Melbourne Cup Trophy Sold At Auction
Formguide
Written by Jack Styring
Thursday, 10 June 2010 10:51
The centenary Melbourne Cup trophy, won by Hi Jinx in 1960, was purchased in Sydney earlier this week at auction for $104,000 to an undisclosed buyer.
Also offered was the Sydney Cup trophy won by Grand Print in 1962. It was sold for $18,000.
Grand Print was ridden by Roy Higgins, for owner Graeme Nathan and trainer Jack Besanko senior.
The result was quite interesting as the three placed horses, Hi Jinx, Howsie and Ilumquh, were all visitors from New Zealand, yet were all ridden by Australian jockeys; Billie Smith, Jack Purtell and Bill Williamson.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Bauer - Luca Cumaini - Simon O'Donnell - Terry Henderson - OTI Racing - Manighar - Becqu Adoree - Stansill
RacingPost.com.au
Bauer camp eye another crack at Melbourne Cup
BY ANDREW SCUTTS 9:15AM 10 JUN 2010
Australia: Bauer, beaten a nose in the 2008 Emirates Melbourne Cup, is progressing well from injury and connections are eyeing another crack at the prestigious Flemington contest, which will be run for the 150th time this year.
The Luca Cumani-trained stayer is set to step up his training regime next month with a view at going one better than two years ago when he was defeated by Viewed.
"The scans have all been clean, which is pleasing and the horse has been in work a long time now with the intention of coming back to Melbourne for this year's Cup," part-owner Simon O'Donnell said on Thursday.
"He's built up from walking to cantering and trotting and will start his serious race gallops in July.
"The intention is to give him two or three runs in Europe and assuming all goes well and the horse pleases Luca, then he'll be headed back to Melbourne."
Bauer emerged from a crop of more highly fancied international raiders in 2008 to win the Geelong Cup before narrowly losing out in an epic Melbourne Cup.
"He was one of those imports that improved out of sight when he got to this hemisphere," O'Donnell added.
"He grew in stature from the minute he arrived, he loved the firm ground and the Cup was run in a manner that year that suited him."
Bauer is one of four European horses that O'Donnell and Terry Henderson's OTI Racing are preparing for a tilt at this year's Spring Racing Carnival and ultimately the Melbourne Cup on November 2.
The Cumani-trained Manighar, who is owned by OTI Racing and the Honourable EarleMack, is also a Cup contender and O'Donnell said: "We were particularly pleased with his debut run [for Cumani]. We were pleased to see him running so well on good ground because it was the one box he hadn't ticked.
"The run the other night gave us a lot of confidence that he has the qualities to be a Cup horse if he continues in the right direction."
Another Cumani possible is Becqu Adoree, who was eighth of nine on her British debut last month.
"She was not as bright as we'd hoped, but she played up in the gates beforehand and has come on since then," O'Donnell said.
"We're expecting an improved showing next time out."
OTI could also be represented by John Smith's Northumberland Plate candidate Stansill, who is trained by Alan Swinbank.
Bauer camp eye another crack at Melbourne Cup
BY ANDREW SCUTTS 9:15AM 10 JUN 2010
Australia: Bauer, beaten a nose in the 2008 Emirates Melbourne Cup, is progressing well from injury and connections are eyeing another crack at the prestigious Flemington contest, which will be run for the 150th time this year.
The Luca Cumani-trained stayer is set to step up his training regime next month with a view at going one better than two years ago when he was defeated by Viewed.
"The scans have all been clean, which is pleasing and the horse has been in work a long time now with the intention of coming back to Melbourne for this year's Cup," part-owner Simon O'Donnell said on Thursday.
"He's built up from walking to cantering and trotting and will start his serious race gallops in July.
"The intention is to give him two or three runs in Europe and assuming all goes well and the horse pleases Luca, then he'll be headed back to Melbourne."
Bauer emerged from a crop of more highly fancied international raiders in 2008 to win the Geelong Cup before narrowly losing out in an epic Melbourne Cup.
"He was one of those imports that improved out of sight when he got to this hemisphere," O'Donnell added.
"He grew in stature from the minute he arrived, he loved the firm ground and the Cup was run in a manner that year that suited him."
Bauer is one of four European horses that O'Donnell and Terry Henderson's OTI Racing are preparing for a tilt at this year's Spring Racing Carnival and ultimately the Melbourne Cup on November 2.
The Cumani-trained Manighar, who is owned by OTI Racing and the Honourable EarleMack, is also a Cup contender and O'Donnell said: "We were particularly pleased with his debut run [for Cumani]. We were pleased to see him running so well on good ground because it was the one box he hadn't ticked.
