Millers Guide, the sporting publication that has settled many an argument of who won the Melbourne Cup in what year, plus results of the Brownlow Medal, is just a matter of flicking through the pages for results.

The 139^th edition is back in newsagents with 804 of packed pages, with results of every major horse race run in Australia, plus results of all sports.

A record attendance at a Grand Final in 1970 was 121,696, while Campbell’s Creek, in the Maryborough league, kicked 100 goals 34 to Primrose’s 3 goals.

Editor, Dennis Huxley, and his assistant John O’Donnell, can be proud of a world class publication available at Newsagents for $19.99.

Payne Misses Flemington

Michelle Payne will be sitting in the grandstand over the four days at Flemington after failing an appeal against a 20 meeting suspension, resulting in interference incurred with the running of the Moonee Valley Gold Cup in which she rode the winner, Prince of Penzance.

The interference occurred at the point of where Albonetti fell, ridden by Chad Schofield who was lucky to escape serious injury.

Payne can return to riding on November 12, the meeting is at Bendigo.

Bendigo Cup A Bit Light On

Bendigo Jockey Club committee would have been disappointed with the small acceptances for the $250,000 Bendigo Cup.

More than likely it is just a one off, in the past the Bendigo Cup has always been known as the premier provincial Cup.

Kyneton Cup Next Week

Kyneton Cup is among the highlights of a forth coming busy racing week, in between the Melbourne Cup and the Oaks.

There is a lot of tradition attached to Kyneton, among the best provincial racecourses in Australia, its fore fathers had vision, they selected a prime slice of fertile ground, before the racecourse was designed elm trees were planted.

The plantings took place somewhere around 1860, the thousands that have flocked to Kyneton since have had the benefit of shade on the hottest of days.

Kyneton has been recognised as a training centre, the course has been completely floodlit for the convenience of 30 trainers that work on an average of 80 to 100 horses per day.

Big Break For Apprentice

Talented apprentice rider, Regan Bayliss, will be given the opportunity to continue his meteoric rise through the riding ranks when he contests the final of an invitational race series in Abu Dhabi next week.

Bayliss will ride an Arabian horse in the final of the series on Sunday November 9.

Straight Track Only Concern

Co –trainer, Peter Morgan, can’t wait to saddle up star filly, Eloping, in Saturday’s Group1 $500,000 Coolmore Stud Stakes, run down the straight six at Flemington.

In the hottest field of three year olds we have seen for many a long day, you could have half a dozen picks and still miss the winner.

Morgan’s only fear is the long straight, she is sure to run a good race and will look like a winner at some stage, whether she can hold out the males over the final 200 metres is yet to be answered.