[Scurlogue Champ]

Originally Posted by Cardus

It's too bad that Yeats has been withdrawn from consideration. (The only account that I read, from the Sydney Morning Herald, 9/18 edition, was that O'Brien was mulling his options.)

With Eremein -- the best middle distance horse Down Under -- being pointed to the Cox Plate, it looks like a year when a foreigner can take The Nation Stopper. After Eremein, it looks like a mixed bag.

Godolphin and "Shake Mo" do not seem to have a serious -- or any -- threat to win the race, other than the Kentucky Derby, that they cherish (of races they've yet to win).

I'm certain of one thing, though: having seen only three Melbourne Cups, it will be strange to see a horse other than "The Diva" win it.

Enjoy the racing.

Once Headturner and Railings get rolling here in the next few weeks, the foreigner's won't look so promising.