Melbourne Cup 2022

The Melbourne Cup is gearing up for its full-blown return on Tuesday following two years of heavy restrictions. Horse racing journalist Nic Ashman joined ...

Check out Timeform Australia's horse-by-horse guide to Tuesday's Lexus Melbourne Cup (04:00 GMT) at Flemington.

Beaten four lengths into sixth in the Geelong Cup (12f) last time and before that stuck to his task well having raced on the pace when third in the Bart Cummings (12.5f) at this course. Followed that with another sound run when seventh (beaten two and a quarter lengths) in the Caulfield Cup (12f) last time. Before that he sat on the speed throughout before also finishing third in the listed Tattersalls Club Cup (12f) over the same course and distance. Sat on the pace before fading to trail in second last (though beaten only two and a half lengths) in the Bart Cummings (12.5f) at this track last time. Most recently finished sixth (beaten two lengths) in the Caulfield Cup (12f) having previously finished fifth in the Bart Cummings (12.5f) at this track. Gave a good account when filling the runner-up spot (beaten a length and three-quarters) in the Star St Leger Stakes (13f) at Rosehill last time. The race before that he sat on the pace before finishing third in the Turnbull Stakes (10f) at this track. Beaten a little over a length when fourth in the Caulfield Cup (12f) last time having previously finished third in a small field for the Hill Stakes (10f) at Randwick. Eased back early on before finishing eighth (beaten two and three-quarter lengths) in the Rosehill Gold Cup (10f) last time. The run before that he filled the runner-up spot in the Hill Stakes (10f) at Randwick. Most recently finished eighth (beaten two and a quarter lengths) in the Caulfield Cup (12f) having previously filled the same position in the Turnbull Stakes (10f) at this course. Before that finished fourth in the Turnbull Stakes (10f) at this course.

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A $25 outlay will return you 20.83 per cent of the dividend, and this is how one could look: 17.Emissary ($31) won the Geelong Cup, a race that has often provided the Melbourne Cup winner. Gold Trip ($13) was second in the Caulfield Cup and was unlucky in the Cox Plate, 4. For those more adventurous, they might want to leave out the favourite, and play a few horses in the $10-$20 range. Any combination of the above mentioned horses could get a nice exacta result, particularly if the favourite 8. It can pay even more if the outsider of the two horses finishes first. Vow and Declare ($21) won the Melbourne Cup in 2019 and seems to be ready to peak again, while 14. The quinella is the ‘easiest’ of the exotics to get a collect on. Why not add in the three horses in the field that have won a state cup at 3200m? At least we know they have a touch of class and can handle the distance no problem. Knight’s Order ($23) is a Brisbane Cup and Sydney Cup winner in great form, 10. You can place these bets for whatever percentage of the collect you like.

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As he prepares for another Melbourne Cup tilt, champion jockey Craig Williams has revealed returning with his wife to her Ukranian homeland has given him a ...

He’s only lightly-raced and whatever he’s doing now, he’s going to be a more furnished racehorse in 12 months.” The lack of international numbers means a lot more local horses will have an opportunity and that’s fantastic.” “You make sure you and your family are healthy and safe and the rest is that we’re just lucky. My preparation for a race like the Cup hasn’t changed, but I can tell you I’ve got more perspective and understanding. Williams said he had huddled next to his father Allan in a bunker for nearly three hours after air raid sirens had screamed out during their latest trip. Williams used to describe the Melbourne Cup as “just another handicap”.

The race did not go as hoped, with Ocean Billy finishing last in the field of 23, but Pomare remained hopeful the 2021 Auckland Cup winner would have another ...

