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Trainer Mark Kavanagh continues to resist calls to start star three-year-old Whobegotyou in the Cox Plate, despite the likelihood of him starting favourite should he take his place in the field.

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Whobegotyou scored a stunning Caulfield Guineas win on Saturday and he is being acclaimed as the new star of Australian racing.

He treated his rivals with contempt and looks an ideal Cox Plate type, but Kavanagh is taking a more patient approach.

He believes it is in the gelding’s best interests to stick to his own age at this stage and return in 12 months time for a tilt at the WFA Championship.

Whobegotyou has been to Moonee Valley twice for two outstanding wins and he is bred to appreciate getting up to a middle distance, being by the Dubai World Cup (2000m) winner Carnegie, from a mare by Arc de Triomphe (2400m) winner Carnegie.

It will be interesting to see what unfolds over the next week and whether Kavanagh relents on his pledge to bypass the race in preference to a 3yo event over the same 2040m on the same day en route to the Derby.

You can be sure the pressure will be building!

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	WIN	PLACE
PRINCESS COUP	4.2	1.8
WEEKEND HUSSLER	4.6	1.893
SAMANTHA MISS	5	2
ZIPPING	12	3.75
ALAMOSA	13	4
MALDIVIAN	17	5
MASTER OREILLY	17	5
SIRMIONE	19	5.5
EFFICIENT	26	7.25
LITTORIO	26	7.25
THESEO	26	7.25
NOM DU JEU	31	8.5
VON COSTA DE HERO	31	8.5
ZARITA	34	9.25
CEST LA GUERRE	41	11
GALLANT TESS	41	11
RAHEEB	41	11
ESKIMO QUEEN	91	23.5
CARNERO	101	26
DUPORTH	101	26
ZAGREB	121	31
KINGDA KA	141	36
PILLAR OF HERCULES	141	36
LARGO LAD	151	38.5
ORANGE COUNTY	151	38.5
ALL AMERICAN	181	46
BON HOFFA	181	46
RHYNO CHASER	181	46
ROCKDALE	181	46
SEA BATTLE	181	46
ALEXANDER OF HALES	301	76
MINNESOTA SHARK	401	101

Saturday’s Caulfield meeting failed to produce any big changes to the Cups markets, after $41 chance Douro Valley scored an upset win in the Yalumba Stakes.

Last year’s Caulfield Cup winner Master O’Reilly came through the Winning Edge (2400m) but this year’s winner Dolphin Jo is not likely to figure among the chances this week.

The Turnbull Stakes form looks the best guide at this stage, where Littorio burst to the top of betting charts when beating Master O’Reilly and Zipping.

All three are leading hopes this week, alongside Weekend Hussler and Maldivian, who were out of the placings in that race.

Five of the past 10 Caulfield Cup Odds winners have come through the Turnbull.

Weights are to be raised for this year’s race, meaning Weekend Hussler will now lump 57kg – only Northerly in 2002 (58kg) has carried that weight to victory since 1990, when the Tasmanian Sydeston won for Mick Dittman.

The barrier Draw for the Cup will be held on Wednesday, following the Thousand Guineas meeting. It will also be interesting to see how the race affects Melbourne Cup Betting.

Looking to find the winner of this year’s Melbourne Cup?

Then make sure you pin your eyes on Caulfield racecourse this Saturday, because there’s a strong chance the winner of this year’s Melbourne Cup will be doing the rounds in the 2400m Caulfield Cup.

Put simply, this race has been the best guide to the Flemington two miler for many years.

Of course, there’s always an exception to the rule – like last year! – but on the score of statistics, Caulfield is the best guide.

Let’s Look at Melbourne Cup Betting winners and how they fared in the Caulfield Cup:
2007 Efficient: Did not Run
2006 Delta Blues: Third
2005 Makybe Diva: Did not run
2004 Makybe Diva: 2nd
2003 Makybe Diva: 4th
2002 Media Puzzle: Did not run
2001 Ethereal: WON
2000 Brew: Did not run
1999 Rogan Josh: 4th
1998 Jezabeel: 6th
1997 Might And Power: WON
1996 Saintly: Did not run
1995 Doriemus: WON
1994 Jeune: Did not run
1993 Vintage Crop: Did not run
1992 Subzero: 4th
1991 Let’s Elope: WON
1990 Kingston Rule: Did not run
1989 Tawrrific: 17th
1988 Empire Rose: Did not run

So, from the past 20 runnings of the Cup, 11 winners have come through the Caulfield Cup. No other race can boast such a strike rate.

