Tag: Flemington 3031
All Silent wins Emirates Stakes
Dwayne Dunn made the most of Damien Oliver's misfortune when he piloted the Grahame Begg-trained All Silent to a dominant victory in the Group One Emirates Stakes at Flemington today.[MORE]
Racegoers compensated with free rail ticket
Connex train passengers heading to Flemington for the day's races will travel free of charge.[MORE]
Connex donates to charity over rail chaos
Connex says it will donate a substantial amount of money to a charity to make up for the chaos it caused to thousands of Oaks Day passengers left stranded when its rail services were disrupted.[MORE]
Connex apologises to race crowd
Thousands of people left stranded because of rail disruptions.[MORE]
Flemington train chaos
Thousands of race goers waited up to two hours as Connex tried to fix rail problems.[MORE]
Racegoers held up in Melbourne train problem
Thousands of Melbourne racegoers were stranded for several hours tonight, when train services from Flemington racecourse were cut.[MORE]
Samantha Miss takes out Oaks
Superstar filly Samantha Miss has landed her third Group One win, strolling away with the Crown Oaks at Flemington.[MORE]
Crowds gather for ladies day at the races
Crowds are gathering at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse, for the spring carnival's annual ladies day.[MORE]
Cummings offers O'Brien consolation
Veteran trainer Bart Cummings says Aidan O'Brien will learn a lot from the disastrous performances of his three horses in yesterday's Melbourne Cup.[MORE]
'Cups King' Cummings looks for baker's dozen
Bart Cummings is already talking up his chances for back-to-back victories in the Melbourne Cup.[MORE]
Viewed wins Melbourne Cup thriller
Viewed has taken out the 2008 Melbourne Cup in a stunning photo finish at Flemington this afternoon.[MORE]
Mad Rush still the Cup favourite
English stayer Mad Rush remains favourite for today's Melbourne Cup at Flemington as champion jockey Damien Oliver chases his third win in Australia's richest race.[MORE]
Waterhouse backs O'Brien for Cup win
Gai Waterhouse says champion Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien boasts three potential Melbourne Cup winners today.[MORE]
Boss optimistic on Profound Beauty
Profound Beauty was heavily backed as a $9 chance to give Irish trainer Dermot Weld his third victory in the Melbourne Cup (3,200 metres) at Flemington today.[MORE]
Mad Rush favourite to win Melbourne Cup
Mad Rush is favourite to win tomorrow's Melbourne Cup as Irish raider Septimus drifts in the betting markets.[MORE]
Flemington 'could run dry'
Victoria's Opposition says Flemington racecourse is at risk of running out of water.[MORE]
Derby day crowd mostly well-behaved: police
Police say they were happy with the behaviour at Flemington on Saturday, despite a handful of arrests.[MORE]
10 arrested, 20 evicted in rowdy race day
Ten people have been arrested and 20 evicted from Flemington racecourse on derby day in the Melbourne Cup Carnival. [MORE]
O'Brien chuffed with favourable Cup draw
Aidan O'Brien said he was over the moon when Melbourne Cup favourite Septimus drew ideally in barrier 10 for Tuesday's $5.5 million race.[MORE]
Eight internationals in Cup field
A contingent of eight European horses will run in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup after the Victoria Racing Club named the final field of 24 runners for the $5.5 million classic.[MORE]
Rebel Raider upsets Whobegotyou in Derby
Clare Lindop has become the first woman to ride the winner of the Victoria Derby, with Rebel Raider scoring an upset victory at Flemington.[MORE]
Theseo gives Waterhouse more Mackinnon glory
Gai Waterhouse-trained Theseo stormed home to claim the Group One 2,000 metres Mackinnon Stakes in a photo finish from Barbaricus on Saturday afternoon.[MORE]
Cup field still top class, says Racing Board
The Australian Racing Board (ARB) says the Melbourne Cup field will be exceptional, despite the withdrawal of Caulfield Cup winner All the Good.[MORE]
Whobegotyou no certainty, says Kavanagh
Mark Kavanagh says his Victorian Derby favourite Whobegotyou is no sure thing to win today's $1.5 million feature. [MORE]
All the Good scratched from Cup
All the Good has been officially ruled out of the Melbourne Cup after failing to recover from a foreleg injury.[MORE]