"The run the other night gave us a lot of confidence that he has the qualities to be a Cup horse if he continues in the right direction."
Another Cumani possible is Becqu Adoree, who was eighth of nine on her British debut last month.
"She was not as bright as we'd hoped, but she played up in the gates beforehand and has come on since then," O'Donnell said.
"We're expecting an improved showing next time out."
OTI could also be represented by John Smith's Northumberland Plate candidate Stansill, who is trained by Alan Swinbank.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
2010 Betting Melbourne Cup Market as at 5th of June 2010
2010 Melbourne Cup - 2010 Melbourne Cup Winner Market
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FAINT PERFUME 17.6
PROFOUND BEAUTY 24.8
JESSICABEEL 27.6
SHOCKING 28.6
ALANDI 28.6
PRECEDENCE 30.5
MONACO CONSUL 34.3
LINTON 34.3
MANIGHAR 38.1
VIGOR 40.0
ALCOPOP 41.9
SHAMOLINE WARRIOR 41.9
SPEED GIFTED 41.9
ABOVE AVERAGE 43.8
METAL BENDER 45.7
RUNDLE 45.7
HANKS 47.6
ZABRASIVE 47.6
EFFICIENT 47.6
VALDEMORO 52.3
ZIPPING 52.3
JAGUAR MAIL 52.3
RITE OF PASSAGE 57.1
OKEN BRUCE LEE 57.1
MEINER KITZ 61.8
DAFFODIL 66.6
REBEL RAIDER 66.6
DOCTOR FREMANTLE 66.6
MARTIAL LAW 71.3
SO YOU THINK 71.3
CEST LA GUERRE 76.1
MOATIZE 76.1
SHOOT OUT 80.8
PURPLE 80.8
CASUAL CONQUEST 80.8
MOURILYAN 85.6
CRIME SCENE 85.6
HUME 90.3
FANJURA 90.3
ONCE WERE WILD 90.3
DIVINE REBEL 90.3
STAR RIPPER 95.1
HERCULIAN PRINCE 104.6
LITTORIO 104.6
MASTER OREILLY 104.6
DESCARADO 114.1
LEICA DING 114.1
VODKA 114.1
PATRICIANS GLORY 123.6
CAPECOVER 133.1
HISSING SID 133.1
UNSUNG HEROINE 133.1
CARTHAGE 142.6
CHARTREUX 142.6
STAND TO GAIN 152.1
STERLING PRINCE 152.1
FORGETTABLE 152.1
DREAM JOURNEY 152.1
MAN OF IRON 152.1
SAVARAIN 152.1
HARRIS TWEED 161.6
PREDATORY PRICER 161.6
SCINTILLO 161.6
EXTRA ZERO 161.6
ZAVITE 171.1
FAIRY OAK 171.1
SUMMER DASH 171.1
BECQU ADOREE 171.1
NAVAL ESCORT 190.1
SPACECRAFT 199.6
ROMAN EMPEROR 199.6
ERASET 275.6
HEBRIDEAN 294.6
MY BENTLEY 294.6
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FAINT PERFUME 17.6
PROFOUND BEAUTY 24.8
JESSICABEEL 27.6
SHOCKING 28.6
ALANDI 28.6
PRECEDENCE 30.5
MONACO CONSUL 34.3
LINTON 34.3
MANIGHAR 38.1
VIGOR 40.0
ALCOPOP 41.9
SHAMOLINE WARRIOR 41.9
SPEED GIFTED 41.9
ABOVE AVERAGE 43.8
METAL BENDER 45.7
RUNDLE 45.7
HANKS 47.6
ZABRASIVE 47.6
EFFICIENT 47.6
VALDEMORO 52.3
ZIPPING 52.3
JAGUAR MAIL 52.3
RITE OF PASSAGE 57.1
OKEN BRUCE LEE 57.1
MEINER KITZ 61.8
DAFFODIL 66.6
REBEL RAIDER 66.6
DOCTOR FREMANTLE 66.6
MARTIAL LAW 71.3
SO YOU THINK 71.3
CEST LA GUERRE 76.1
MOATIZE 76.1
SHOOT OUT 80.8
PURPLE 80.8
CASUAL CONQUEST 80.8
MOURILYAN 85.6
CRIME SCENE 85.6
HUME 90.3
FANJURA 90.3
ONCE WERE WILD 90.3
DIVINE REBEL 90.3
STAR RIPPER 95.1
HERCULIAN PRINCE 104.6
LITTORIO 104.6
MASTER OREILLY 104.6
DESCARADO 114.1
LEICA DING 114.1
VODKA 114.1
PATRICIANS GLORY 123.6
CAPECOVER 133.1
HISSING SID 133.1
UNSUNG HEROINE 133.1
CARTHAGE 142.6
CHARTREUX 142.6
STAND TO GAIN 152.1
STERLING PRINCE 152.1
FORGETTABLE 152.1
DREAM JOURNEY 152.1
MAN OF IRON 152.1
SAVARAIN 152.1
HARRIS TWEED 161.6
PREDATORY PRICER 161.6
SCINTILLO 161.6
EXTRA ZERO 161.6
ZAVITE 171.1
FAIRY OAK 171.1
SUMMER DASH 171.1
BECQU ADOREE 171.1
NAVAL ESCORT 190.1
SPACECRAFT 199.6
ROMAN EMPEROR 199.6
ERASET 275.6
HEBRIDEAN 294.6
MY BENTLEY 294.6
Profound Beauty - Dermott Weld - Faint Perfume
Races.com.au
1 JUNE 2010 | BETTING, MELBOURNE CUP
