Classy New Zealand runner Lion Tamer has continued their impressive form in Australia this season, winning the classic three-year-olds showdown of the year with a comprehensive victory in the 2010 Victoria Derby at Flemington’s Melbourne Cup Carnival today. Storming Home colt Lion Tamer was coming off a solid second place finish to Rekindled Interest in…
This Saturday Flemington racecourse will come alive as racing purists and punters alike gather at the esteemed track to celebrate the opening of the 2010 Melbourne Cup Carnival with Victoria Derby Day, the meeting headlined by the $1.5 million Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m). The 2010 AAMI Victoria Derby has attracted a capacity final field…
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…
Following the race results of the spring features over the past fortnight, major reshuffles of the Melbourne Cup Carnival betting markets have occurred with new odds-on favourites for events including the 2010 Melbourne Cup emerging. The 2010 Melbourne Cup Carnival is due to kick off on Saturday October 30 with Victoria Derby Day, with the…
Peter Moody’s classy colt Anacheeva is one of the top early entries for the 2010 Victoria Derby this Melbourne Cup Carnival after the nominations for the classic three-year-olds’ feature were released today. Eighty-eight promising spring stars have been nominated for the $1.5 million Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) which will take place at Victoria’s iconic…
Gai Waterhouse is set for a very successful spring with her star filly More Strawberries likely to emerge as the early favourite for the 2010 Crown Oaks this Melbourne Cup Carnival after the nominations for the fillies’ feature were released today. Eighty-nine of the season’s best staying fillies have been entered for the $1 million…
The nominations for two more of the 2010 Melbourne Cup Carnival feature Group 1 races, the Victoria Derby and the Crown Oaks, will be announced by the VRC next week with leading online bookies including Sportsbet set to open betting on the events following the announcements. Nominations, weights and first declarations for the Carnival’s premier…
With the action of the spring racing season already underway in Australia, more and more 2010 Melbourne Cup Carnival contenders are emerging each week making for some exciting early Sportsbet markets! The jewel race of the year is the $6 million Melbourne Cup (3200m), celebrating its 150th anniversary on Tuesday November 2. In recent 2010…
