The 2010 Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival is officially underway after the announcement of the feature race nominations for the upcoming spring season earlier today.
It is exactly three months to the jump of the 2010 Melbourne Cup and with an impressive 253 horses nominated for the event streaked with international additions, SportsBet is the place to go to check out the best odds.
Below we have the full list of horses nominated alongside their trainers all of which will be vying to take home their own share in the $6 million Melbourne Cup prizemoney this year.
There has been a substantial amount of interest surrounding the Melbourne Cup nominations for 2010, so look below for the full list of nominees. Make sure to bookmark us here at Horseraces.com.au, as we will delve deeper into the contenders over the next couple of months.
SportsBet is due to release early market odds for the 2010 Melbourne Cup on Thursday, and with odds highly lucrative this far out from the jump now is the time to wager as the odds will only get shorter as time goes by.
Also released today were nominations for the BMW Caulfield Cup, the Tatts Cox Plate, The Age Caulfield Guineas and the Schweppes Thousand Guineas, just check them out by clicking on the links.
Late Melbourne Cup nominations will close next Tuesday the 10th of August with a fee of $3,300 and handicaps will follow on the 1st of September.
| No | Horse | Trainer | Handicapper Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABOVE AVERAGE (IRE) | Lee Freedman | |
| 2 | AJHAR (USA) | Lee Freedman | 94 |
| 3 | AKMAL (GB) | John Dunlop | |
| 4 | AKZAR (IRE) | John Oxx | |
| 5 | ALANDI (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | |
| 6 | ALCOPOP | Jake Stephens | |
| 7 | ALL TIME CHAMPION | Evan Holland | |
| 8 | AMERICAIN (USA) | Alain de Royer Dupre | |
| 9 | ANANIAS | Kelvin Southey | 61 |
| 10 | ANOTHER LEGEND | Hugh Moran | |
| 11 | ANUDJAWUN (NZ) | Shaun Dwyer | 68 |
| 12 | APPREHEND | Tony Vasil | 96 |
| 13 | ASSO BELLO | Dennis O’Leary | |
| 14 | AVIENUS | Mark Webb | 93 |
| 15 | BALLYGORAN (NZ) | Eric Musgrove | 66 |
| 16 | BARON | Robert Hickmott | 64 |
| 17 | BASALTICO (IRE) | Bill & Symon Wilde | |
| 18 | BASE (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 70 |
| 19 | BAUER (IRE) | Luca Cumani | 110 |
| 20 | BECQU ADOREE (FR) | Luca Cumani | |
| 21 | BERLIOZ (NZ) | David Hayes | 88 |
| 22 | BILLSON | Robert Hickmott | 68 |
| 23 | BINT MAHER | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas | |
| 24 | BOLTON (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 64 |
| 25 | BOOMING (NZ) | Jeff Lynds | |
| 26 | BRIGHTNIGHT (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 67 |
| 27 | BUCCELLATI (GB) | Tony Noonan | |
| 28 | BY THE WAY | Mark Lewis | 82 |
| 29 | C’EST LA GUERRE (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 108 |
| 30 | CAMPANOLOGIST (USA) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 31 | CAPECOVER (NZ) | Patrick Payne | |
| 32 | CATS FUN | Jarrod McLean | 96 |
| 33 | CAVALRYMAN (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 34 | CEDARBERG | Pat Carey | 66 |
| 35 | CHARTREUX | David Hayes | |
| 36 | CHECKABOARD LOUNGE (NZ) | Neil Walsh | 65 |
| 37 | CHEVIOT BEACH | Nigel Blackiston | 62 |
| 38 | CLAREMONT (IRE) | Mahmood Al Zarooni | |
| 39 | CONISTON BLUEBIRD | Bede Murray | |
| 40 | COUNT ENCOSTA | John P Thompson | |
