Bauer's becoming an Aussie...Whether he makes the Melbourne Cup field or not, 2008 runner-up Bauer is not going back to the UK. He'll remain in Australia where he'll probably have another racing campaign, or two, and then be retired to become the mount of Melbourne racing's clerk of the course.Can Americain beat history in the Melbourne Cup? It's been 61 years since the original topweight for the Cup has won, and that's the hurdle of history facing Americain this year. Comic Court was the last o

Bauer's becoming an Aussie...Whether he makes the Melbourne Cup field or not, 2008 runner-up Bauer is not going back to the UK. He'll remain in Australia where he'll probably have another racing campaign, or two, and then be retired to become the mount of Melbourne racing's clerk of the course.

Can Americain beat history in the Melbourne Cup? It's been 61 years since the original topweight for the Cup has won, and that's the hurdle of history facing Americain this year. Comic Court was the last original topweight winner.

German stayer Lucas Cranach had a key change of gear for his trackwork hitout at Mornington on Tuesday. Blinkers were fitted to the Melbourne Cup third fav when working under jockey Corey Brown. CB says: 'He was quite fresh, which was expected with the slight hoof drama...He felt 100 per cent for me.'

MELBOURNE CUP LATEST MARKET

AMERICAIN 4.00 1.75
DUNADEN 7.00 2.50
LUCAS CRANACH 8.00 2.75
JUKEBOX JURY 12.00 3.75
ILLO 14.00 4.25
BAUER 16.00 4.75
TULLAMORE 17.00 5.00
GREEN MOON 19.00 5.50
MIDAS TOUCH 21.00 6.00
AT FIRST SIGHT 26.00 7.25
SHAMROCKER 31.00 8.50
RED CADEAUX 31.00 8.50
PRECEDENCE 31.00 8.50
MODUN 31.00 8.50
MOURAYAN 31.00 8.50
DRUNKEN SAILOR 31.00 8.50
MOYENNE CORNICHE 31.00 8.50
FOX HUNT 31.00 8.50
UNUSUAL SUSPECT 31.00 8.50
MANIGHAR 41.00 11.00
LOST IN THE MOMENT 41.00 11.00
BOOMING 51.00 13.50
SHEWAN 51.00 13.50
TANBY 51.00 13.50
MACEDONIAN 51.00 13.50
HAWK ISLAND 51.00 13.50
THE VERMINATOR 51.00 13.50