today's feature race runners
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One of the big attractions during carnival time, when the feature races are conducted mainly in Melbourne and Sydney, is placing a Pre-Post bet.
Using the technology at our disposal, Racing And Sports will display all the early nominations for the major races within one clearly defined webpage. They have been collated for you on our Feature Race Runners list where we track their entries as the days get closer to the big event. As well as notifying punters of the noms, we also provide for you a direct link to every horse via our extensive and expanding form database.
As a reference, below you’ll find the details of the most recent renewal of the specific Group One race, the video of that race and the last decade of winners.
Plus, there is the associated Betfair price for the specific feature race. We hope you enjoy this addition to your betting strategies during carnival time from all of us here at Racing And Sports.
Please Note: Some races that do not have finalised nominations with have a notifier of the time that this is to occur.
G1 3200m FLEMINGTON
Tuesday 5 November
The Melbourne Cup - you don’t need to say much more. Its history is its shining light.
And the one who shines brightest won it for the 12th time in 2008 as Bart conjured Viewed to win the Cup by a nose from Bauer. It may be a handicap but it’s the race every Australian owner wants to win just to say you are part of that history.
Doubtful we’ll see another Champion become a Legend in our lifetimes like Makybe Diva but we love the Cup anyway.
After back to back French winners, it was a former English trained horse, then at Mt Macedon, who won in a decisive manner in 2012. Green Moon was already a Turnbull winner but after disappointment as Cox Plate favourite, he loved the firm ground and the light weight at Flemington.
Fiorente made it another ex-Euro giving Gai Waterhouse her biggest success before a locally owned but overseas trained horse in Protectionist provided Germany with its first victory in the race that stops a nation and gave Ryan Moore the big double. He beat the gallant Red Cadeaux who was second again.
2015 saw more history made as a woman jockey won for the first time bringing a 100-1 shot up the centre. Prince Of Penzance took on a tough field of stayers but it was run very slowly. There were amazing scenes.
Lloyd Williams won another Cup as Rekindling gave Joseph O’Brien the win his father had sought several times and then another Euro 3yo would give Godolphin their first Cup as Cross Counter surged home from near last in 2018.
It wasn’t a French trained winner in 2022 but Gold Trip was a French horse who came to be trained by the Maher/Eustace yard and boy didn’t he love the wet tracks of the Spring. Another horse from overseas but trained here scored in 2023 with Without A Fight taking the Cups double.
2023 Race Details:
WITHOUT A FIGHT (Mark Zahra/Anthony & Sam Freedman)
Barrier 16 - 56.5kg - $8
2nd Soulcombe (J Moreira)/3rd Sheraz (B Mertens)
FEATURE RACES RUNNERS MELBOURNE CUP 2024
G1 2500m FLEMINGTON
Thursday 7 November
While the Derby has seen upsets, the Oaks is usually the domain for favoured fillies. Not so in 2016.
So many have been at or around even money and have gotten the chocolates. Not many in recent times have been as impressive as Samantha Miss who played with them after taking the Princess Series in Sydney.
Ciaron Maher would make it consecutive wins in the Oaks as Jameka followed a Vase victory with a strong win at headquarters.
A classy filly got the job done as favourite again last year as Zardozi showed a love of Flemington with an effortless victory.
2023 Race Details:
ZARDOZI (James McDonald/James Cummings)
Barrier 5 - 56.0kg - $2.70
2nd Aethelflaed (M Zahra)/3rd Basilinna (D Oliver)
G1 1600m CAULFIELD
Saturday 16 November
The fillies in Melbourne are provided with their chance for a mile G1 but it has also been an important Oaks lead up historically. However that is not the case now with the move to after Flemington.
We saw half-sisters Atlantic Jewel and Commanding Jewel win in consecutive years and Fastnet Rock won another edition when Amicus sat on the speed in the first running of the race to be held on Caulfield Guineas day.
The first running of the Guineas in the new spot saw Waller and McDonald end another huge Spring with Joliestar winning with some ease.
2023 Race Details:
JOLIESTAR (James McDonald/Chris Waller)
Barrier 1 - 56.0kg - $4.60
2nd Kimochi (C Williams)/3rd Skybird (B Mertens)
