Sydney Cup

In one of the most dramatic races in Sydney Cup history Stand To Gain has claimed victory as the race emergency. On a very wet Sydney day the track was rated a Heavy 10 and the field was strung out at a decent pace for most of the trip. As…

The 2011 Sydney Cup shapes as one of the closest contests in recent memory with a bag of top chances all with a real winning hope. Hawk Island comes into the race as the top weighted entrant but will still have plenty of support after lugging an even bigger weight…

As expected the overseas invaders were rife throughout the 2011 Sydney Cup field with 11 of the 17 acceptors having origins outside of Australia. Ireland and New Zealand are the best represented with four apiece while the UK has two and France one. They are some of the best chances…

Importing stayers have proved to be a successful business for Sydney trainer Chris Waller, with many of these stayers running in the Group Sydney Cup this Saturday April 23, 2011. The trainer utilised a number of tried horses’ sales in England a few years ago in his search for stayers…

The 2011 Sydney Cup is exactly a month away and there are still 85 nominations listed for the Group 1 event worth half a million dollars. The Sydney Cup is still run over the full 3200m distance making it one of the favourites with punters and giving a sneak peak…