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  Moody in confident Caulfield Cup mood this time round - Horseracing - Sport
Despite the urgings from all corners, Moody opted to bypass the Melbourne Cup.
Moody's plan to ensure Vouvray's connections were given every chance to claim either the Caulfield or Melbourne cup.
"She ran fourth in a Caulfield Cup, second in a Ranvet, third in The BMW behind Makybe Diva and Grand Armee, fourth in the Queen Elizabeth in Sydney and third in a Mackinnon Stakes.
www.smh.com.au /news/horseracing/moody-in-confident-caulfield-cup-mood-this-time-round/2005/10/13/1128796651418.html   (1085 words)

  
  Just Racing
The last horse to win the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup in the same year was Ethereal in 2001.
The last protest in a Caulfield Cup was in 1998 when English visitor Taufan's Melody caused considerable interference in the straight, with English jockey Ray Cochrane aboard.
The fastest metric Caulfield Cup was run by stallion Diatribe in 2000, when he ran a race record of 2.25.3.
www.justracing.com.au /fr_caulfield_cup.php?type=facts   (687 words)

  
  Caulfield Cup -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The race is a handicap like the (additional info and facts about Melbourne Cup) Melbourne Cup, which means that horses that compete in the Caulfield Cup are capable of running on the first Tuesday of November as well.
In fact, performances in the Caulfield Cup are one of the possible qualification methods for a run in the Melbourne Cup.
A horse that has won both Caulfield and Melbourne Cups has been said to have won the 'cups double', and many horses have done this such as Ethereal and Might and Power.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/caulfield_cup.htm   (213 words)

  
 Melbourne Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2001 the Melbourne Cup was won by New Zealand mare Ethereal, trained by Sheila Laxon, the first woman to formally train a Melbourne Cup winner.
She also won the Caulfield Cup, a 2400 metre race also held in Melbourne, and therefore has won the "Cups Double".
The Melbourne Cup is run as a "handicap", in which the weight of the jockey, and riding gear is adjusted with ballast to a nominated figure.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Melbourne_Cup   (1059 words)

  
 The Virtual FormGuide - AAP - Moroney Keen On Caulfield Cup
Trainer Mike Moroney said he was "really keen" on a Caulfield Cup start for Sarrera who scored a game win in Saturday's R M Ansett Classic at Mornington, a race in which he was an unlucky second last year.
The Quest For Fame gelding is weighted to carry 50kg in the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 21 and is currently equal 49th in the order of entry into the 18-horse field.
Sarrera was runner-up to Leica Falcon in the Winning Edge Presentation Stakes (2400m) at Caulfield a week before the Caulfield Cup and he may have to win that race this season to gain a Cup berth.
www.virtualformguide.com /cgi-bin/tvf/displaynewsitem.pl?20060930moroneykeen.txt   (350 words)

  
 Melbourne Cup Preview
His sectionals were amazing and if we are to take the Caulfield Cup as the preeminent Melbourne Cup trial and the fact he has only 50 kilos on his back, Leica Falcon is a definite chance.
I didn't think he could win the Caulfield Cup and he made a fool of me. I'm still no mark for the horse, but I won't make the mistake of saying he can't win the Cup.
After the Caulfield Cup, he was turned out and it was decided he would not contest the Cup this year.
www.puntingace.com /nicktedeschi/melbourne_cup.htm   (1774 words)

  
 2004 Melbourne Cup Day Races
The 2003 Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva is early favorite for the 2004 Cup after her brilliant performance to run second in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 16.
Weld, who also won the Cup in 1993 with Vintage Crop and who has clearly been the most successful of the international trainers, has a two-fold assault force with Media Puzzle suited if the ground is firm and Vinnie Roe the favored runner if it's soft.
His enthusiasm is not surprising given the strong impact the Caulfield Cup form has had on the Melbourne Cup in recent years.
www.hkjc.com /english/special/2004_melbourne_cup/mb04_preview.htm   (560 words)

  
 Australasian Science Magazine
Caulfield Cup form is always good for the Melbourne Cup, and her run out wide was outstanding.
Wins in the past year in the Melbourne Cup and Sydney Cup indicate how much she loves 3200 metres, which can't be said for many of the locals.
He meets her 2.5 kg worse after being penalised for his Caulfield Cup victory, and has not raced beyond 2500 metres so there must be a little doubt about him despite his brilliance.
www.control.com.au /bi2004/Cup2004.shtml   (1162 words)