Six-year-old Danehill mare Profound Beauty, trained by premier Irish trainer Dermot Weld, has had an impressive start to her 2010 Melbourne Cup campaign with a classy win in Ireland.
Weld, the only European trainer to win the Melbourne Cup having won with Vintage Crop (1993) and Media Puzzle (2002), will aim for a third ‘Loving Trophy’ with his profoundly talented beauty in this year’s 150th running of the Melbourne Cup on November 2.
The highly rated Profound Beauty finished a gallant fifth to Viewed in the 2008 Melbourne Cup before being scratched from last year’s event a month before after a long and tiring season.
On Sunday she started her season with a first-up win at Leopardstown in a Listed race over 2800m, beating odds-on favourite Age Of Aquarius by a half-length in her first start after a long spell following her fourth place finish to Alandi in the Irish St Leger in September last year.
Weld has hinted at runs in both the Curragh Cup and the Irish St Leger again this year for Profound Beauty on her way to the 2010 Melbourne Cup.
There is sure to be a strong international flavour in this year’s Melbourne Cup with a number of top international horses expected to travel to Flemington for the first Tuesday in November. Entries for the Melbourne Cup close on August 3.
Profound Beauty is currently a $26 chance for the $6 million Melbourne Cup in the pre-nomination betting market at SportingBet, while the Bart Cummings-trained Faint Perfume remains the $17 favourite.
Faint Perfume arrives back in Cummings’ care at his Sydney stable next Monday after having been spelled at Think Big Stud. The three-year-old Shamardal filly is raced by Dato Tan Chin Nam, who is the most successful owner in the Melbourne Cup having won four times with Think Big (1974 & 1975), Saintly (1996) and Viewed (2008).
Dato Tan also part-owns Cummings’ Redoute’s Choice filly Dariana who is the hot $3.50 favourite for this Saturday’s $400,000 Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2400m) at Eagle Farm through IASbet.
1 JUNE 2010 | BETTING, MELBOURNE CUP
Six-year-old Danehill mare Profound Beauty, trained by premier Irish trainer Dermot Weld, has had an impressive start to her 2010 Melbourne Cup campaign with a classy win in Ireland.
Weld, the only European trainer to win the Melbourne Cup having won with Vintage Crop (1993) and Media Puzzle (2002), will aim for a third ‘Loving Trophy’ with his profoundly talented beauty in this year’s 150th running of the Melbourne Cup on November 2.
The highly rated Profound Beauty finished a gallant fifth to Viewed in the 2008 Melbourne Cup before being scratched from last year’s event a month before after a long and tiring season.
On Sunday she started her season with a first-up win at Leopardstown in a Listed race over 2800m, beating odds-on favourite Age Of Aquarius by a half-length in her first start after a long spell following her fourth place finish to Alandi in the Irish St Leger in September last year.
Weld has hinted at runs in both the Curragh Cup and the Irish St Leger again this year for Profound Beauty on her way to the 2010 Melbourne Cup.
There is sure to be a strong international flavour in this year’s Melbourne Cup with a number of top international horses expected to travel to Flemington for the first Tuesday in November. Entries for the Melbourne Cup close on August 3.
Profound Beauty is currently a $26 chance for the $6 million Melbourne Cup in the pre-nomination betting market at SportingBet, while the Bart Cummings-trained Faint Perfume remains the $17 favourite.
