No Monday morning blues for James J Braddock! He is absolutely booming down here and we are counting down the days to the Melbourne Cup. 💪🇮🇪

The launch of the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival with a familiar face @francescacumani! #melbournecup

There was no fairy-tale ending for Beset at Saint-Cloud yesterday, but what a wonderful mare she's been for us over the last two years with three Listed race wins and a Group 3 placing. She now goes to the Sceptre Sessions at Tattersalls as lot 1471 on November 30th.

Kizlyar will take his chance for @JosephOBrien2 in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup at Flemington later today in his bid to secure a start in the Melbourne Cup. The race is at 6:20am Irish time and will be live on Sky Sports Racing. 🇮🇪@HRIRacing

Your daily dose of James J Braddock absolutely loving life in Australia! 🇮🇪

I couldn’t come to Melbourne and not call into @LivingLegendsAU to catch up with the hero that is Twilight Payment aka Twiggy. Thanks to Andrew and Adele for being such great hosts. Keep watching until the end for the most Aussie scene of all time! 😂

Had a very enjoyable 35 minutes with the legend @ghall27 this morning talking about a whole range of subjects. youtube.com/watch?v=5E6EzClS…

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Very proud of the runs of Omni Man (3rd) and Small Fry (2nd) in the Geelong Cup. They both ran huge and you’ll be seeing them again in the coming weeks. Congrats to the connections of the winner Point Of Law. Great to see the international form stand up so well.

Geelong Cup day! Great to be here and it was lovely to chat to @YargiAmy on @Racing about the international contenders for the big race.

Life Goal: Jump out of bed to tackle your day with as much enthusiasm and intent as James J Braddock! #volumeup #upthebraddock

The second wave of Joseph O’Brien’s team have settled in great in Werribee. In order of grazing, Trustyourinstinct with Sean Corby, Defiantly with Scott McCullagh, Sons And Lovers with Michael Brophy, James J Braddock with Chantel Hellier and Goodie Two Shoes with Lizzie Gale.

Small Fry and Omni Man have been declared by @JosephOBrien2 for the Geelong Cup on Wednesday. Only one Irish-trained horse has ever won the race, Media Puzzle in 2002. It is a win-and-you’re-in for the Melbourne Cup. 🇮🇪