The 'boom' is really booming for rejuvenated country star Alcopop...He's coming in for lots of support at the top of the market for Sat's Caulfield Cup and trainer Jake Stephens says: 'We had a hiccup with him, a virus, early in the campaign and I didn't want to hammer him and have him lighten off by the time the big races were around. But he's quickly getting to where we want him and he drops 5.5 kilograms to 53.5kgs in the Cup.'Sat's Caulfield Cup has a real international flavor...A record num
The 'boom' is really booming for rejuvenated country star Alcopop...He's coming in for lots of support at the top of the market for Sat's Caulfield Cup and trainer Jake Stephens says: 'We had a hiccup with him, a virus, early in the campaign and I didn't want to hammer him and have him lighten off by the time the big races were around. But he's quickly getting to where we want him and he drops 5.5 kilograms to 53.5kgs in the Cup.'
Sat's Caulfield Cup has a real international flavor...A record number of international stayers will run in the $2.55 million Cup. Damien Oliver is chasing a fifth Caulfield Cup win on Luca Cumani's impressive 5YO Manighar, one of four internationals assured of a start in the race. The field will be announced today, with Manighar to be joined by Mr Medici, Tokai Trick and Buccellati. Mourayan and the Cumani-trained Drunken Sailor will be emergencies.
What happens now? That controversial merger of the AJC and STC has struck a major snag...The STC's members have returned a majority 'no' vote to the proposed merger. Will the Racing Minister now step in and FORCE the merger through?
Faint Perfume will race in the blinkers for the first time in the Caulfield Cup. The former Cup favorite is currently on the sixth line of betting at around $14.