News Source: China Post
| about 1 month ago
Shocking won the 5.5 million Australian dollars (US$5 million) Melbourne Cup on Tuesday to give trainer Mark Kavanagh his second victory in four days. A 10-to-one chance for the 3,200-meter (2-mile) classic, Shocking pulled away from the pack with...
News Source: The Kiama Independent
| about 1 month ago
I’d scan the form guides for weeks before the big day and keep an eye on the form of those horses earmarked for the “Race That Stops The Nation”...Call me a stick in the mud, but the lost productivity from all those employees stopping to watch...
News Source: The Scotsman
| about 1 month ago
Scene, formerly in the care of Scottish trainer Mark Johnston and a winner at Musselburgh in his debut season in 2006, came agonisingly close to winning the Melbourne Cup for his new handlers Godolphin. Trainer Saeed bin Suroor has saddled Central...
News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 month ago
Race winner Shocking took home more than $3 million yesterday, but it is Mourilyan's winnings of nearly $500,000 that are proving to be controversial. Greens Senator Bob Brown is demanding the Federal Government stop alleged war criminal and Chechen...
News Source: 7days
| about 1 month ago
Godolphin look set to give Crime Scene another bite at the cherry after the six-year-old was denied Melbourne Cup glory thanks to a superb run from home hope Shocking. Crime Scene was the only starter for the Boys in Blue after the fancied...
News Source: New Zealand Herald
| about 1 month ago
Mark Kavanagh used to be a broken-down jumps jockey riding around the smalls. He took on the best when he turned to training and became the best in South Australia...They told him he had to take a stabling block of 26 boxes or nothing and pay rental...