He was aiming to race Ocean Billy in the Avondale Cup in February and the Auckland Cup in March. With Covid-19 lockdown risks that stopped him from travelling with the horse in 2021 now gone, he said if they did get a second shot, he would go to Australia and spend "24/7" helping Ocean Billy adjust. He said after the water training was done, a vet would scan the tendon and if it was back to 100 per cent, he would push forward with a return to racing. Pomare said he agreed to keep Ocean Billy in Australia after the race, sending him to Sydney to work with caretaker trainer Chris Waller to prepare for autumn racing. He told the Rotorua Daily Post yesterday Ocean Billy had not adjusted to the feed in Australia and had not been in shape to perform at his best in Melbourne. Ocean Billy was ninth in the city's Caulfield Cup before his tail-end finish in the

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It's the one race of the year when most Australians like to have a bet, yet it's often the hardest race to find a winner. Flemington will be back to a ...

She is around the $12 mark, which is the sweet spot in betting. He was the English Derby runner-up this year and could give Waterhouse a second Melbourne Cup. She has black in her silks and barrier five is an advantage on the stats. Young Werther has the right saddlecloth in 11 and, as a five-year-old in navy silks, he ticks off another couple of categories. Montefilia is a five-year-old mare who will wear the No. The veterans of the field this year are Knights Order, Numerian and Grand Promenade. Overall, stallions or geldings have won 71 times, and Verry Elleegant last year became the first mare since Makybe Diva’s final triumph to take the Cup. Four and five-year-old horses have won the Cup 90 times. This century, 19 of the 22 winners have been won by horses aged either four, five or six, with Almandin and 2020 winner Twilight Payment the exceptions. But last year the curse of barrier 18 was broken when Verry Elleegant jumped from the gate that hadn’t produced the winner in 161 years. The most successful saddlecloth number is “four”, after Verry Elleegant delivered its 12th in the Melbourne Cup last year. Office workers will be in the workplace,

A jockey rides a chestnut horse on a racetrack in training, with a running rail. Caulfield Cup winner Durston was ready to run in the Melbourne Cup until ruled ...

In the past, large numbers of horses would race their final lead-up on Derby Day three days out from the Melbourne Cup, in the Hotham Handicap (now the Archer Stakes) or in the Mackinnon Stakes. - 20 TRALEE ROSE (NZ) 51.5kg Won G3 Geelong Cup, 2400, Geelong 2021. - 19 SMOKIN' ROMANS (NZ) 51.5kg Won Listed Race Pakenham Cup, 2500m, Pakenham 2021. - 3 KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) 55.5kg - Won G1 Sydney Cup, 3200m Randwick 2022. - 2 DUAIS 55.5kg - Won G1 Tancred Stakes, 2,400m (WFA) Newcastle. At peak, the Cup field had 11 out of 24 internationals (in 2018). They went on to make the race through the ballot. Emissary had met one criteria by winning the Listed Race Pakenham Cup over 2,500m last year. English horse Grand Promenade will race for the same trainers, as will Irish horse Interpretation. Surefire won the Archer Stakes, but was not entered in the Cup. This doesn't mean, however, that the winners of all five races will run in the Cup. an automatic qualifier for the Melbourne Cup field.

The Melbourne Cup field has been reduced to 23 runners with Point Nepean being scratched on Monday.

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The race begins at 5pm (NZ time). There are four Kiwi horses involved (Stockman, Young Werther, Daqiansweet Junior and Smokin' Romans) and the race favourite by ...

Heaviest weight carried to victory since 2000 was Makybe Diva in 2005. Each weight bracket has won four Melbourne Cups since 2000. Then throw in some value lightweight hopes in Lunar Flare (18) and Smokin’ Romans (19). Four and five-year-old horses have the best record in the Melbourne Cup. Daily Telegraph racing journalist Rob Sutherland has listed his top tips for the race, also declaring Deauville Legend (8) deserving of its favourites tag. Has shown a glimpse of form this spring but would still need a big improvement to win this. Another well-bred Irish import who won the Listed Vinnie Roe Stakes (Listed) over 2800m, one of three staying wins in the Emerald Isle before exported to Australia. This classy English raider from the Newmarket yard of George Boughey is vying to become the 24th 3YO (NHT) to win the Melbourne Cup. Will struggle against the class of this field and will be at outside odds. Kiwi-bred Stockman is in solid form and had a strong win last start at Randwick over 2600m. Ran 19th in last year’s Cup, but in much better form this year. Here's a guide to the field and some insider tips.