Furthermore, you can usually narrow the Caulfield Cup down to those that finished in the first half dozen – or even first four barring severe interference, as 1998 winner Jezabeel should have finished much closer in that year’s Caulfield Cup after being the victim of severe interference.

Even the great Makybe Diva ran in two Caulfield Cups prior to her first Melbourne Cup victory, before taking a preference to the Cox Plate in her final year.

Furthermore, the international runners are now taking to running at Caulfield. The two Japanese runners ran there before running 1-2 at Flemington just over two weeks later, while last year’s Melbourne Cup Odds runner up Purple Moon had a pipe opener at Caulfield.

Finally, the Caulfield Cup winner has a great strike rate at Flemington, with four in the past 17 runnings doing the double, so be sure to watch this Saturday’s race very closely if you want to find the winner of the race that stops a nation on the First Tuesday in November.

For those sports enthusiasts and bettors interested in betting on horse racing in Australia, the odds offered by various online sportsbooks on the Caulfield Cup will be of much interest.

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The Caulfield Cup is one of the most well known horse races in the world and is considered to be one of the most popular thoroughbred events in Australia. Many online sportsbooks and betting sites provide bettors with odds on these races and bettors stand to win good amounts of money of the nag in question wins or loses as per their bet.

The betting odds for the Caulfield Cup depend on various factors such as the horses competing in the race, their racing history and the length of the track that the horses are capable of running. The Caulfield Cup is considered to be one of the richest horse races in the world with its 2400 metre long track and 1.5 mile handicap. The race is held yearly at the Melbourne Racing Club and has its own fan following that study the races and horses and bet accordingly based on the horse racing betting odds available.

Three year old thoroughbreds compete in this race. The Caulfield Cup is particularly famous as a racing event, because the winners of this race go on to qualify for the esteemed Melbourne Cup. Winners of this race and the Melbourne Cup are attributed with the accolade of having won the ‘cups double’.

Popular betting sits like the IASBet.com offers odds on the races of the Caulfield Cup. Other sites that follow the Caulfield Cup include sportingbet.com and the Online Betting Guide.

Caulfield Cup 2008

Yes, it’s that time of the year again. Spring really is here and the Caulfield Cup is on THIS WEEKEND! It’s going to be a fantastic race, and will be a great Melbourne Cup Betting guide so you can make even better Bet On Melbourne Cup decisions!

The current Caulfield Cup Odds are:

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Weekend Hussler’s defeat in last Saturday’s Turnbull Stakes has thrown the big three spring races wide open.

The Hussler was a fractional odds favourite for both the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate but has eased dramatically in both races after his failure in the Turnbull threw a big query on his ability to ‘stay’.  He has also dropped way out in Melbourne Cup Betting.

Though given a torrid run in transit, Weekend Hussler was still disappointing in the straight and wilted to be beaten six lengths.

On the other hand, perennial non-winner Littorio bucked that tag with the addition of blinkers as he scored an impressive Turnbull win.

He was advantaged by the weight scale on Saturday, but it was a soft win on the line and he is now a dominant favourite for Saturday week’s Caulfield Cup.

He is also into second favourite for the Melbourne Cup, behind only Efficient, who turned in another pleasing effort in the Turnbull.

In Cox Plate betting, New Zealander Princess Coup has assumed favouritism, following her dominant victory in the G1 Kelt Capital Stakes on Saturday. She is set to have her next start in the Cox Plate and is hoping to improve on five Group 1 placings in Australia.

Weekend Hussler is second elect for the Cox Plate after his defeat on Saturday. As far as the Caulfield Cup is concerned, trainer Ross McDonald intends to press on in the hope he can draw a good barrier, which will give him a better chance of running out the 2400m.

Last year’s Caulfield Cup Betting winner Master O’Reilly showed he was right on target for another tilt with his slashing second in the Turnbull.

He had to concede 4kg to Littorio on Saturday and meets the winner on better terms on Saturday week.  You can get Melbourne Cup Odds now

Sydney’s spring carnival reaches its crescendo this Saturday, with four Group 1 races to be run at Royal Randwick.

The Epsom Handicap is one of the great mile races on the Australian calendar.

Gai Waterhouse has been a dominant force in this race for a number of years, preparing dual winner Desert War, Excellerator and Iron Horse to win the race.

She has a great chance again this Saturday, with Theseo and Bank Robber among the main chances.

Bank Robber comes off an inglorious last start defeat, but is right up to this on his previous form.

Big spending owner Nathan Tinkler is hoping for a major payday with ruling favourite Raheeb.

A handy three-year-old, Raheeb spent more than 12 months off the scene, but has returned a far superior horse under the guidance of Anthony Cummings this preparation.

