Turf Monthly

This year marks 100 years since the remarkable performance of Frances Tressady in winning the 1923 VRC Derby and Oaks double. Yet her name rarely is to be seen among any list of our great racehorses. There are likely plenty of reasons that the mare l

Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954), Sunday 4 March 1951, page 18 Stable followers made a colossal clean-up … WHEN REVENUE WON THE CUP In this narrative of the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups of 1901, the actual running of the races is not dealt with, for

Alligator Blood won the Underwood Stakes in September. It was the gelding’s second victory in the race, and he joined an elite group of thirteen horses who have won the race more than once. Included in the list are such horses as Ajax, Whittier, Hall

With this being the 100th anniversary of Bitalli’s remarkable Melbourne Cup win, it is worth at least a brief comment on the gelding. We have mentioned him in the past as it is such a unique story of how he had only two runs for his new owner, winnin