  
 Caulfield Cup Carnival
Ideally positioned just eight kilometres south east of the city, Caulfield is situated close to the designated geographical centre of Melbourne.
The new Caulfield track was opened in April 1996 and features banked turns and an outer circuit for 1,700 metre, 1800 metre and 2000 metre races.
In Spring, the Caulfield Carnival comprises three days of outstanding racing through The Age Caulfield Guineas Day, Vinery Stud Thousand Guineas Day and culminating in the BMW Caulfield Cup Day, featuring one of the world's great 2400 metre handicap races.
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 YEATS
Last year's Caulfield Cup winner who was beaten 4.1 lengths into tenth place in that race this year and his run was fair.
Disappointed when beaten eight lengths in the Caulfield Cup but lead-up form had been otherwise sound and he is much better suited to a track like Flemington.
This year his lead-up sixth in the Geelong Cup (Gr.3-2400m) was a sound performance as he was ridden forward, against his usual pattern, with the track favouring on-pace runners.
racing.scmp.com /Intrace/INT/Mcup03112006.htm   (1316 words)

  
 Perlin in Caulfield Cup 'as insurance' - Horse Racing - Sport - theage.com.au
Williams said yesterday that Perlin, whose main mission this spring is the $5 million Melbourne Cup, would be left in the Caulfield Cup "as insurance" and advised punters taking cups doubles not to take him as a first leg.
Second declarations for the Caulfield Cup, at a fee of $770, will be taken at noon and Williams also will pay up for Renewable and Activation, although they are also unlikely starters.
Perlin was briefly all the rage for the Caulfield Cup on October 15 after his win in the group 1 weight-for-age Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield last Saturday until jockey Danny Nikolic and Nick Williams, representing his father, made it clear they were concentrating on the Melbourne Cup.
www.theage.com.au /news/horse-racing/perlin-in-caulfield-cup-as-insurance/2005/09/19/1126982002334.html   (555 words)

  
 The Caulfield Cup Race Details   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Regarded as one of the toughest and best 2400m handicaps in Australia, the Caulfield Cup was first run in the autumn of 1879 and won by Newminster.
It was not the only occasion that there were two Caulfield Cup winners in the same year.
What is still considered the worst race fall in Australian turf history occurred in the Cup of 1885, when 16 of the 44 runners fell, resulting in the death of jockey Donald Nicholson.
www.australian-racing.com.au /races/caulfieldcup.htm   (165 words)

  
 Sports Australia - Horse Racing News Article: How ‘Classic Caulfield’ got back on the map [Oct 19, 2005]
AMIDST the colour and life of ‘Classic Caulfield’ on Saturday, it was difficult to fully appreciate the enormity what the day has now become.
Now, they’re named the more-streamlined Melbourne Racing Club, and their Carlton Draught Caulfield Cup – all $2.5million of it – is a no longer just a poor cousin to the Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup.
The ‘Cups double’ is a feat many horses are set for, and quite a few have achieved it.
www.sportsaustralia.com /articles/oct05/artid3969.html   (626 words)

  
 Racing and Sports - Leaders in Horse Racing News, Statistics and Technology
Thursday, 19 October 2006: In a newly introduced initiative, five current and past greats in the illustrious history of the Caulfield Cup will participate in a special parade at Caulfield in the final countdown to the running of the 2006 BMW Caulfield Cup this Saturday.
Upon the parade reaching the mounting yard, Nicole Eastmure will then hand the 2006 BMW Caulfield Cup trophy to Melbourne Racing Club Chairman, after which the national anthem will be performed by 30 members of the Australian Girls’ Choir.
The conclusion of the parade sets the scene for the arrival of horses in the mounting yard for the running of the $2,515,000 Group 1 BMW Caulfield Cup at 4.00pm.
www.racingandsports.com.au /racing/rsNewsArt.asp?NID=94171   (621 words)

  
 Sports Australia - Horse Racing News Article: Caulfield Cup Preview [Oct 15, 2005]
The Caulfield Cup has grown in significance over the past few years, and with good reason.
Confectioner is one of the form horses in the country, but thanks to a disappointing third in the Yalumba Stakes, he was not able to accumulate enough ranking points to take his place in the field, leaving trainer David Hayes without a challenger in the feature race of the day.
Vouvray would prefer the extra 800m of the Melbourne Cup, but Scott Seamer, who rode Ethereal to victory in 2001, knows that a cups’ double is by no means impossible.
sportsaustralia.com /articles/oct05/artid3935.html   (445 words)

