Kyneton Cup
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Station One in Kyneton Cup
Twelve months ago, local trainer Liam Howley won his second Kyneton Cup with New York Hurricane, ridden by Harry Coffey. Howley has his 2022 Kyneton Cup winner Station One in the field for the $125,000 Kyneton Cup to be run on Wednesday to follow up the Melbourne Cup at Flemington tomorrow. Station One, now a…
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All set for the Kyneton Cup
Everything is in readiness for the 2024 Kyneton Cup race meeting tomorrow (Wednesday), with a large attendance of both locals and visitors anticipated. Macedon Ranges trainer Liam Howley is making a double-pronged bid to win another Kyneton Cup, with his 2022 winner Station One and New York Hurricane in the field. The $125,000 bet365 Kyneton…
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Racing strong in the Ranges
The Macedon Ranges Region has long been recognised for the significance of its thoroughbred racing industry profile. The region is home to well-known and often long-established stud and agistment farms, many training enterprises and the full range of essential ancillary support services, including a wide range of suppliers. The economic impact on the Macedon Ranges…
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Kyneton Cup to Station One
Bill West A big jump in class made no difference as lightly raced Station One set a strong pace to lead all the way in the $125,000 Kyneton Cup last Wednesday. “The Cup might have been moved to Bendigo but it was great to win our first Kyneton Cup with Station One,” local trainer Liam…
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Kyneton Cup at Bendigo today
The $125,000 bet365 Kyneton Cup for 2022 will highlight a nine-event program being run at Bendigo today (Wednesday). The Kyneton meeting was switched to Bendigo at the weekend, with persistent rain in the preceding days taking its toll on the track and surrounds. Racing Victoria and the Kyneton & Hanging Rock Racing Club announced the venue switch at the…
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Cup goes to Indiana Lilly
Run in pouring rain with a depleted field, Cranbourne-trained mare Indiana Lilly got up in the last couple of strides to edge out Silent Command in the 2021 bet365 Kyneton Cup last Wednesday. A masterly ride by experienced jockey Craig Newitt made the difference between winning and losing, as Indiana Lilly ($7 chance) did not…
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Petition to allow crowds at Kyneton Cup
Macedon Ranges resident Suzanne Carroll, a successful fashion designer and ardent racegoer, has made a petition-led bid to persuade authorities to allow spectators to attend the 2021 Kyneton Cup race meeting on November 3. The Riddells Creek entrepreneur said the residents of Macedon Ranges had supported the action to get vaccinated and deserved to be…
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Thrilling finish in Kyneton Cup
The bet365 Kyneton Cup produced the most exciting finish on the nine-event program staged by Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club last week. Just when the well fancied and supported duo of Pacodali and Double You Tee were fighting out the finish of the $125,000 feature event, Midterm swooped down the middle of the track…
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Walk to the Cup
Kyneton Cup Day holds particular significance for former local resident Nathan Elms (‘Elmsy’) and even more so this year. The 19-year-old will be walking onto the Kyneton Racecourse for the last leg of his Caulfield to Kyneton Walk for Prostate Cancer. Nathan is making the 105km effort for his father who was diagnosed with cancer…