) latched onto a coveted ground-saving position at the fence after breaking uneventfully from the inside gate. 'TDN Rising Star' Newgate (Into Mischief) set up shop widest on the backstretch and seemed very much in it to win it while tracking the action from fifth at 15-1. Even at this early stage of the Classic, fellow 'Rising Star' and 7-2 shot City of Troy (Justify), the British-based turf titan, was already displaying signs of discomfort that indicated his first race on dirt was not going to be a productive one. City of Troy kept edging back through the pack until he more or less shared a spot with by-design laggard Sierra Leone, whose body language suggested that he, by contrast, was well within his comfort zone three or four horses from last behind an unsustainable second quarter-mile split of :22.53. At the 3 1/2-furlong mark, Fierceness took over in hand, although his seizure of the lead was more of a result of Derma Sotogake capitulating rather than Fierceness unleashing a decisive move. The pack of stalkers behind the 2-year-old champ shuffled a bit, but the true eye-catching move was uncoiling from farther back, as Prat asked Sierra Leone for a higher gear that the colt willingly supplied. A :24.48 third quarter translated into a six-furlong split of 1:09.44, and Newgate was the first to try and crack Fierceness. But his bid approaching the quarter pole never materialized into a true run at the leader. Just behind the top two, Forever Young had vacated the rail and was executing a deft slice between the retreating Derma Sotogake and the going-nowhere Arthur's Ride. But the most visually arresting blur on the far outside was Sierra Leone, who hit full flight and was zeroing in on Fierceness after a :25.61 fourth-quarter split that equated to 1:35.05 for the mile. Initially it seemed as if Sierra Leone would collar Fierceness with little resistance. But when headed, Fierceness put up a decent fight between the eighth and sixteenth poles to hold second. Forever Young was closing the gap late, but he had too much work to do to narrow the margin to anything close to what he and Sierra Leone had sparred through in the Derby, and he had to settle, yet again, for third. The Sierra Leone-Fierceness-Forever Young trifecta marked the first time since 2014 that sophomores swept the first three spots in the Classic. (That Classic 10 years ago was ultra-impressive for 3-year-olds, who, led by Bayern, captured the first six placings.) Sierra Leone's closing final quarter through the stretch was :25.73. He won by 1 1/2 lengths in 2:00.78–a 112 Beyer Speed Figure, the colt's career best by three points. Still, none of that final-time numerology explains the story of the 2024 Classic as emphatically as that record :44.96 half mile. Not only was it the fastest fraction for the first half mile in the history of the Classic, it was the fastest by more than a full half-second. The previous mark was :45.47, established in the 2022 Classic won by the pace-pressing Flightline. Interestingly, based on opening half-mile times alone, the Classic has been consistently trending faster in its early stages. In 40 previous editions of the race before this year, on only eight occasions has the first half-mile of the Classic been clocked below 46 seconds. Chronologically, it first occurred in 1984 (won by Wild Again), 1990 (Unbridled), 1992 (A.P. Indy), 1999 (Cat Thief) and 2007 (Curlin). But between 2021 and 2024–in Classics won by Knicks Go, Flightline, White Abarrio and now Sierra Leone–the opening half has been at least :45.77 or faster for every running. The post Week In Review: Hot Opening Half Yields Paint-By-Numbers Classic appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

