Turf Jets From Everywhere in Melbourne Cup Weight Talk
Nuffield faces no new weight record hurdle as three year olds have won with heavier imposts. Blue Spee, Apologue and Hal Mark all carried 7.8 in past cups. Peter Pan holds the three year old record with 2 04.0, Artilleryman set a race time mark, and Nuffield may need to beat the weather aided time to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ano Mer Newhaven
Prince Foote
Ark
Blue Spee
Apologue
Hal Mark
Auraria
Nuffield
Confidence and form shake in Randwick stakes
A chaotic report on the Two Year Old Stakes at Randwick notes a trainer’s high hopes dashed by a fall in form and bad luck. It weighs up horses Progress Victoria Park Amaranthis Llanchivar and Nuffield as Cup prospects, highlighting a wider gap between juvenile and Melbourne Cup winners and the trainer’s cautious stance on Nuffield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randwick Waa
Eatrel
Hun
Trump
Sir Regent
Nuffield
Unclear excerpt from Taft race scene with Bodley Head
A fragmented note on Bodley Head facing excuses for slow start in a Flylog Handicap at City Taft. Brasandt led early, Aureus blocked Bodley Head from a place, signaling a tough challenge ahead in a woburbon welter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodley Head
City Taft
Brasandt
Aureus
Melbourne racing history hints at cup prominence
A fragmented account notes past winners of Melbourne States Mackinnes Stakes and Melbourne Cup, mentioning Phar Lap Nightmarch and Windbag among others. It discusses form over mile distances, weight changes, and speculation that the Victoria Racing Club could elevate the Australian Cup to rival the Melbourne Cup in importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattin and Carbine
Melbourne
Phar Lap
Peter ‘Panny
Peior
Witts
Borplanle
Greenstead
Barythovte
Eekthe
Spearfoll
Windbag
Pil- Newinkle
Pantheon
Nightmarch
Sariv
Trancaster
Duke Moore
Wolght
Melther Gulnett
Victoria Racing Club
Autumn Melbourne races debate over £10000 prize
The piece discusses a £10000 autumn race at Flemington tied to Pilot and Newmarket as potential legs of a betting double. It notes Melbourne Cup's entrenched status, benefits of autumn racing, and the challenge of attracting top competitors while extending preparation for a rich Australian Cup in a longer, continuous training cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newmarket
WILC
V.I.C
Flemington
Melbourne
Randwick
L Ag
Two Year Old Stakes Rivalry Sparks City Tattersall
A chaotic report details several two year olds and races at Randwick and City Tattersall. Chatham, out of Princess Glas, shows pace and is bought for 650m by El Longworth, while Highborn and Nokia Bird contend the field. Consistency and weight challenges loom for Disaster and others as predictions turn on sprint and mile prospects.
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DA Gascan
Lyiven
Ub Maunwiel
Princess Magli
Princess Glas
Abintra Dovi
Brillant Glorighe
Ani Zel
Sanset
Deg Med
Mandel
Alilabra
Sigs
Fin Zell
Hel
Chatham Qomewick
City Tatt
Chatham Computer
Nandwich
el Longworth
Highborn
Nokia Bird
Salamoas Chinwick
Mide Distakes
Chiswick
W. Henderson
May Prove His Forte In Long Distance Handicap
Stay May Prove His Forte notes in a City Tutt’a meeting Novice Handicap. The piece discusses several horses from the Lyndhurst Stack and Warwick, mentions Robber Pores and Volpato lines, and references bids of 325m for Volnato. It highlights the potential of long distance staying performances and names breeders and sires in guardianship of the horses.
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YoLrato
Adda Lotha
Lyndhurst Stack
Warwick
Ty Hieaig
Fox-Earth
Paxlaw
Wireless
England
Wincing Family
Volpato
Robber Core
Flavus
Hed Ink
Scarlet
B. Welly
Volnato
Novices That Are Worth Remembering at Suburban Meeting
Irish Prince mary My Dear ran well in the Novica Handicap but faded late behind Scarlet Circle. Consians followed, showing improvement to finish fourth as Constant, only four, starts to prove more than potential. The favorite Akapopedo dropped back after striking the plate, contributing to a poorer showing.
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MBH
Wootton's
Hey
It Does Make A Difference It Does Make A Difference Meet
A muddled report covers a race meeting in the Metropolitan area with mentions of Buran? and Shean delivering successful tactics in the Cul Cup. The text references a furlong test, criticism, and owners, with vague results and fees noted, though many details remain unclear.
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Buralone
Metropolitan
Sirailor
Shean
Banton Wind
VAM
Bugalong
Tix
Geoper
Bovine
Pakenham Dominates Races With Strong Finish at AJL Day
RAZANDYT S win in the Flying Handicap at City Taft boosted backers for the Club Waller at Rendwick. Pakenham easily defeated Brozandt in the Chestar Handicap on AJL’s final day, signaling improving form. Sedanan underwhelmed against Fakenham, while Pakenham’s late surge past Aladdin sealed another strong run. His season earnings exceed £2000 with three wins and two seconds.
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Razandyt
City Taft
Meating
Fakenham
Waller
Rendwick
Pakenham
Brozandt
Sedanan
Kensington
Hoe Wee
Aladdin
Sedunum
Pekenham
Eiatarta
Always Proved Difficult Double for Racing Stars
The piece analyzes how penalties and weights influenced Melbourne Cup chances for Kennequharr, Mooltan, Apologue, Nightmareh, and related Metropolitan results. It notes how lighter weights in the Metropolitan compared with the Cup affected outcomes, with Night Watch overtaking and Mooltan's near miss shaping the Cup finish.
