Almanac Racing: I have a horse in the Melbourne Cup

A big lover of horse racing from an early age, Rodney Boyd has a part stake in this year’s Melbourne Cup. It’s a high water mark among many memories.

Almanac Racing – rolling the dice

It’s not negotiable. This is the Caulfield Cup. You have to have an opinion. In recent years the winners have sometimes been unseen, maybe even unknown – factor it all in to the giant permutation that could equal not just financial reward but the status of having backed a leg of the famed double. Tips please.

Standing on the outside lookin’ in

Damien Oliver has a referee if he needs it in future in Tony Robb, especially after Happy Trails helped him out of a Spring Carnival black hole.