A ROMANTIC COX PLATE

It was a Cox Plate for the ages with 3 horses going to the line with a head between them AND it was an all time finish for the Cox Plate. The Hong Kong Star Romantic Warrior took the race but Aussie stars Mr Brightside and Alligator Blood lost no admirers. It was exactly what the race needed to elevate it into the public consciousness. GOLD TRIP AND DUAIS were BOTH rock solid from a Melbourne Cup perspective.

VICTORIA DERBY HOTS UP

The Victoria Derby has now become an open race after last weekends racing. TOM KITTEN FINALLY did what he had been promising to do smashing them in the Spring Champion at Randwick last Saturday trimming from $8 into $3.50 for the Derby. BUT unfortunately is out of the Derby. Watch out next Autumn. This horse is a star and after being beaten fav 3 times really showed its class.

RIFF ROCKET is the fav, It looked a walk in the park a few weeks, now a stronger race BUT hard to beat. APULIA won the Vase at the Valley and looks a great chance. SUNSETS has come through the grades and was a strong winner at Caulfield in the Norman Robinson. AIR ASSAULT was third in Vase but GOOD LATE after being headed, boxed on nicely and is a roughie. 

This Saturdays Victoria Derby shapes to be a CRACKER!!

VICTORIA DERBY ODDS MARKET

Riff Rocket $2.60
Apulia $5.00
Sunsets $9.00
Medatsu, Verdad, Ganbare, Gates, Rouguery $12.00
Cap Ferat, Raf Attack, Served Cold, To Be Frank $15.00
Glad You Think So, Mickio, Dulcet, Ravello, Waverley, Kosgei $19.00
Air Assault, King Colorado $26.00

MELBOURNE CUP WEEK

Cup Week is finally here and racing’s biggest week goes into full swing.
Saturday 4 November DERBY DAY FLEMINGTON 
Saturday 4 November GOLDEN EAGLE DAY ROSEHILL
Tuesday 7 November MELBOURNE CUP DAY FLEMINGTON
Tuesday 7 November THE BIG DANCE DAY RANDWICK
Thursday 9 November OAKS DAY FLEMINGTON 
Saturday 11 November CHAMPIONS DAY FLEMINGTON
Saturday 11 November FIVE DIAMONDS DAY RANDWICKÂ