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Todd Blum takes you inside The Trainers Hut with a focus on two races that will have a big influence on the 2020 Group 1 Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) later in the year. Todd speaks to Dan Fletcher who is a part owner of Russian Camelot, the impressive winner of the Group 1 SA Derby (2500m), as well as a look at the race itself. Todd also looks at the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) run this weekend at Flemington for a 'golden-ticket' to the Melbourne Cup.
RSN927's US correspondent Ron Flatter caught up with champion jockey Frankie Dettori at the Breeders Cup meeting being held this year at Del Mar in California. The popular Italian jockey has a hectic schedule in the next few days, with 6 rides at the Breeders Cup this weekend before jumping on a plane and traveling to Melbourne to partner last years' Melbourne Cup winner Almandin. Dettori was booked to the ride the Lloyd Williams' galloper late last week due to Damien Oliver losing his appeal after being suspended on Cox Plate Day.Dettori spoke exclusively to Ron Flatter about his upcoming trip to Flemington, where he is seeking to ride his first Emirates Melbourne Cup winner.
Here's how our Sports Freak, Daniel Leach, sees this year's Emirates Melbourne Cup. In short, it's a tough race to pick a winner this year.
What Shane Anderson doesn't know about the racing caper just isn't worth knowing. He heads up the coverage on racing.com (channel 68 in regional WA) and here's his thoughts on today's Emirates Melbourne Cup
A special presentation by Leslie Bunn Glover ('Bunny") as part of the Sandakan Mebourne Cup display at the Shrine of Remembrance during this year's Spring Racing Carnival. Commemorating the 2,500 Australian and British men who dies as prisoners of the Japanese on Borneo. The Sandakan Cup (1942) and the Emirates Melbourne Cup (2015) were featured on stage during the program. In May 1942, Bunny was among hundreds of Australian prisoners moved to a forced-labour camps at Sandakan, Borneo, after the fall of Singapore. Happy memories of his time in captivity are few but a clear example is the running of the Sandakan Melbourne Cup in November 1942.
A preview of the 2014 Emirates Melbourne Cup with award-winning racing news and current affairs broadcaster Shane Anderson, number one analyst Deane Lester, and top trackman Warren Huntly
A preview of the 2013 Emirates Melbourne Cup with award-winning racing news and current affairs broadcaster Shane Anderson, number one analyst Deane Lester, and top trackman Warren Huntly