  
 Sportal.com.au - Horseracing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
He gapped them in the Ascot Gold Cup and Goodwood Cup so his form is impeccable, though he was a shock second in his last start in the Irish St Leger over 2800m.
Ran third in the Caulfield Cup at any old odds after being trapped wide and that race is usually a strong form reference for the Cup.
Ran an OK race in this year's Caulfield Cup when 10th but he was beaten by more than 13 lengths in the Mackinnon when not favoured by a dead track and weight-for-age.
www.sportal.com.au /horseracing.asp?i=news&id=90741   (1640 words)

  
 Tawqeet wins Caulfield Cup - Horseracing - Sport - smh.com.au
Champion trainer David Hayes landed his second Caulfield Cup when Metropolitan Handicap winner Tawqeet came with a late burst to win the $2.5 million feature today.
Stephen Baster kicked her away halfway down the straight and she was being hailed as the winner until Dunn extricated Tawqeet from the pack and gave chase.
It was the second successive year the Metropolitan winner had backed up to win the Caulfield Cup after Railings' victory in both in 2005.
www.smh.com.au /news/horseracing/tawqeet-wins-caulfield-cup/2006/10/21/1160851175400.html   (324 words)

  
 Rattle wants to roll dice in Caulfield Cup - Horse Racing - Sport
Show Barry is 33rd on the order of entry for the Caulfield Cup but a one-kilogram penalty for yesterday's victory would promote him to No. 26 and give him a sniff of a run.
Rattle, 56, said that Show Barry had been the best horse he had prepared and when the six-year-old won the Easter Cup at Caulfield this year he decided that a spring program, which would include the Cranbourne and Caulfield cups, would be on the agenda.
Another Melbourne Cup aspirant, Free At Last, finished fifth as the $3.20 favourite, although jockey Greg Childs said her effort to make a sustained run from back in the field was sound..
www.theage.com.au /news/horse-racing/rattle-wants-to-roll-dice-in-caulfield-cup/2005/10/05/1128191788586.html?from=moreStories   (700 words)

  
 Tawqeet Squeaks By in Caulfield Cup Upset | bloodhorse.com
The Cup success was the 44th grade I win by Hayes, a day shy of his 44th birthday.
By contrast, Godolphin's Cup search for a first Melbourne Cup is still up in the air after the talented Imperial Stride missed a vital lead-up in the Caulfield Cup through injury.
Baster said the fact she over-raced in some sections told against her at the end, but that it was a tremendously brave effort to beat all but Tawqeet.
racing.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=35927   (1077 words)

  
 Caulfield Cup meant zip: Boss | Sport | The Australian
MELBOURNE Cup specialist Glen Boss is urging followers of Zipping to forget he ever ran in last Saturday's Caulfield Cup.
Zipping, who scrambled into the Caulfield Cup field from off the bench as second reserve, started from the extreme outside gate in the 2400m race and finished 12th of 18 starters.
He is rated even higher than his well-performed stablemate and Caulfield Cup fourth Activation ($15) who will go next to the Cup with Michael Rodd in the saddle.
www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,20651480-2722,00.html   (855 words)

  
 Racing Victoria Limited - RACE RESULTS FROM BMW CAULFIELD CUP DAY
A crowd of 47,531 people enjoyed the first-class racing of BMW Caulfield Cup Day in sunny but cool conditions, the third highest attendance in the past 30 years.
Caulfield trainer Mick Price broke the drought for the locals when Perfectly Ready claimed victory in the Group 3 Harrolds 101 Stakes (1400m).
Trainer David Hayes, who turns 44 tomorrow, was cleary happy to add a second Caulfield Cup to his mantelpiece to sit alongside that of Fraar, who won the race in 1993.
www.racingvictoria.net.au /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1533&Itemid=250   (1734 words)

  
 Caulfield Cup. Caulfield Cup history and Past Winners. Caulfield Cup
The first Caulfield Cup run was in 1879.
The Caulfield Cup, a group one race, is one of Australia's toughest handicap
It is run over 2400 meters and is an important lead up race to the
www.progroupracing.com.au /group_races/CaulfieldCup/Caulfield_Cup.htm   (203 words)