James Ryan was confirmed as Ireland's champion apprentice on Sunday after his two closest pursuers in the title race, Adam Caffrey and Wayne Hassett, both drew a blank on the final day of the Flat season at the Curragh. Ryan topped the table with 33 winners when the action got underway on Sunday, two ahead of Caffrey and Hassett on 31 winners apiece. Hassett was involved in six of the eight races on the card and Caffrey had five opportunities to add to his tally, but neither rider was able to eat into the advantage of Ryan, who took the crown despite failing to win on any of his four mounts. Instead, it was at Dundalk on Wednesday that Ryan secured victory, putting himself in pole position with a double aboard the Ger Lyons-trained Ethical Code (Justify) and Glyde Ranger (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}) for Tom McCourt. Ryan, who is apprenticed to the McCourt yard in County Meath, recently won the G3 Mercury Stakes at Dundalk aboard the 66-1 shot Ostraka (Ire) (Profitable {Ire}), his biggest success since having his first ride under Rules back in May 2021. Before racing at the Curragh, Colin Keane was already confirmed as Ireland's champion jockey for a sixth time in his career, while Aidan O'Brien is Ireland's champion trainer for the 27th time. The champion owner for 2024 is Mrs Sue Magnier, who narrowly got the better of fellow Coolmore partners Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith to retain the title. The post James Ryan Crowned Ireland’s Champion Apprentice appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Breaking out of Kentucky for the first time, Generous Tipper (Street Sense) earned his first stakes win Sunday in taking the Discovery Stakes on the closing day at Belmont's Aqueduct meet. Sent off at 9-1, the GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity third came in off a win over the distance at Keeneland Oct. 16. Enjoying a dream set up, Generous Tipper settled fourth as Batten Down (Tapit) and Tuscan Sky (Vino Rosso) locked horns early and dueled one another into the far turn. As that pair began to come back to the field past the half in :46.51, Kendrick Carmouche guided his mount inside to take over at the quarter pole and prevail to hold off a gusty Tuscan Sky who re-rallied in the final sixteenth. “It was a perfect trip,” said Carmouche. “I had the speed in front of me. I just had to sit and wait for them to come back to me. You know that Kenny [McPeek] had this horse ready to rock and roll. I'm just glad to be a part of it. They [Batten Down and Tuscan Sky] had to go fast in front of me. I was just going to sit and wait no matter what. I thought I could win this race no matter what.” The benchmark 100th stakes winner for Street Sense, Generous Tipper has a winning 2-year-old half-brother by Volatile, a yearling half-sister by Tiz the Law and a weanling half-sister by Golden Pal. Stopshoppingdebbie was barren on visits to both McKinzie and Street Sense this year. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. GENEROUS TIPPER shows his talent in the Discovery Stakes! The 3YO son of @DarleyAmerica stallion Street Sense takes the win under @KendrickCarmou1 for trainer @KennyMcPeek. pic.twitter.com/nXVs9UjfEZ — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) November 3, 2024 DISCOVERY S., $150,000, Belmont The Big A, 11-3, 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:50.05, ft. 1–GENEROUS TIPPER, 118, c, 3, by Street Sense 1st Dam: Stopshoppingdebbie (MSW, $249,728), by Curlin 2nd Dam: Taste the Passion, by Wild Again 3rd Dam: Bisbee, by Believe It ($130,000 Ylg '22 FTKJUL). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Walking L Thoroughbreds, LLC; B-Jeff & Melissa Prunzik (KY); T-Kenneth McPeek; J-Kendrick Carmouche. $82,500. Lifetime Record: GISP, 7-3-1-1, $264,359. 2–Tuscan Sky, 120, c, 3, Vino Rosso–South Andros, by Sky Mesa. ($200,000 Ylg '22 FTKJUL). O-Spendthrift Farm LLC; B-Sierra Farm (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $30,000. 3–Copper Tax, 120, c, 3, Copper Bullet–Wilhelmina, by Majestic Warrior. ($45,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT). O-Rose Petal Stables; B-Lance Sullenberger (KY); T-Gary Capuano. $18,000. Margins: 3/4, 2HF, 2 1/4. Odds: 9.30, 3.95, 8.90. Also Ran: Batten Down, Corporate Power, Hamilton's Way, Regalo, More Vino. Scratched: Commuted. The post Generous Tipper Outlasts Tuscan Sky In Discovery Stakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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A Monday double-header will get this week’s harness racing action underway, with the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup meeting now only eight days away. Always a critical lead-up to Addington, the second day of the Kaikoura meeting features the Group 3 White Morph South Bay