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Had a last-start 13th in the Caulfield Cup, and I just don’t think she’s travelling well enough to figure in this. The wet track won’t hurt her at all, and a light weight in the wet is always a good thing. Yes he won the 3200m Adelaide Cup and was third int he Sydney Cup over the same trip last autumn, but those races - whilst they’re the same distance - they’re way below the Melbourne Cup in terms of what a horse needs. I just think it’s great timing before the Melbourne Cup - 13 days - and I think you can say it’s the perfect horse’s perfect Melbourne Cup prep. For a while it felt like that dream you have when you’re out in public and you discover you’re in the nude. He was a little disappointing when seventh in the Caulfield Cup, but, as great a rider as Jamie is, she’d be the first to admit she’d have been disappointed with her ride that day, getting squeezed up in the ruck around the turn and having to switch to the inside, which wasn’t a great place to be. The barrier’s OK, and Craig Williams is a great jockey, but the main thing is, he won in a four-horse field a couple of starts back, his main form reference for this. She’s a quality mare and her run in the Caulfield Cup was fair, but I just think she’s in a bit of a funny situation. He was warming up at the end of the Caulfield Cup, and I thought his was the most eye-catching run in that race. He beat me by a millimetre in 2008 when he was on Viewed and I was on Bauer. He’s seven, so this is probably his last chance because he’s not going to be better at eight, but he’s a good, on-speed horses, and he has one of the best front-running riders in Australia on board in Tim Clark. Some horses can go along and become really good horses at their end of their career - they might get a win and the boosts their desire to win, or their confidence.

From racing to fashion with plenty in between, we've got you covered with all the action from Flemington. Follow along throughout the day, including the big ...

A: We are thinking of and expecting a bit of rain but is it coming? We are looking at the form and it hasn’t got heavy track form. It doesn’t have a massive effect but it is still going to be a really good race.

The 2022 Melbourne Cup is almost here, and the stage is set for an upset victory. Check out all the details and latest odds here.

The winning connections will receive $4.4m, as well as a trophy worth around $250,000. Last five: N/A, N/A, 5th, 3rd, 6th Last five: N/A, 11th, 3rd, 3rd, N/A Last five: N/A, N/A, 7th, 14th, 13th (Caulfield Cup) Last five: N/A, N/A, 5th, 9th, 4th Last five: N/A, 6th, 6th, 1st, 2nd Last five: N/A, 2nd, N/A, 2nd, 5th (Caulfield Cup) Last five: N/A, N/A, 10th, 7th, 10th Last five: N/A, N/A, 4th, 3rd, 4th (Caulfield Cup) Last five: N/A, 5th, 3rd, 5th, 6th (Caulfield Cup) Last five: N/A, 1st, 3rd, 4th (Turnbull Stakes), 3rd (Caulfield Cup) Last five: N/A, 10th, 6th, 8th (Turnbull Stakes), 8th (Caulfield Cup)

Start-up bookie Betr has become the hot topic of the racing industry thanks to a risky marketing play designed to help it break into a lucrative sector.

Most punters have multiple betting accounts and shift their funds around to take advantage of the bet deals, so their stickiness and loyalty is questionable. [Sign up to our weekly Opinion newsletter.](https://login.myfairfax.com.au/signup_newsletter/10146?channel_key=9ME3ACTT4ZYY1fEMfvR2EA&callback_uri=https://www.afr.com) [James Thomson](/by/james-thomson-1446yx)is a Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. Rivals believe Betr’s promotion has become much bigger than it ever intended, and the firm may be paying for its big splash for some time, as its efforts to reduce its exposure suggest. Maybe even big enough to justify the gamble the pair have taken. By backing Deauville Legend to win with other bookies, Betr is hoping to offset some of the amount it could lose to punters. In the grand tradition of the Melbourne Cup, this is essentially a good old-fashioned gamble. It may take years to know whether Betr’s big promotional bet has paid off. On Monday night, Betr tried another tack to reduce its exposure, offering the lucky punters who managed to back Deauville Legend at $101 – who stand to collect $1010 if they placed the maximum $10 bet – a classic bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-two-in-the-bush offer. And it’s a tale not of horseflesh and grit, but of marketing, behavioural psychology, digital disruption and risk management. Their experience of customer behaviour says punters have become skilled at arbitraging bookie promotions. It’s not clear how this behavioural experiment has worked. Or Bart Cummings’ 12 famous victories as a trainer, and Lloyd Williams’ seven wins as an owner.