| 41 | CROCODILE CANYON (NZ) | Howie Matthews | |
| 42 | DAAD’S OVERTIME (NZ) | Guy Walter | |
| 43 | DANCING DAVID (IRE) | Brian Meehan | |
| 44 | DANGEROUS MIDGE (USA) | Brian Meehan | |
| 45 | DARIANA | Bart Cummings | |
| 46 | DARLEY SUN (IRE) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 47 | DESCARADO (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | |
| 48 | DOCTOR FREMANTLE (GB) | Lee Freedman | |
| 49 | DOUBLE WHISKY (NZ) | Chris Waller | |
| 50 | DOUBTFUL JACK | Peter G Moody | 102 |
| 51 | DRUNKEN SAILOR (IRE) | Luca Cumani | |
| 52 | DUAL HEMISPHERE | David Hayes | 73 |
| 53 | DUBAWI’S DAUGHTER | Greg Eurell | 58 |
| 54 | DUNDRUM | Hugh Moran | |
| 55 | EASTERN ARIA (UAE) | Mark Johnston | |
| 56 | ECHELON | Fran Houlahan & Brian Johnston | |
| 57 | EFFICIENT (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 120 |
| 58 | ELAPARADO (NZ) | Peter G Moody | 61 |
| 59 | EMBLEM OF LIBERTY (SAF) | Darren Weir | |
| 60 | EMPIRES CHOICE (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 103 |
| 61 | ERASET | Danny O’Brien | 82 |
| 62 | EXALTED EGO | Kevin & Heather Frew | |
| 63 | EXCEPTIONALLY (NZ) | Terry & Karina O’Sullivan | 82 |
| 64 | EXTRA ZERO | David Hayes | |
| 65 | FAINT PERFUME | Bart Cummings | |
| 66 | FAIRFIELD FLAME (GER) | Michael Moroney | |
| 67 | FAIRYGEM (NZ) | Peter G Moody | 97 |
| 68 | FANJURA (IRE) | Lee Freedman | 101 |
| 69 | FORTUNI (IRE) | Sir Mark Prescott | |
| 70 | FROZONE (NZ) | Alan Bailey | |
| 71 | FUJI FAME | Charles Schembri | 66 |
| 72 | GALLANT LADY | Lee Freedman | 72 |
| 73 | GET UP JUDE | Kevin Moses | |
| 74 | GHOSTMILK (IRE) | Peter G Moody | |
| 75 | GO WITH THE FLO (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | |
| 76 | GOLDEN CHARMER | Dan O’Sullivan | 82 |
| 77 | GOLDEN SWORD (GB) | Jane Chapple-Hyam | |
| 78 | GORKY PARK (NZ) | David Hayes | 103 |
| 79 | GOTHIC CROWN | Todd Balfour | 60 |
| 80 | GRAND DUCAL (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 98 |
| 81 | HAPPY SPIRIT (SAF) | Darren Weir | |
| 82 | HARRIS TWEED (NZ) | Murray & Bjorn Baker | |
| 83 | HASTEIN (NZ) | Mark Kavanagh | |
| 84 | HERCULIAN PRINCE (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | |
| 85 | HILLSTREET | Mark Kavanagh | |
| 86 | HISSING SID | Bill & Symon Wilde | 105 |
| 87 | HOLBERG (UAE) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 88 | HOLLOWAY (NZ) | Richard Otto | |
| 89 | HOME ON A WING | Anthony Cummings | |
| 90 | HUME (NZ) | Brian Smith | 95 |
| 91 | ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE (GB) | William Knight | |
| 92 | IMPOSING (GB) | Sir Michael Stoute | |
| 93 | INDITE (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 61 |
| 94 | INTERLOCKING (NZ) | Robert Hickmott | 76 |
| 95 | IREL (NZ) | Graeme Rogerson | |
| 96 | ISHANT | Peter G Moody | 82 |
| 97 | JAGUAR MAIL (JPN) | Noriyuki Hori | |
| 98 | JESSICABEEL (NZ) | John O’Shea | |
| 99 | JEUNEYS END | Allan Fitzgerald | 78 |
| 100 | JOE BLOW | Bart Cummings | 75 |
| 101 | JUNGLE ROCKET (NZ) | Jeff McVean | |
| 102 | JUST A BLAZE (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | |
| 103 | KALESKE | Mark Kavanagh | 68 |
| 104 | KEEP THE PEACE (NZ) | Shaune Ritchie | |
| 105 | KIBBUTZ (NZ) | David Hayes | 100 |
| 106 | KING OF MOUNTAINS | David Hayes | |
| 107 | KING OF WANDS (GB) | John Gosden | |
| 108 | KUTCHINSKY | Tony Noonan | |
| 109 | LADY ECLAIR (IRE) | Mark Johnston | |
| 110 | LANDLOCKED (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | |
| 111 | LANDLORD | Bart Cummings | |
| 112 | LARGO LAD | David Hayes | |
| 113 | LARISTAN (FR) | Jean-Claude Rouget | |
| 114 | LEGISLATURE | John P Thompson | |
| 115 | LEICA FALCON | Arthur Pace | |
| 116 | LEICA LARRIKIN | Richard Freyer | 97 |
| 117 | LETHAL ARROW | Peter G Moody | 61 |
| 118 | LIBEL LAW (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 119 | LINTON | Robert Hickmott | 99 |
| 120 | LITTORIO | Nigel Blackiston | |
| 121 | LIVIA | David Hayes | 67 |
| 122 | LOOK NOW | Tricia Cox | 54 |
| 123 | LORDS RANSOM | Bill & Symon Wilde | 105 |
| 124 | LOS CRISTIANOS (FR) | Alan Couetil | |
| 125 | MACEDONIAN (NZ) | Peter G Moody | 86 |
| 126 | MAESTRO OF MURANO | Roslyn Day | |
| 127 | MAJESTIC CONCORDE (IRE) | Dermot K Weld | |
| 128 | MALUCKYDAY (NZ) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | |
| 129 | MANIGHAR (FR) | Luca Cumani | |
| 130 | MARTIAL LAW (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 80 |
| 131 | MARTIN PLACE | Rodney Northam | |
| 132 | MARTYR (GB) | Richard Hannon | |
| 133 | MASTER O’REILLY (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | 109 |
| 134 | MASTERY (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 135 | MATEO | Tony Noonan | 60 |
| 136 | MEINER KITZ (JPN) | Sakae Kunieda | |
| 137 | METAL BENDER (NZ) | Chris Waller | |
| 138 | MILES ABOVE | Denis Daffy | 82 |
| 139 | MISS DARCEY | Anthony Cummings | 95 |
| 140 | MISS KEEPSAKE (NZ) | Andrew Scott | |
| 141 | MOATIZE | Bart Cummings | 105 |
| 142 | MONACO CONSUL (NZ) | Michael Moroney | 108 |
| 143 | MONCALIERI | Brian Smith | |
| 144 | MONTAHLIA (NZ) | Michael Kent | 89 |
| 145 | MONTJEU MADAME (NZ) | Darryl Dodson | 89 |
| 146 | MOSHAV (NZ) | Fran Houlahan & Brian Johnston | 58 |
| 147 | MOUDRE | Ciaron Maher | 87 |
| 148 | MOURAYAN (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | 107 |
| 149 | MR CHARLIE (NZ) | Peter G Moody | |
| 150 | MR MEDICI (IRE) | Peter Ho | |
| 151 | MUIR (GB) | Robert Hickmott | 82 |
| 152 | MY BENTLEY (NZ) | Michael Kent | 82 |
| 153 | MY CENTRAL (ITY) | Darren Weir | |
| 154 | NAADJI (NZ) | Bevan & Richard Laming | |
| 155 | NATURAL HIGH (IRE) | Dermot K Weld | |
| 156 | NAZABEEL (NZ) | Richard Otto | |
| 157 | NEWPORT | Paul Perry | |
| 158 | NIPTIOUS | Danny Curran | 87 |
| 159 | NITONIC | Ron Daniel | 86 |
| 160 | NO WINE NO SONG | Kevin Moses | |
| 161 | NOTHIN’ LEICA CAT (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | 89 |
| 162 | OAK HEART | Darren Weir | 92 |
| 163 | OCEAN DREAM | Peter G Moody | |
| 164 | OLYMPIC WIN (NZ) | John Sadler | 77 |
| 165 | ONCE MORE DUBAI (USA) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 166 | ONCE WERE WILD | Gai Waterhouse | |
| 167 | OUR ARISTOCRAT (GB) | Robert Hickmott | 70 |
| 168 | OUR CANNAVARO (NZ) | Chris Waller | |
| 169 | OUR DESTINY (NZ) | Corrina McDougal | |
| 170 | OUR KOBI JADE | Dan O’Sullivan | 65 |
| 171 | OUR ROCKHAMPTON (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | |
| 172 | PENTO DIABLO | Doug Harrison | 70 |
| 173 | PERSIAN STAR | Robert Smerdon | |
| 174 | PHANTOM AGENT | Gregory Minns | |
| 175 | PHAZE ACTION | Robbie Laing | 86 |
| 176 | POLLY’S MARK (IRE) | David Hayes | |
| 177 | POMPEYANO (IRE) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 178 | PRECEDENCE (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 101 |
| 179 | PROFOUND BEAUTY (IRE) | Dermot K Weld | |