Trotters Cup (3.53pm) and the Group 2 Alabar Kaikoura Cup (5.12pm). Both are worth $60,000. Manawatu will also hold a mini meeting today with its six race programme starting at 12.55pm. It’s the first of four meetings during the month. On Tuesday, November 19 the $20,000 Wairarapa Cup will be held. It will be included in the Country Championship. The Cup will be followed by a $15,000 feature pace two days later. Oamaru will then have a Thursday meeting before another Friday double-header, this time at Rangiora and Auckland. The Alexandra Park card will be highlighted by two $35,000 Northern Metro Series Finals, one for each gait. In last Friday’s heats Five O’Clock Gerry and Dream Of You won the trotters’ heats, while the pacing heats were taken out by Matai Phil and Always B Elite. The racing week will round out at Wyndham on Sunday. Michael Hay returns to driving ranks at Manawatu today By Brigette Solomon For the first time in a decade, Michael Hay returns to driving today as Manawatu hosts the first of four meetings in November. Now based in Feilding, Hay works as a qualified builder but over the last few years has become involved in harness racing once again, shoeing for several Manawatu trainers and helping with trackwork on occasion. “A few of the trainers I shoe for and help out have been encouraging me to get back out there and I finally caved in and decided I would,” says Hay, “I’ve really been enjoying it and I’m looking forward to driving although I’ll probably be a bit rusty out there.” The son of Ashburton-based trainer John Hay, Hay started out as a junior driver in late 1999 and enjoyed some good success in the sulky both as a junior and later as a senior reinsman. Amongst his notable successes was a partnership with the John Stackhouse-trained trotter Marie Wishes, who he drove to 10 wins and multiple placings including two at Group level. He also drove Houdini Star, trained by John Hay, to take out the Group 2 Hambletonian Classic Mobile Trot in 2006. “It’s been a wee while but I remember Marie Wishes was the leading four-year-old mare of her year, so her and Houdini Star are ones that are memorable from when I was driving and working in racing full time.” At today’s meeting, which is just over ten years since his last driving win, Hay is engaged to drive in five of the six races programmed. His first drive of the day is the Rodney Dickson-trained Quercus Rubra in Race 1, the Matt Hickey Club Patron Handicap Trot. The Superfast Stuart mare was a last start winner with a tough victory at Cambridge on October 15. She starts today’s assignment off 2500 metre race off a 30 metre handicap on the unruly. “The first couple I’m driving in races one and two have reasonable form but haven’t got good starting draws which will make things a bit tougher for them on this track,” says Hay. In Race 2, the Book For Xmas Function 12 December Mobile Pace, Hay partners with Dream On Lou trained by Manawatu local John Gommans. The lightly-raced three-year-old has had just two starts to date, most recently placing second at Cambridge on October 8 ahead of the third placed Beta Prepare who has since gone on to win. Dream On Lou starts from the outside of the front line in barrier seven. Also trained by Gommans, Hay drives Lord Delmar in Race 5, the Congratulations Don Haydock Life Member Mobile Pace over 2000 metres. The gelding has had two unplaced runs at Cambridge this preparation but has the ace draw in today’s assignment at his home track. “I think Lord Delmar is probably one of my better chances of the night given his starting draw,” says Hay, “he can get a bit keen at times but hopefully he can settle tonight.” Hay also combines with two runners for Hastings trainer, Tracy Cadwallader, both fresh up and having their first race starts since late last year. The first of those is Haring Habagat in Race 3, the Chief Stipe Gale Stables Mobile Pace over 2000 metres, and Whitebait Marg who starts in Race 6, the Racing Again 11th November Mobile Pace. Tonight is Whitebait Marg’s first start for Cadwallader, but the mare has had success on this track having won and placed on several occasions at Manawatu. Race one gets underway today at 12.55pm. View the full article

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