Willie Mullins knew Vauban’s Melbourne Cup hopes were gone at the halfway point of Tuesday’s $8m epic. Mullins sent Vauban ...
Rich Ricci fronts up as equal Cup favourite Vauban prepares for another crack after "complete flop".
Vauban was the 9-2 favourite a year ago when he finished 14th and after being sent off the 7-1 third-favourite this time, he ...
Willie Mullins will focus on Clonmel’s more local charms on Thursday after another attempt to land the Melbourne Cup ended in failure in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Although Absurde ran an ...
Star international jockey William Buick says Vauban has the best form in the Melbourne Cup, “no question about that”.
Buick's association with Vauban has coincided with his best season in Europe. Willie Mullins' stayer won the G2 Lonsdale Cup (3300m) and ran placings in the G2 Curragh Cup (2800m) and G2 Yorkshire Cup ...
It’s a case of history repeating, with Vauban now outright favourite for today’s $8.5 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). The Chris Waller-trained Buckaroo was the $5.50 favourite after ...
In fact, just 32 favourites have won the Melbourne Cup since it was first run and won by the legendary Archer in 1861. That's ...