From Smokin' Romans to Anamoe and Deauville Legend, the leading chances for the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup

It's Spring Racing Carnival time and during the next 18 days, three of Australia's biggest and most famous races will be run and won.

The two Cups and a Plate — the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup — draw some of the best racehorses in Australia, and in recent years an increasing number of challengers from overseas.

So, who could be taking home some of Australia's most coveted silverware? Here are some names to watch out for.

Until this year, Smokin' Romans was a horse making solid but not spectacular progress in metropolitan and regional races in Victoria, with his biggest result a second place in last year's Bendigo Cup.

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Article written by: Andrew McGarry