Had not rain come to soak the Flemington course last week, Colonus wou[?] probably not have added his name to the few horses that have won the Melbourne Cup at odds of 100 to 1 against. Three horses at present share that doubtful honor--The Pearl (1871), Wotan (1936) and Old Rowley (1940). ...
Article : 859 wordsFinished on in the Melbourne Cup, but once again wasn't good enough. Wilson has just ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 33 wordsForm at Flemington during the two days of the Cup Carnival proved most interesting. The failure of such well-known stayers as Skipton ...
Article : 142 wordsWhen settling proceeded over the Melbourne Cup on Monday there were a few good winners over the victory of Colonus. On the eve of the race Colonus was quoted in some quarters at 100 to 1. He opened ...
Article : 310 wordsH. McCloud, 18-year-old apprentice, who rode Colonus to victory in the Melbourne Cup, has ridden 37 winners in all. Twenty-five of these were in the Melbourne metropolitan area. McCloud is apprenticed ...
Article : 186 wordsMany of the greatest stayers have been unlucky in the Melbourne Cup, but Shadow King's record of two seconds, two thirds and a fourth out of six starts in the Cup is undoubtedly the unluckiest of the lot ...
Article : 176 wordsOnly once has the winner of the Melbourne Cup won the subsequent Williamstown Cup. This was in 1922 when Messrs. C. L. Dubois and R. W Bennett's horse King Ingoda captured these two rich races. ...
Article : 169 wordsTwo of Sydney's leading riders. DARBY MUNRO (right) and BILLY COOK, came to Melbourne for the Cup. Neither finished In the money, but Cook rode one winner during the day, which helped to pay his exes. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Advertising : 56 wordsMr. R. Turnbull, the chairman of the V.R.C., owns a smart filly in East End, winner of the Oaks, and the Wakeful Stakes. East End ...
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Call and Bailey's Weekly (Perth, WA : 1940 - 1945), Thu 26 Nov 1942, Page 2
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