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Ferguson hoping Voltigeur can set Deauville Legend up for Melbourne

Deauville Legend is on course for the Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes at York with James Ferguson also eyeing up a possible tilt at the Melbourne Cup later in the year. The son of Sea The Stars has proven a consistent performer in middle-distance ...

09 Aug 2022 at 15:47

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Kerrin McEvoy booked for Melbourne Cup favourite Deauville Legend

Melbourne Cup favourite Deauville Legend will have the assistance of Kerrin McEvoy when he bids for glory at Flemington on November 1. McEvoy has won the ‘race that stops the nation’ three times in his illustrious career, first striking on Brew ...

20 Sept 2022 at 16:53

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Deauville Legend firmly on course for Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup favourite Deauville Legend is about to start his journey to Australia, with trainer James Ferguson confirming the progressive three-year-old will soon enter quarantine ahead of his tilt at the ‘race that stops the nation’. The ...

16 Sept 2022 at 10:53

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Melbourne Cup features in number of exciting choices for Alfred Boucher

The Melbourne Cup is among the options under consideration for Alfred Boucher after he came so close to completing a memorable York double in Saturday’s Sky Bet Ebor. Following an impressive victory in a valuable two-mile handicap on the ...

24 Aug 2022 at 12:53

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Ascot next for Dubai Gold Cup hero Broome

Broome will take a direct route to the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, with trainer Aidan O’Brien setting his sights on a trip to Australia for the Melbourne Cup at the end of the year. The seven-year-old has shown his best over middle ...

26 Mar 2023 at 17:30

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Weld harbouring hopes of another Melbourne Cup

Dermot Weld appears keen to mark the 30th anniversary of Vintage Crop’s famous Melbourne Cup success with a runner in the Flemington showpiece after Harbour Wind appeared among the nominations for this year’s race. Weld became ...

05 Sept 2023 at 15:07

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Giavellotto enters Melbourne Cup equation

Marco Botti has expressed his pride in Giavellotto’s brave run in defeat at York, with connections now mulling over a possible tilt at the Melbourne Cup later in the year. The Yorkshire Cup champion was returning to the scene ...

31 Aug 2023 at 16:41

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Hollie Doyle offers up services for Melbourne Cup hope Soulcombe

Hollie Doyle has thrown her hat in the ring for the ride on Chris Waller’s Soulcombe in the Melbourne Cup. The jockey partnered the gelding on his final start for former trainer William Haggas, with the duo winning the ...

06 Sept 2023 at 16:13

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Harris dreaming of Melbourne Cup bid for Scriptwriter

Milton Harris is hatching an audacious plan to get Scriptwriter rated highly enough for a tilt at the Melbourne Cup. The two-mile ‘race that stops a nation’, which will be run at Flemington on November 7, is the ...

11 Jul 2023 at 14:48

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Ebor winner to be given automatic Melbourne Cup slot

York’s chief executive and clerk of the course William Derby hailed news that the Sky Bet Ebor winner will be handed a “golden ticket” into the Melbourne Cup field as “fantastic”. The arrangement was announced ...

29 Jun 2023 at 10:29

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Dettori planning final Melbourne Cup bid

Frankie Dettori will extend his farewell tour to encompass the Melbourne Cup Carnival in November. The rider will retire at the end of the year and after a fine Royal Ascot meeting that saw him win four races ...

26 Jun 2023 at 17:35

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Desert Hero camp rule out Melbourne Cup bid

Hopes of seeing a royal runner in this year’s Melbourne Cup are over after connections of Desert Hero confirmed he will not be making the trip to Australia. The Sea The Stars colt brought the house down when ...

26 Sept 2023 at 09:26

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