Cup Carnival

The 2010 Melbourne Cup is just around the corner, so we thought we’d take a look back at the each of the Melbourne Cup winners’ performances over the past decade. Read on for our Melbourne Cup video retrospective to get a better feel for how the race that stops a…

Aside from the headline race of the day, the 2010 Victoria Derby, the other most anticipated event at Flemington’s opening Melbourne Cup Carnival meeting this Saturday is the $1 million Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes (2000m). The 2010 Mackinnon Stakes has drawn a cracker field of 12 weight-for-age stars, headlined by…

With less than two weeks to go before the 2010 Melbourne Cup lights up the Flemington track on Tuesday November 2, premier Australian bookmaker Luxbet have readjusted their Melbourne Cup betting markets after the results of Wednesday’s Geelong Cup. The 2010 Geelong Cup was an historic event, with Americain becoming…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…