Oaks day becomes blokes day

Nov 5 10:49 am

Flemington has thrown up another remarkable day and another remarkable Cup story.Yesterday we saw one of the great performances of the Melbourne Cup, especially since the horse had no luck from a wide barrier.Both jockey Corey Brown and trainer Mark... Read more...

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Plenty of intrigue ahead of wet Derby day

Fri, October 30, 2009, 5:01 pm EST

Anything can happen on Derby day, and it usually does.It is absolutely pelting down in Melbourne. It will be interesting to see how the Flemington track comes up.Track manager Mick Goodie has had the problem of having to irrigate the track throughout... Read more...

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Carnival ends... and I can't wait for 2009

Sun, November 9, 2008, 10:05 pm EST

Not only is Bart Cummings a genius with stayers but he's just as good with sprinters which was evident as Swick swept to Group One win number 251.Swick is an excellent straight track horse and when he was given the run of the race he was able to produce... Read more...

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Bart Cummings - genius

Wed, November 5, 2008, 3:34 pm EST

One word describes Bart Cummings – genius.It's incredible to think he has won the Melbourne Cup a dozen times.When he won with Rogan Josh in '99 it seemed that was going to be the most remarkable achievement we would see but he’s managed to... Read more...

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Cup day - Christmas Day for adults

Mon, November 3, 2008, 2:46 pm EST

Melbourne Cup Day is Christmas Day for grown-ups. I've said that over a few years and it is still a day we all look forward to.The first sighting of Flemington in the morning always makes you realise what a special day it is - not only in Australia but... Read more...

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