Racegoers gathered at the turnstiles to Flemington racecourse in Melbourne from early Tuesday morning and were off-and-racing inside when gates opened ...

Deauville Legend held firm as a clear-cut favourite at the Cup eve Call of the Card as a $3.60. McEvoy won the Melbourne Cup on Brew in 2000, Almandin in 2016 and Cross Counter in 2018. One of the world's premier jockeys, McEvoy will chase his record-equalling fourth Melbourne Cup win on Tuesday. And he will do it on one of the shortest-priced favourites of the modern era as English stayer Deauville Legend tries to add his name to the honour roll of international winners of Australia's greatest race. The first event in the 10-race card will get underway at 10.45am AEDT and the main event - the $7,750,000 Melbourne Cup - will begin at 3pm local time. The $8million race 7 Melbourne Cup will begin at 3pm AEDT with Deauville Legend favourite

That neither James McDonald nor Chris Waller will be involved in Tuesday's race shows racing officials are taking the treatment of horses seriously.

That’s not going to happen in our lifetime, but the industry needs to continually change if it’s to have a future. The difference, obviously, is that the jockey has the choice not to compete. I’ve also been at Flemington on Cup Day when horses have died and seen, from close range, distraught strappers and handlers – the ones who become more attached to the animal than anyone else – break down in tears as though they’ve lost a member of their family. Those outside of racing consider the sport barbaric and archaic and want it outlawed. Unless you’re Chautauqua, the legendary sprinter that refused to leave the barriers, the horse does as it’s told and if it’s not fast enough or promising enough quickly becomes unwanted. The critics who slam horse racing probably aren’t aware of them, but they are significant. As it turned out, a mandatory CT scan revealed an unknown tendon injury, and vets put a line through Loft the following day. “He’s in the race up to his ears. He’s got form over two miles, very adaptable in his racing style, goes on the wet, the dry. Lunar Flare was ruled out on Cup morning following a vet inspection. So vets ruled out Durston on suspicion of an injury, leaving Waller without a runner. He’s not big in stature, but he’s a very athletic, clean-winded horse.

Rain is forecast to hit Flemington Racecourse for today's running of the Melbourne Cup. There may even be a thunderstorm and hail in the afternoon and ...

INTERPRETATION (IRE) Craig Newitt - 50kg (6) TRALEE ROSE (NZ) Dean Yendall - 51.5kg (22) SMOKIN' ROMANS (NZ) Jamie Kah - 51.5kg (16) SERPENTINE (IRE) John Allen - 53.5kg (23) EMISSARY (GB) Patrick Moloney - 51.5kg (3) STOCKMAN (NZ) Sam Clipperton - 54kg (2) YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) Damian Lane - 54kg (21) CAMORRA (IRE) Ben Melham - 55kg (17) DEAUVILLE LEGEND (IRE) Kerrin McEvoy - 55kg (9) NUMERIAN (IRE) Tommy Berry - 55.5kg (7) WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) William Buick - 55.5kg (18) KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) Tim Clark - 55.5kg (24)

Racegoers pose for a photograph during 2022 Lexus Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 01, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia.

