Tag Archives: caulfield cup
THE FAKE NEWS ISSUE
By Keyser Soze “FAKE NEWS” SURFACES IN VICTORIAN RACING Imitation is not always the greatest form of flattery. And it took less than 24 hours for the Herald Sun’s own version of “fake news” to be exposed for what it … Continue reading
THE THOUGHTLESS ISSUE
By Keyser Soze CAULFIELD CUP CHANGE: A NOT WELL THOUGHT OUT BUBBLE… It is easy to see the commonality between the “Everest” concept and Melbourne Racing Club’s proposed change to make its signature race – the 2400 metres Caulfield Cup- … Continue reading
HAPPENING NOW: MONGOLIAN INFLUENCE ON HORSE RACING WORLDWIDE
By Jenny Bridle (Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) The recent Caulfield Cup win of New Zealand bred Mongolian Khan brought his owner, Mr Lang Lin into the public’s eye as someone to watch. This impressive victory was preceeded by a solid win … Continue reading
ZAC PURTON IS NOT A HELICOPTER AND OTHER COOL STUFF ABOUT A FRIDGE
Greg Miles might have slightly mangled his call of the Caulfield Cup- his thirty fifth call of the race- by referring to New Zealand’s Opie Bosun-ridden and Murray Baker-trained Mongolian Khan, the winner of the race, as “Magnolian Khan”, but … Continue reading
THE BUFFET ISSUE
ARE JAPANESE RACEHORSES OVER RATED? Some of the post race commentary following Admire Rakti’s blistering win in last Saturday’s Caulfield Cup has yet again proven how reactionary and knee jerk Australian racing is in their analysis of race track performances, … Continue reading
THE ‘HIGHS AND LOWS” ISSUE
There is nothing better than watching great jockeys riding great horses and which is exactly what we got watching the races from Ascot over the weekend. Who can get tired of watching Frankel? Or who could ignore the riding skills … Continue reading