| 180 | PURPLE MOON (IRE) | Luca Cumani | |
| 181 | RAFFAELLO | Jim Marconi | |
| 182 | RAINBOW PEAK (IRE) | Michael Jarvis | |
| 183 | REBEL RAIDER | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas | |
| 184 | RED COLOSSUS | Greg Eurell | |
| 185 | RED RULER (NZ) | John Sargent | |
| 186 | REIGNING RHYTHM | Gary Portelli | |
| 187 | REPRISAL | David Hayes | 87 |
| 188 | RIGHT FONG | David Balfour | |
| 189 | RITE OF PASSAGE (GB) | Dermot K Weld | |
| 190 | ROWLAND | Robbie Laing | 78 |
| 191 | RUN FOR NAARA | John P Thompson | |
| 192 | RUNDLE | Robert Hickmott | 78 |
| 193 | SAINT ENCOSTA | John P Thompson | 72 |
| 194 | SAINTHOOD | Rick Worthington | |
| 195 | SALINAS | Peter G Moody | |
| 196 | SANS FRONTIERES (IRE) | Jeremy Noseda | |
| 197 | SCOUTING WIDE (NZ) | Tim Martin | |
| 198 | SCULPTOR (NZ) | Peter Mckenzie | 105 |
| 199 | SEA GALLEON | Colin & Cindy Alderson | 70 |
| 200 | SHAHWARDI (FR) | Jeremy Gask | |
| 201 | SHAMOLINE WARRIOR | Mark Kavanagh | 95 |
| 202 | SHERPA TENZING (NZ) | Jim Conlan | 68 |
| 203 | SHOCKING | Mark Kavanagh | 115 |
| 204 | SHOOT OUT | John Wallace | 112 |
| 205 | SIRMIONE | Bart Cummings | 113 |
| 206 | SMALL MINDS | John P Thompson | |
| 207 | SMOKIN’ GUN (NZ) | John O’Shea | |
| 208 | SNAKE GULLY (NZ) | Howie Matthews | |
| 209 | SNOW ALERT | Chris Waller | |
| 210 | SO YOU THINK (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 116 |
| 211 | SOARING DRAGON | Jamie Edwards & Bruce Elkington | 66 |
| 212 | SOPRANIST (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | |
| 213 | SPACECRAFT | Mick Price | 85 |
| 214 | SPEED GIFTED (GB) | Lee Freedman | |
| 215 | STANSTILL (IRE) | Allan Swinbank | |
| 216 | STAR RIPPER | Bart Cummings | |
| 217 | STERLING PRINCE (NZ) | Wayne Hillis | |
| 218 | STILLMAN (USA) | Robert Hickmott | 75 |
| 219 | STREETFIGHTER | Terry Mathrick | 93 |
| 220 | SUGAR BUSH (NZ) | John Sadler | |
| 221 | SUNDAY MIST | Colin Little | |
| 222 | SUNSET CAFE | John Sadler | 62 |
| 223 | TACTIC (GB) | John Dunlop | |
| 224 | TARAWERA | Fran Houlahan & Brian Johnston | 68 |
| 225 | THE FUZZ (NZ) | David Hayes | 106 |
| 226 | THE HOMBRE | John Bary | |
| 227 | THE MINIVER ROSE (IRE) | Mick Price | 100 |
| 228 | THREE ORION (JPN) | Akira Murayama | |
| 229 | TOBIQUE | Allan Denham | |
| 230 | TOKAI TRICK (JPN) | Kenji Nonaka | |
| 231 | TOKEN OF HONOUR | David Hayes | |
| 232 | TORA TORA TORA | Tom Mulholland | |
| 233 | TRIPLE HONOUR (NZ) | Chris Waller | |
| 234 | TRIUMPHANT CHOICE | Peter G Moody | 70 |
| 235 | TRUSTING | John P Thompson | 103 |
| 236 | TRY PICKLE | John Nugent | |
| 237 | TULLAMORE (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | |
| 238 | TWO FOR TEA (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | |
| 239 | VALDEMORO | Tony Vasil | |
| 240 | VESPER | Robert Hickmott | 72 |
| 241 | VIGOR (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | 108 |
| 242 | WARRINGAH (GB) | Chris Waller | |
| 243 | WELL ROUNDED | Lee Freedman | 66 |
| 244 | WHITE PILGRIM (JPN) | Ippo Sameshima | |
| 245 | WHY WOULDYA (NZ) | Fran Houlahan & Brian Johnston | 65 |
| 246 | WOW (NZ) | David Hayes | 62 |
| 247 | ZABDUED (NZ) | Bart Cummings | |
| 248 | ZABRASIVE (NZ) | John O’Shea | |
| 249 | ZAMAN (NZ) | Neville McBurney | |
| 250 | ZAMPARA | Matthew Smith | |
| 251 | ZANTELAGH | Mark Kavanagh | |
| 252 | ZAVITE (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | |
| 253 | ZIPPING | Robert Hickmott | 116 |