Heaviest weight carried to victory since 2000 was Makybe Diva in 2005. Each weight bracket has won four Melbourne Cups since 2000. Then throw in some value lightweight hopes in Lunar Flare (18) and Smokin’ Romans (19). Daily Telegraph racing journalist Rob Sutherland has listed his top tips for the race, also declaring Deauville Legend (8) deserving of its favourites tag. Has shown a glimpse of form this spring but would still need a big improvement to win this. Another well-bred Irish import who won the Listed Vinnie Roe Stakes (Listed) over 2800m, one of three staying wins in the Emerald Isle before exported to Australia. Another Kiwi-bred and one of a strong hand in the race for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace, who has emerged as the most improved stayer in Australia, scooting away to win the $1,000,000 Turnbull Stks earlier in the Carnival. This classy English raider from the Newmarket yard of George Boughey is vying to become the 24th 3YO (NHT) to win the Melbourne Cup. Will struggle against the class of this field and will be at outside odds. Plus - The Alternative Commentary Collective will be running a “Punt-a-long” live event with the Boys Get Paid team from 3pm–6pm. Kiwi-bred Stockman is in solid form and had a strong win last start at Randwick over 2600m. Ran 19th in last year’s Cup, but in much better form this year.

'Problem gambler' sabotages Melbourne Cup as 1000 litres of 'oily sludge' dumped on track.

“Melbourne Criminal Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after unknown offenders have broken into a racing facility in Flemington and poured an unknown substance over a portion of the track about 6am this morning,” a spokesperson said. “This morning, XR was contacted by friends who had dumped 1000 litres of sludge onto Flemington Racecourse ahead of today’s Melbourne Cup activities,” the Group said on social media. A hooded offender has been filmed dumping 1000 litres of “oily sludge” onto the track at Flemington Racecourse in the hours leading into the

"I couldn't be happier with the horse, he's travelled over super well and he's settl.

The Newmarket-based stable is enjoying a good year, and Crisford added: "It would be a dream come true [to win the race]. He’d been trained at [previous trainer] Ger Lyons' the whole time, and this is the first time he has travelled away, so I’m hoping it stimulates him. Knights Order is a go-forward horse and that's his ace card and his strength. "It's the Melbourne Cup, you have to be measured in these situations, but the excitement is building and it's Cup fever down here. "William Buick is obviously in top form and the champion jockey back home. The world's number 1 horse racing app just got better! At first I was a bit disappointed but, after reading up on it, there have been many wide-drawn horses who have won the Cup." I think we haven’t seen the real Interpretation. "He's travelled over super well and he's settled in really nicely, he hasn't missed a beat. Deauville Legend is being ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, who has won three Melbourne Cups and Ferguson added to news.com.au: "Kerrin McEvoy is full of experience, we know him well and he knows the horse well. Going into a Melbourne Cup, in my opinion, there is no one better to have on your horse than Kerrin." Everyone works so hard to get a horse to a race like this.

The biggest day in racing arrives at Flemington as Australia prepares for the running of the Melbourne Cup. Follow live.

it is a top of 14 degrees." - Hard race to pick. Has not looked competitive in its three starts this campaign. 20 — Tralee Rose: This six-year-old is an outsider. 17 — Emissary: Won the Geelong Cup two weeks ago. By Michael Doyle

Despite predictions it could be the coldest Melbourne Cup day in 27 years, crowds are gathering at Flemington Racecourse for the biggest day on Australia's ...

Ms Connor said she was taking the opportunity to show off the skills of a local hatmaker in Griffith. "It's Melbourne Cup day — it's about bright, bold colours — you've gotta commit to the brief." "I decided to go very camp and chic and a little bit over the top, because why not? "I'm over the moon because the sun is shining and I got to wear glitter today. "I'm looking forward to the fashions and seeing everyone out and having a good time," she said. The last time Flemington was open to all crowds on Cup Day was in 2019, when 81,458 people came to the track.

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The Melbourne Cup kicked off in fine form on Tuesday as Australia's hottest celebrities descended on Flemington Racecourse to watch the race that stops the ...

