Today Racing Victoria took the 2010 Melbourne Cup third declarations, with the connections of 47 horses paying the $3,520 fee for the $6 million feature due to run at Flemington on Tuesday November 2. The number of third acceptors is up from 42 in 2009. Over 30 stayers have dropped out of contention for the…
Today the VRC took the second declarations for the 2010 Melbourne Cup leaving just 78 horses in contention for the premier race during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. There were 151 horses still entered for the $6 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), set to light up the Flemington track as Race 7 on Tuesday November…
A reshuffle of the 2010 Melbourne Cup betting markets has seen Bart Cummings’ brilliant mare Dariana leapfrog in the odds, now equal favourite to win the Flemington feature with reigning champion Shocking. An eye-catching second place finish to So You Think in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield a fortnight ago has seen…
With less than 50 days left until the 2010 Melbourne Cup Carnival lights up the Flemington track, premier online bookie Sportsbet have rearranged their early betting markets on the 150th Melbourne Cup. Reigning champion Shocking is still the odds-on favourite to win the 2010 Melbourne Cup on Tuesday November 2, the Mark Kavanagh-trained so of…
There are 151 horses still on the 2010 Melbourne Cup path, including 28 international runners, after the list of hopefuls was slashed with the first declarations closing today. After 256 gallopers made up the nominations for the 150th Melbourne Cup, due to run on Tuesday November 2 at Flemington, the connections of 105 horses have…
Reining Melbourne Cup champion Shocking has shortened dramatically in the early 2010 Melbourne Cup betting markets following his impressive second-up win in the Group 2 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) on Saturday. Premier online bookmaker Sportsbet now have the Mark Kavanagh-trained Shocking as the clear $8 favourite to win the 150th Melbourne Cup on Tuesday November…
Legendary trainer Bart Cummings is still favoured to win his record 13th Melbourne Cup this spring after his star mare Dariana remained the firm $13 favourite in the Sportsbet markets following the release of the 2010 Melbourne Cup weights this morning. The VRC’s chief handicapper Greg Carpenter today announced the handicaps handed to the full…
A number of quality international gallopers have dropped out of contention for the 2010 Melbourne Cup on Tuesday November 2 at Flemington, opening up the Sportsbet markets for the Australian hopefuls. Japan’s star stayers that ran the 1-2 in the Group 1 Tenno Sho this year, Jaguar Mail and Meiner Kitz, have both been ruled…