Faint Perfume arrives back in Cummings’ care at his Sydney stable next Monday after having been spelled at Think Big Stud. The three-year-old Shamardal filly is raced by Dato Tan Chin Nam, who is the most successful owner in the Melbourne Cup having won four times with Think Big (1974 & 1975), Saintly (1996) and Viewed (2008).
Dato Tan also part-owns Cummings’ Redoute’s Choice filly Dariana who is the hot $3.50 favourite for this Saturday’s $400,000 Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2400m) at Eagle Farm through IASbet.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Ge Up Jude
Races.com.au
29/5/10
Six-year-old gelding Get Up Jude has been sent to the paddocks early to rest up before their spring campaign that connections are hoping will culminate with a start in the 150th Melbourne Cup on Tuesday November 2.
Trained by Diane Poidevin-Laine at Kembla Grange, Get Up Jude had five testing starts this season, his best performance an eye-catching fifth to Jessicabeel in the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) on April 24 at Randwick.
Since his Sydney Cup run over the same two-mile distance as the prestigious Melbourne Cup, Get Up Jude had two more races but was beginning to look tired finishing fifth in the Lord Mayors Cup (2000m) and then second last when beaten by 13 lengths in the WJ McKell Cup (2400m) last Saturday.
The disappointing run in the WJ McKell Cup lead Poidevin-Laine to abandon Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival plans to send Get Up Jude to a well-earned spell instead.
Get Up Jude is an excellent stayer, the son of Res Judicata having won six of their 26 career starts, and will now be saved for the spring where he will be nominated for a number of Cup Carnival races including the Melbourne Cup.
29/5/10
Six-year-old gelding Get Up Jude has been sent to the paddocks early to rest up before their spring campaign that connections are hoping will culminate with a start in the 150th Melbourne Cup on Tuesday November 2.
Trained by Diane Poidevin-Laine at Kembla Grange, Get Up Jude had five testing starts this season, his best performance an eye-catching fifth to Jessicabeel in the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) on April 24 at Randwick.
Since his Sydney Cup run over the same two-mile distance as the prestigious Melbourne Cup, Get Up Jude had two more races but was beginning to look tired finishing fifth in the Lord Mayors Cup (2000m) and then second last when beaten by 13 lengths in the WJ McKell Cup (2400m) last Saturday.
The disappointing run in the WJ McKell Cup lead Poidevin-Laine to abandon Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival plans to send Get Up Jude to a well-earned spell instead.
Get Up Jude is an excellent stayer, the son of Res Judicata having won six of their 26 career starts, and will now be saved for the spring where he will be nominated for a number of Cup Carnival races including the Melbourne Cup.
Races.com.au
29/5/10
Flemington-based trainer Mark Kavanagh has started the early training for last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Shocking in anticipation of the four-year-old’s second Melbourne Cup campaign this spring.
Shocking, a son of Street Cry out of Maria Di Castiglia, took out the 2009 Melbourne Cup after starting at $9 odds winning ahead of C’est La Guerre and Fiumicino.
If successful in defending his title on the first Tuesday of November at Flemington, Shocking will become just the sixth horse in the race’s 150 year history to claim multiple Melbourne Cups, the latest being the magnificent Makybe Diva who secured a hat-trick claiming victory in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
The first stage in preparing Shocking for his Cup assault begun on Monday when he arrived at the pre-trainers at Euroa in rural Victoria.
Kavanagh sent a contingent of spring-bound horses from his stable to the pre-trainers, where they will stay for four weeks before returning home when the hard work really starts.
Shocking’s record stands at five wins and seven placings from 17 career starts for $3,894,520 in prizemoney, with his strength as a stayer proven last spring when he raced his best over 2000m or further.
The path Kavanagh will set Shocking on in the spring leading up to the $6 million Melbourne Cup is still wide open, with the colt sure to be nominated for big events including the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday October 16.
Nominations for the 2010 Melbourne Cup close on August 3 ahead of the handicap weight allocations on September 1, for which Shocking is sure to be weighted heavily as he aims for back-to-back success.
In the lead-up to the spring carnivals, many horses are contesting the quality group races currently taking place at the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. This weekend the feature event is the $650,000 Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1350m), check out the odds at IASbet.
29/5/10
Flemington-based trainer Mark Kavanagh has started the early training for last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Shocking in anticipation of the four-year-old’s second Melbourne Cup campaign this spring.
Shocking, a son of Street Cry out of Maria Di Castiglia, took out the 2009 Melbourne Cup after starting at $9 odds winning ahead of C’est La Guerre and Fiumicino.