Love Island Australia winner Anna McEvoy kept to the pink and red theme in a gorgeous pink dress that tied in a large bow on her right shoulder The former Neighbours star, 40, looked incredible in a suit fitted with a gold chain, layered with a green jacket and loud tie She accessorised her preppy ensemble with a pink box handbag, nude pointy-toed pumps and a pink padded headband. The singer accessorised her look with a black top hat complete with a birdcage veil, a mini handbag in red leather and black shoes with bows at the front. She completed her look with a white hatinator and strappy pink stilettos She completed her look with a white hatinator and strappy pink stilettos. The singer accessorised her flamboyant frock with a black top hat complete with a birdcage veil, a mini handbag in red leather and black shoes with bows at the front She slicked her brunette locks back into an up-do and completed her look with a Gucci handbag and red pointy-toed heels. The socialite accessorised her look with a wide-brimmed red hatinator, red heels and a matching red box bag She slicked her brunette locks back into an up-do and completed her look with a Gucci handbag and red pointy-toed heels The model dazzled in an embroidered midi dress with black peplum detailing, accented with a red hatinator and matching bag. The scooped neckline of the dress showed off her very ample cleavage, while the socialite accessorised her look with a wide-brimmed red hatinator from Stephanie Spencer, red heels and a matching red Amina Muaddi box bag.

A field of 22 will run in the Melbourne Cup after Grahame Begg's mare Lunar Flare failed a vet examination on race morning.

She was a $21 contender before her scratching, which left Michael Dee without a ride in the Cup. Lunar Flare’s scratching leaves the Melbourne Cup with a field of 22. But stewards passed Interpretation fit to start in today’s Cup.

Gold Trip made light of inclement weather and an early-morning attempt to sabotage the track to win the 162nd running of the Melbourne Cup.

“It is a dream to win it. It is a pinnacle for our sport. “To run in three of the big ones and then present in the cup like that was fantastic,” he said. Showing great confidence in the staying capabilities of Gold Trip, Zahra rode a heady race to claim the Melbourne Cup for the first time. My horse just won the Melbourne Cup.’ For today to come, and I’ve got good mates in [Gold Trip], it is just unbelievable.” It is a miracle,” he said.

Gold Trip defied topweight to secure a memorable first Melbourne Cup win for jockey Mark Zahra and joint-trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace. Last month's Caulfield Cup runner-up stayed on powerfully in the home straight to beat Emissary. Big-race ...

Make sure you get the best price on all your bets! Its new game-changing odds comparison allows you to check the price and place terms all on one simple screen. "It's softer than we thought out there and his better form has been on a quicker surface. Eustace said: "I can't believe it and a bit overcome. He said: "He’s run a solid race. Emissary ran on well late but could not peg back the leader.

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TAB had two bets placed ($4100/$7750 at $17/$5) on Gold Trip to win, with the two lucky punters pocketing a cool total of $69,700 and $38,750 respectively.

Montefilia (No. Vow And Declare (No. The standout was a $20,000 bet on Numerian at $91 placed with bookie Woodcock Racing to win $1.8 million. Stockman (No. Deauville Legend (No. Camorra (No. Without A Fight (No. Knights Order (No. Vow and Declare (No. Smokin’ Romans (No. Realm Of Flowers (No. [All the Melbourne Cup action!](https://www.foxsports.com.au/horse-racing/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-2022-live-updates-full-field-start-time-race-schedule-form-guide-when-does-race-7-start-video/news-story/038d00ce580d5739260450c62b54176e)

Gold Trip has stormed home to win the 2022 Melbourne Cup at Flemington in a gut-busting, furious sprint to the finish line.

He was very good on him in the Caulfield Cup. 'This horse who was so unlucky in the Caulfield Cup and so gutted when he got beat. 'There was a little bit of interference. He was fantastic.' We just wanted to wait, wait, wait and we know he got that good turn of foot. 'This horse is quite dicey and he's done a fantastic job. I was hoping no-one would come near he. 'He's a horse that when you go, you don't give him a chance to think about it. And to run in three of the big ones and have him present in the Cup like that was fantastic,' he said. 'The last 50m I was thinking I'm going to win this. It's just quite incredible,' he said. It just went forever the last bit.