Best Three Year Old In America TAGEHAND Dominates Season
TAGEHAND has outperformed America’s top three-year-olds this season by multiple wins and strong showings. At Fawtucket on September 10 he captured the Warragancett Handicap, as Slagshand beat the second horse by six lengths. Chico, the two-year-old, distinguished himself in Aqueduct’s Judler Champion Stakes earning £7,000, boosting colt EATS for El Chicg to £421,060 in earnings as a premier young horse in American racing.
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Tagehand
America
Fawtucket
Mhode Toland
Slagshand
Bob
Himsalf
Venir
Chico
Aqueduct
New Yorks
Ziegler
Junr
el Chicg
Debitant Stakes at Caulheld Overshadowed by Defeats
Spoilt The Early Profit PSPERANTO gave J T Jaminson and followers a pale when he won the Debitant Stakes at Caulheld but losses of Folk Song and Beau Marl Dampened the triumph. He ran well in Melbourne though unlucky and Nicely to Nege him in the Maribyrnong Plate. The stake remains valuable apart from betting. The public betting treat Jamie Bon with more respect than pleasure.
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Psperanto
J.T. Jaminson
Caulheld
Beau
Marl
Melbourne
Jamie
Bon
Writer Denounces Bruce Lowe Figure System in Breeding Debates
A renowned horse breeding writer attacks Bruce Lowe’s figure system, arguing it wrongly predicts sire success. He cites Star Shoot, Cylfang, and others from the Mo. 9 family, contrasting with long histories of prominent sires from other lines and noting notable English and American examples across generations.
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America
Bruce "Lowe
Sygham
Brruce Lowe
Bruce Lowe
Hraes Lowe
Ean
Mr. Lowe
Paseed Star Shoot
Melbourne Cup winners who were unplaced in Victoria Derby
Correspondent questions whether the Melbourne Cup has been won by horses that were unplaced in the Victoria Derby or had similar near misses. The text cites few instances, noting horses like Fisstrer and Plastrer with various Derby and Cup outcomes, and mentions unrelated races and weights as context for these rare cases.
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Fisstrer
Plastrer
Stekes
Wisimenth
Alindanly
Threva
Artulles
Mirabon
Flemington
Prospects Of Cantata Stakes Horses
Soreness told against her in the Caulfield Cup but race accounts suggest she is out of distance for Cantata Stakes. If she can recover, she remains a possible contender. Constant has faded over mid to long distances and shows less form. Gold Feed and Yourage Idea appear strong, with GoldRod the recent Epsom winner as a looming danger in Cantata.
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Bealing
St Constant
Soul Ho
Melbourne Cup Runners Face Possible Droppers From Last Year’s Field
Racing notes indicate few will repeat as last year’s Melbourne Cup crowd, with many ringers a possibility. Names like Altunga Kalebt and Pelnee recur, while several others may drop out, leaving a probability for a different winner.
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Melbourne
Pelnee
International
Abeleaet
Real Benefactor To Bookmakers Bookat Akers Trove
Along with long priced winners and favorites, Victoria Park racing notes focus on Footlights a stoutly built three year old mare from a Derby Oaks line. She is expected to improve and challenge in the 14-2 division as a top finisher.
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Bookat Akers
Ubon
Victoria Park
Handley
Mindhap
Pootlighia
Gaine
Carrington
Sage
Comedy King
Pootlights
Euetlon
Australian meeting at Folkestone yields tense affair
An Australian HERE described a Folkestone meeting on September 4 where Norman Stable, son of veteran trainer James Scoble, won the Sandwich Sailing Piste on The Wilson ridden by ex-Wasthern jockey W. Sibpritt. Pax Star ran 100 to 1 and Stanley Wootton won the Dihun Handicap Prix with Fina in a crowded, unsettled afternoon program.
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Folkestone
Norman Stable
Melbourne
James Scoble
Wilson
Sibpritt
Use
Successul
Pax Star
Stanley Wootton
Blinkers Improve Stageland's Racing Form
Stageland, a prominent American three year old, showed better results when blinkers were used. After a sequence of races with the gear, he won the Hawthorn-Gold Cup and achieved improved showings in recent starts. The handicapper notes near parity with Seablecult, aligning weights similarly to past seasons and reflecting global weight for age adjustments.
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Fakr
Stagahand
Stageland
Seablscult
America
Australia
Not first time star horses in cups racing history
The text recounts repeated performances in Australian and Melbourne Cups across decades. It cites horses with numbers tied to each win or near win, mentions Parisians, Malan, Spearfell, White Nose, Sister Olive and ARAUDER among others, with various cup results and weights.
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Malan
Certainty That Did Not Come Off in Racing Gossip
A chatter about betting bias and horse choice notes that even top judges can err. Mentions Gardom Bilcherig backing Paseh for the St Leger and backers chasing a treble of NuMeld for the Darbys and Melbourne Cup. Reflects on Derby prospects and Melbourne Cup records, with historical comparisons and questions about breeding progress in staying power.
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Jockeya
London
Gardom Bilcherig
Caulfield
Mulfield
Cruss
Couran
Burward
England
Darby
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