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| :: SITE CONTRIBUTORS :: |
| Editor: Elliot Dean |
| Writer: Ross Thomson |
| Writer: Janet Bastow |
| Photographer: Matthew Smith |
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Bart's Wonderful Win at the Guineas!
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Legendary trainer Bart Cummings has made it back to back Caufield Guineas
wins after 3yo colt Wonderful World proved too good for its rivals on
Saturday. It gave Cummings a record 5th Caufield Guineas and also
provided jockey Luke Nolen with his maiden Group 1 victory.
Wonderful World started the race second favourite at $6.50, and sat just behind
the speed before making his move at the turn and galloping home to win
the $1 million race by 1 3/4 lengths.
The fast finishing Excites ($14) and short-priced favourite Court Command
($2.60) made up the placings, with David Hayes trained Churchill Downs back in fourth.
There were several other big races at Caufield on a very successful Guineas day.
Click here for all the Guineas's Day photos
The large crowd witnessed an upset in the Yalumba Stakes, with odds-on
favourite El Segundo failing to win what everyone thought was a certainty.
The 6 year old Casual Pass settled just off the pace before running down front runner
Pompeii Ruler just before the post. El Segundo looked the winner coming around the home
turn but lacked his usual acceleration and finished back in third place.
In the Toorak Handicap, Red Dazzler broke through for Group 1 glory, and gave trainer
Mick Price his only win of the day, after a second with Pompeii Ruler in the Yalumba Stakes.
Red Dazzler was given a soft run by jockey Jim Cassidy, who stuck to the fence and found an opening
around the home turn.
David Hayes trained favourite, Rewaaya, set a slow pace and led throughout, getting run down right near the post by a long head.
Another Hayes horse, Niconera, finished a length further back.
Both Red Dazzler and stablemate Pompeii Ruler will look to run in the $2 million Cox Plate in
2 weeks time.
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Upcoming Events:
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Sat 14th October:
The Age Caufield Guineas Day
Always a Spring Carnival favourite, Caufield Guineas day is the first big event of
the season. Featuring the $1 Million Caufield Guineas, and two
other Group 1 races (Yalumba Stakes and Toorak Handicap), it promises to
be a fun-filled day of racing!
Cost: Adults $35, Concession $20
(Children U14 free with adult)
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Sat 21st October:
BMW Caufield Cup Day
The $2.5 Million Caufield Cup just seems to get bigger every year! Featuring
6 Group Races, and plenty of trackside entertainment, it is a must in the racing
calendar each year. See stars such as Eremein and
Railings battle it out for the MRC's top prize!
Cost: Adults $45, Concession $25
(Children U14 free with adult)
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Sat 28th October:
Tattersall's Cox Plate Day
The Tattersall's Cox Plate is acknowledged as one of the classic
events of Australian horse racing. Past winners read like a who’s
who of the Australian turf, including Northerly, Sunline, Might & Power, Saintly, Octagonal, Tulloch, and Phar Lap.
Cost: Adults $40, Concession $25
(Children U12 free with adult)
Click here for more packages
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Sat 4th November:
AAMI Victoria Derby Day
AAMI Victoria Derby kicks off the Melbourne Cup carnival in great
style. Last year a record 115,000 people flocked to Flemington for this fabulous
day's racing which in 2006 will feature four Group 1 races.
Cost: Adults $48, Concession $25, Children $8
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Tuesday 7th November:
Emirates Melbourne Cup Day
The $5.1 million Emirates Melbourne Cup is Australia's richest and
most famous horse race and is run at 3pm over 3200 metres. It is the race which brings the nation to a stop.
In 2005, Makybe Diva ridden by Glen Boss wrote herself into the history books as the first horse to win three Melbourne Cups.
Cost: Adults $50, Concession $26, Children $8
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