'Having been brought up in Newmarket Melbourne Cup came to me later in life but since I've been here you want to contest the races and win'

“I thought I was a bit far back but the plan was not to be too close and as they jammed up I was travelling so good. My wife was telling me not to drink so much but I asked what I was supposed to do? Durston was not allowed to run in the Cup by the vets after a scan. A year ago he might have ridden the winner Verry Elleegant but was banned at the time. His mother and father stayed up all night while his brother Harry, who now holds the licence in Newmarket, got up just for the race on Sky Racing. James Ferguson’s Deauville Legend, the 17-5 favourite and one of two British runners in this year’s race, finished a creditable fourth having looked the winner turning in but ultimately failed to quite see out the two-mile trip having raced a little keenly.

While the late withdrawals have left many connections heartbroken after months of preparation for the $7.75m race at Flemington – they should be celebrated as ...

It is very disappointing for all connections of the horse, as well as my stable, because so much time and effort goes into these horses; it’s just heartbreaking. “To be truthful, we thought she was good enough to run. The hyper-vigilance from Dr. see if there’s anything we can improve upon in the future.” “It is all about safety, for the horse, and for the rider and the longevity of the horses. But it’s the Melbourne Cup and they (Racing Victoria) are under pressure and they want horses to be absolutely perfect. “We are all very cognisant of the amount of work that goes into getting a horse to the races and it doesn’t matter what race that is, whether it is Melbourne Cup or Casterton Cup, we apply the same level of diligence and care to all of those decisions.” “We do understand the media and general public have more of a focus on what we’re doing, but what we’re doing is the same all of the time,” she explained. “Any of the decisions we make, we make a point of it when we go behind the barriers, I don’t know what the horses are, I don’t know which horse is the favourite, they’re just horses competing. Grace Forbes told News Corp ](https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/horse-racing/racing-victoria-veterinary-services-boss-dr-grace-forbes-and-team-prepare-for-melbourne-cup-week-at-flemington-and-beyond/news-story/0fcc46f4683c5acc53f7419901017ed7)the goal this year would be to follow and improve on the success of the 2021 race. In 2021 all 23 horses that started the Melbourne Cup finished the race without any major issues, and expectations are that given the strict checks of the past week, all 22 horses competing in this year’s race will also complete it without injury. [Lunar Flare’s scratching on Tuesday morning](https://www.news.com.au/sport/superracing/melbourne-cup-2022-live-updates-and-results-from-flemington/live-coverage/2ba2047a394daa272d777e3f961e09c8) means five horses have now been ruled out due to veterinary checks in the days leading up to the 162nd running of the Melbourne Cup.

Gold Trip, the horse that was ruled out of the Melbourne spring carnival last year after failing vet checks, claimed the ultimate prize in Australian racing ...

But a representative from the Maher/Eustace stable said the horse had a wind issue and its action was fine. “The ground has probably just gone against him a little bit,” Kerrin McEvoy said. “The plan was to ride him quiet, conserve all his energy. We did that and he ran a massive race. “He’s quite dicey, this horse, and he’s done a fantastic job,” Maher said. He might not stay past a ‘mile and six’ [2800m] but he ran a good race.” “It opened up beautifully and we had a plan going out with Mark. “He picked it straight off the Cox Plate. Probably just the perfect lead-up run. I don’t give him a chance to think about it. From barrier 13, Zahra settled the $21 fancy among the backmarkers three-wide with cover off a solid tempo set by Serpentine. Gold Trip’s only victory before this race came in a group 2 event in June 2020, though the stallion had been placed multiple times at the highest level.

Thousands descended on Flemington racecourse for the 2022 Melbourne Cup sporting this seasons hottest trends including Barbie pinks, flamboyant florals and ...

Some weren't fully committed to the craze but embraced pinks with their accessories or bright, feathered accents. A range of chic blue tones like Tiffany blues, periwinkle, aqua and turquoise were seen promenading across the fashions on the field A range of chic blue tones like Tiffany blues, periwinkle, aqua and turquoise were seen promenading across the fashions on the field.