If successful in defending his title on the first Tuesday of November at Flemington, Shocking will become just the sixth horse in the race’s 150 year history to claim multiple Melbourne Cups, the latest being the magnificent Makybe Diva who secured a hat-trick claiming victory in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
The first stage in preparing Shocking for his Cup assault begun on Monday when he arrived at the pre-trainers at Euroa in rural Victoria.
Kavanagh sent a contingent of spring-bound horses from his stable to the pre-trainers, where they will stay for four weeks before returning home when the hard work really starts.
Shocking’s record stands at five wins and seven placings from 17 career starts for $3,894,520 in prizemoney, with his strength as a stayer proven last spring when he raced his best over 2000m or further.
The path Kavanagh will set Shocking on in the spring leading up to the $6 million Melbourne Cup is still wide open, with the colt sure to be nominated for big events including the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday October 16.
Nominations for the 2010 Melbourne Cup close on August 3 ahead of the handicap weight allocations on September 1, for which Shocking is sure to be weighted heavily as he aims for back-to-back success.
In the lead-up to the spring carnivals, many horses are contesting the quality group races currently taking place at the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. This weekend the feature event is the $650,000 Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1350m), check out the odds at IASbet.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Emirates Yorkshire Cup - Ascot Gold Cup - Manifest - Presvis - Luca Cumani
Telegraph UK
By Marcus Armytage
Published: 7:21PM BST 14 May 2010
Henry Cecil's fine run continued on Friday when Manifest ran away with Emirates Airlines Yorkshire Cup earning outright favouritism for the Ascot Gold Cup. At Newbury a second Oaks trial went his way after Principal Role's hard-fought win in the Swettenham Stud Fillies' Trial.
Manifest favourite for Ascot Gold Cup after York romp
Tight rein: Tom Queally has plenty up his sleeve as he steers Manifest to an eight-length victory at York Photo: PA
Cecil has always had a penchant for stayers and dominated the Ascot Gold Cup between 1979 and 1982 when Le Moss and Ardross won it twice apiece, but he has not won it since Peaen gave him a record equalling fifth win in 1987. Manifest, a lightly-raced four-year-old, is now as short as 5-1 for that race with Ladbrokes after coming home eight lengths clear of former Ebor winner Purple Moon.
“I love Cup horses and he could make into a nice one,” said Cecil. “He does everything right and he could probably do with more give in the ground. It looks as if he stays and he could stay in the Gold Cup at Ascot.”
Aidan O’Brien said on Friday that Cape Blanco, the subject of an injury scare after his Dante win on Thursday, seemed fine. “He was a little bit tender but otherwise fine,” he said. “He only walked out this morning.”
Luca Cumani’s much travelled Presvis, who will be ridden by Ryan Moore, is drawn 10 of 12 in Sunday’s Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji. Moore said: “He always gets a bad draw but it is a strongly-run race which will suit. You need a bit of luck to get through which is more important.”
By Marcus Armytage
Published: 7:21PM BST 14 May 2010
Henry Cecil's fine run continued on Friday when Manifest ran away with Emirates Airlines Yorkshire Cup earning outright favouritism for the Ascot Gold Cup. At Newbury a second Oaks trial went his way after Principal Role's hard-fought win in the Swettenham Stud Fillies' Trial.
Manifest favourite for Ascot Gold Cup after York romp
Tight rein: Tom Queally has plenty up his sleeve as he steers Manifest to an eight-length victory at York Photo: PA
Cecil has always had a penchant for stayers and dominated the Ascot Gold Cup between 1979 and 1982 when Le Moss and Ardross won it twice apiece, but he has not won it since Peaen gave him a record equalling fifth win in 1987. Manifest, a lightly-raced four-year-old, is now as short as 5-1 for that race with Ladbrokes after coming home eight lengths clear of former Ebor winner Purple Moon.
“I love Cup horses and he could make into a nice one,” said Cecil. “He does everything right and he could probably do with more give in the ground. It looks as if he stays and he could stay in the Gold Cup at Ascot.”
Aidan O’Brien said on Friday that Cape Blanco, the subject of an injury scare after his Dante win on Thursday, seemed fine. “He was a little bit tender but otherwise fine,” he said. “He only walked out this morning.”
Luca Cumani’s much travelled Presvis, who will be ridden by Ryan Moore, is drawn 10 of 12 in Sunday’s Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji. Moore said: “He always gets a bad draw but it is a strongly-run race which will suit. You need a bit of luck to get through which is more important.”
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