A Monday double-header will get this week’s harness racing action underway, with the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup meeting now only eight days away. Always a critical lead-up to Addington, the second day of the Kaikoura meeting features the Group 3 White Morph South Bay Trotters Cup (3.53pm) and the Group 2 Alabar Kaikoura Cup (5.12pm). Both are worth $60,000. Manawatu will also hold a mini meeting today with its six race programme starting at 12.55pm. It’s the first of four meetings during the month. On Tuesday, November 19 the…
Month: November 2024
Richard stomps towards Cup Week
Rising star Richard Stomper (NZ) (El Roca) may have earned himself a shot at the Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m) during New Zealand Cup Week after claiming another impressive victory at Ashburton on Sunday. Richard Stomper has been patiently handled by trainer Stephanie Faulkner, with a successful four-year-old season highlighted by a win in one of the ODT Southern Qualifier races in January. A slight ligament injury ruled Richard Stomper out of contesting the ODT Southern Mile Final (1600m) in March, but the gelding has come back bigger and stronger this…
How many Melbourne Cups has Brian Ellison won?
Trainer Brian Ellison. (Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Brian Ellison is a highly respected horse trainer in Europe, but has he won the Group 1 Melbourne Cup? Ellison is a Group 1-winning trainer that hails from the United Kingdom and will have his first runner in the Melbourne Cup in 2024. Although he is yet to have a runner feature in the Melbourne Cup, Ellison has previously said that it is a dream of his to win the race that stops the nation. How many Melbourne Cups has Brian Ellison won? Brian…
How many Melbourne Cups have John Symons & Sheila Laxon won?
Trainers John Symons & Sheila Laxon. John Symons & Sheila Laxon are both Group 1-winning trainers in their own right, but are yet to taste Group 1 success since they formed a training partnership in 2016. Symons claimed both the Doomben 10,000 and Blue Diamond Stakes with Bel Esprit in his time as a trainer, while Laxon became the first female Melbourne Cup winning trainer when Etereal completed the Caulfield Cup/Melbourne Cup double in 2001. The training duo will have Knight’s Choice running in the 2024 Melbourne Cup, and they…
How many Melbourne Cups has James Cummings won?
James Cummings. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Godolphin’s James Cummings is one of the best horse trainers in the world, but has he won the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m)? As of 2024, James Cummings is yet to taste success in the great race, but it is not through the lack of experience or knowledge. James is the grandson to 11-time Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Bart Cummings. Let’s have a look at who James Cummings will saddle up in the 2024 Melbourne Cup. Recommended! The Better Bettors! Australian-owned and operated bookmaker!…
How many Melbourne Cups has Harry Eustace won?
Trainer Harry Eustace with Declan Bates. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Harry Eustace is set to saddle up Bendigo Cup winner Sea King in the 2024 Melbourne Cup, but has he actually won the great race? As of 2024, Harry Eustace is yet to win the Melbourne Cup, but will be looking to follow in the footsteps of his brother David Eustace who has managed to do so. Let’s have a look at who is set to represent Harry Eustace in the 2024 Melbourne Cup. Recommended! The Better Bettors! Australian-owned…
How many Melbourne Cups have Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald won?
Having formed as a training partnership at the beginning of the 2024/25 racing season, Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald have obviously not had a Melbourne Cup winner. In fact, the pair are yet to taste Group 1 success, so they will be hoping to break their Group 1 duck in the race that stops the nation at Flemington. How many Melbourne Cups have Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald won? Having only formed as a training partnership in August, Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald will have their first Melbourne Cup starter…
How many Melbourne Cups have Graeme & Deborah Rogerson won?
Graeme & Deborah Rogerson. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Graeme & Deborah Rogerson are a husband/wife training partnership that has plied their trade in New Zealand since 2013, training 14 Group 1 winners on either side of the Tasman. Although Graeme Rogerson has won the Melbourne Cup once before in 2007 with Efficient, his wife Deborah is yet to train a winner in the great race. With stable star Sharp ‘N’ Smart taking his place in the 2024 Melbourne Cup, could this year be the first that the duo trains a winner of…
How many Melbourne Cups have Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young won?
Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young. Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young are no stranger to Group 1 success in Australia, but have they actually won the Melbourne Cup? The duo are yet to taste success in the great race, but will saddle up their second Melbourne Cup runner on Tuesday, November 5. After Mirage Dancer represented the stable in 2019, Mostly Cloudy is set to line up in the 2024 Melbourne Cup. Recommended! The Better Bettors! Australian-owned and operated bookmaker! Join MarantelliBet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU…
How many Melbourne Cups has Andrew Forsman won?
Andrew Forsman. Photo: Trish Dunell Andrew Forsman, the New Zealand-based trainer is yet to taste success in the Melbourne Cup, but is set to have his first starter in the great race on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Forsman, who use to train in partnership with hall-of-fame trainer Murray Baker is no stranger to the Melbourne Cup, having saddled up multiple runners in the time-honoured classic with Baker. His classy mare Positivity will be his first runner as a solo trainer. Andrew Forsman is yet to taste Group 1 success in…