  
 The Virtual FormGuide - Brian Russell - Nine Northern Hemisphere Caulfield Cup Winners
The greatest triumph for the imports in the Cup was in Lavendo's year, one in which three of them ran in it and filled the first three places.
He was one of nine northern hemisphere bred contestants in that year's Caulfield Cup and eight in the Melbourne Cup.There would have been eleven in the latter event but for the scratching of three other acceptors including the previous year's winner Lavendo.
He was trained, however, by Colin Hayes's son David, preparer for Hamdan Maktoum of the imported Caulfield Cup runners Water Boatman (second in 1990), Fraar (won in 1993), this year's winner Tawqeet and the imported 1994 Melbourne Cup winner Jeune.
www.virtualformguide.com /cgi-bin/tvf/displaynewsitem.pl?20061024ninenorthern.txt   (608 words)

  
 Imperial Stride to run in Caulfield Cup : thewest.com.au
English stayer Imperial Stride has passed a fitness test on Friday morning and is expected to take his place at Saturday's Caulfield Cup.
Also at Sandown on Friday morning, the Melbourne Cup favourite, Yeats, had his first exercise since arriving on Tuesday.
With champion Irish jockey Keiren Fallon in the saddle, Yeats had a brief trot and canter and appeared to be in good condition.
www.thewest.com.au /aapstory.aspx?StoryName=326540   (150 words)

  
 ABC Sport - Sport - Tawqeet takes out Caulfield Cup
Trainer David Hayes won the second Caulfield Cup of his career when Tawqeet took out the $2.5 million Group One race this afternoon.
The five-year old will now shoot to the top of Melbourne Cup betting after his dominant run in the traditional lead-up race to the 3,200 metres handicap at Flemington.
Hayes, who won the race in 1993 with Fraar and expected Growl to be his best chance at a win today, said Tawqeet had been aimed at the Melbourne Cup and had plenty of improvement left in him before the big race on November 7.
www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200610/s1770390.htm   (446 words)

  
 Caulfield Cup jockey news
Oliver who has won the Caulfield Cup four times previously will not make a decision on his Caulfield Cup mount until after Pop Rock arrives.
Pop Rock $26.00 has already firmed in Caulfield Cup Betting and is a $34.00 chance in Melbourne Cup Betting Odds markets with IASbet.
Oliver has won the Caulfield Cup on four previous occasions with, Mannerism 1992, Paris Lane 1994, Doriemus 1995 and Sky Heights 1999.
www.iasbet.com /whatsnew/racing-caul-cup-jockey-news.aspx   (267 words)

  
 Racing and Sports - Melbourne Cup 2006, Flemington Australian Spring Carnival
“There are a lot of precedents and each year the Caulfield Cup winner gets around two to two and a half kilos, the exception being Might And Power who was given 3.5kg after his win,” Carpenter said.
Carpenter noted the handicap was comparable to Railings from last year who won the Caulfield Cup by the same margin as Tawqeet.
Tawqeet won the Caulfield Cup courtesy of a patient ride by Dwayne Dunn, bursting through to win by a short neck over Aqua D’Amore and Japanese galloper Delta Blues.
melbournecup.racingandsports.com.au /index.asp?f=displayNews&NID=94353   (559 words)

  
 Melbourne Cup 2005 Blog
SYDNEY - Perth Cup winner Respect is being prepared for a tilt at the Wellington Cup later this month.
The Perth Cup was downgraded to group two status a few years ago while from this year the Brisbane Cup has also been demoted from group one and shortened to 2400m.
Last year's Sydney Cup (3200m) winner has shown his fitness with two 1030 metre barrier trials this month at Rosehill and Waugh said she was pleased with both runs.
melbournecup.typepad.com /melbourne_cup   (2090 words)

  
 Growl Gives Sire Montjeu a Caulfield Cup Shot | bloodhorse.com
The 4-year-old guaranteed himself a Cup start and supplied the French/Irish Derby hero and Arc winner Montjeu with his first Australian graded success in scoring an emphatic win in Caulfield's Herbert Power Handicap (Aus-II) on Oct 14.
Growl is from Western Symphony mare The Lions Roar, a dual graded winner and second on the NZ Oaks (NZ-I).
The Power is run over the same 2,400 meters as the Caulfield Cup and Growl drops from 54.5kg to 49kg.
www.bloodhorse.com /rss/article.asp?id=35828   (257 words)

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