He was a dominant winner of the Cameron Handicap at Newcastle last time out and thats the race that Excellerator won before taking the Epsom (albeit, he did have another start in between).

Mentality has already won three G1 races over the Randwick mile and is another of the leading hopes this week.

The other Epsom runner of note is Musket – the three-quarter-brother to Makybe Diva that cost $2.5million at the Easter sales in 2005.

He comes off an impressive first up win in the Shannon Quality and he has an imposing second up record.

The other G1 races on the card are the Flight Stakes, for which Samantha Miss is a long odds on favourite; the Spring Champion Stakes, where Takeover Target’s younger brother Predatory Pricer is sharing favouritism; and the Metropolitan, with Red Lord looking another great chance for Anthony Cummings this weekend.

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The Group 1 AJC Metropolitan is not ranked among Australia’s very best races, but in recent times it has had a very good record of unearthing feature winners in Melbourne – see Melbourne Cup Betting

Run over 2400m, the ‘Metrop’ has had a number of changes in conditions over the years, but has now reverted back to a handicap, albeit over 2400m – slightly short of the 2600m it was run over up until 2001.

After a drought stretching back to 1983 when Hayai did the double, the Metropolitan has come good as a Caulfield Cup guide in recent times.

It wasn’t run last year owing to equine influenze, but 2005 winner Railings and 2006 winner Tawqeet both won the Caulfield Cup at their very next start.

As a Melbourne Cup Odds guide it hasn’t fared as well, with Macdougall (1959) the last horse to do the double, but the great Saintly did run third in 1996 before romping away with that year’s Cup.

Whether this year’s renewal will live up to those formlines remains to be seen.

Heading the weights is the AJC Derby winner Fiumicino, who bounced back to winning form in the Hill Stakes two weeks ago. He was a beaten favourite at Randwick last week, but did have a big weight.

The favourite is Red Lord – one of many big race hopes for Champion stallion Redoute’s Choice at Randwick.

This Anthony Cummings trained five-year-old has really matured this time in work, winning twice before being bravely beaten at Rosehill last time out. He was a winner over 2800m at the Flemington carnival last year, so should comfortably cope with the 2400m.

Victorian visitor Gallopin is the other leading hope. Yet to win this preparation, the son of Pins strung together an impressive sequence of wins last summer and looks to be coming good at the right time, with trainer Danny O’Brien opting to run here, rather than Flemington.

The Turnbull Stakes is one of the great lead-up races to the Melbourne Cup Betting, Caulfield Cup and the Cox Plate – and there is every chance the winner of each of those races will contest the Turnbull this year.

Run over 2000m at Flemington, the Turnbull is often a pivotal point of the spring, with horses really hitting top gear after a number of earlier warm ups.

It was rightly upgraded to Group 1 status in 2006 and another great field is set to contest the race on Saturday.

Last year’s race provided the winner of both the Cox Plate, El Segundo (6th) and Melbourne Cup, Efficient (11th).

Melbourne Cup winners Makybe Diva (2005) and Let’s Elope (1991) both won the Turnbull, while Doriemus ran second in the 1995 Turnbull before winning the Caulfield Cup that year.

It’s an even more compelling case for the Caulfield Cup.

Elvstroem (2004), Northerly (2002), Sky Heights (1999) and Let’s Elope (1991) have all done the double in recent times, while Diatribe (2000), Doriemus (1995) and Paris Lane (1994) all placed before winning the Caulfield 2400m event.

In regards to the Cox Plate, Makybe Diva (2005), Northerly (2002), The Phantom Chance (1993) and Better Loosen Up (1990) all won the race before going to Moonee Valley, while Sunline ran second before taking her second Cox Plate in 2000.

So with that in mind, Saturday’s race should provide us with a great guide to the upcoming majors.

Weekend Hussler is an odds-on favourite and is expected to go from here and win both the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate – if the market is correct, for he is a fractional odds favourite in both races.

Among his rivals this Saturday are the half-brothers Efficient (by Zabeel) and Guillotine (Montjeu).

Efficient’s owner Lloyd Williams isn’t expecting a win from his charge this week, but is hoping he runs on strongly. Guillotine comes off a surprise win in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes last time out and has now struck peak form for David Hayes.

Both greys, from the New Zealand mare Refused The Dance, they will be better suited back to handicap conditions.

Guillotine can confirm himself as a major danger to Weekend Hussler in the Caulfield Cup if he runs here.

‘The Hussler’s’ biggest danger this week is expected to be Pompeii Ruler, who has twice run well behind him this spring. Maldivian is another runner capable of causing an upset, with both likely to be among contestants in this year’s Cox Plate.

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