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Michael Dee snares G1 ride on Gingernuts
Melbourne
Wednesday 8 November 2017, 4:53pm
Michael Dee will replace the suspended Hugh Bowman on New Zealander Gingernuts in the Group One Emirates Stakes at Flemington. Read more »
David Payne to get gauge on Regal Rage
Sydney
Wednesday 8 November 2017, 4:02pm
Rosehill trainer David Payne has developing stayer Regal Rage making his debut a week after Ace High won the Victoria Derby at Flemington. Read more »
Aloisia can cap her campaign in VRC Oaks
Melbourne
Wednesday 8 November 2017, 3:38pm
Aloisia has emerged as the star filly of the Melbourne spring carnival and the short-priced favourite will be out to cap her campaign in the Group One VRC Oaks. Read more »
Williams makes call for Cup emergencies
Melbourne
Wednesday 8 November 2017, 3:23pm
Lloyd Williams has joined the call for emergencies to be added to the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Prize money boost for The Everest
Sydney
Wednesday 8 November 2017, 2:16pm
Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club have confirmed the prize money pool for next year's Everest will increase to $13 million. Read more »
Gai Waterhouse after first VRC Oaks win
Melbourne
Wednesday 8 November 2017, 1:26pm
Gai Waterhouse is out to win her first VRC Oaks with Pinot to take on odds-on favourite Aloisia in the 2500m staying race for fillies at Flemington. Read more »
Williams already planning seventh Cup win
Melbourne
Wednesday 8 November 2017, 1:07pm
As celebrations continue, Melbourne Cup winning owner Lloyd Williams has already started planning an assault on next year's Cup. Read more »
Cantbuybetter likely to stay home
Brisbane
Wednesday 8 November 2017, 12:48pm
Talented Cantbuybetter will need to produce an exceptional run at Doomben to earn a trip to Perth for a Group One race. Read more »
Queensland prize money boost promised
Brisbane
Wednesday 8 November 2017, 12:27pm
The Queensland Labor government has made an election promise to boost prize money for country racing, Read more »
Woman charged over Melbourne Cup protest
Melbourne
Wednesday 8 November 2017, 7:21am
A woman has been charged after a car was driven onto train tracks near the Melbourne Cup as a protest about refugees on Manus Island. Read more »
A Melbourne Cup for the Irish, and Lloyd
Melbourne
Wednesday 8 November 2017, 3:32am
The 2017 Melbourne Cup has delivered a 6th win for owner Lloyd Williams, a second for the jockey and the first for a young Irish trainer. Read more »
Regal Monarch dies after Cup day fall
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 9:53pm
Race horse Regal Monarch has been euthanised after falling in race four at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day. Read more »
Joseph O'Brien born to be a horse trainer
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 6:57pm
Joseph O'Brien has always been destined to be a trainer but has been stunned by his Melbourne Cup success with Rekindling. Read more »
Dee guides Pedrena to Cup day stakes win
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 6:50pm
Jockey Michael Dee would have loved a better finish in his first Melbourne Cup ride but has managed to win a stakes race at Flemington. Read more »
Williams has luck of the Irish in Melb Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 6:46pm
Owner Lloyd Williams has won the Melbourne Cup for a second year thanks to Irish-trained horse Rekindling. Read more »
Punters wage $90m on Melbourne Cup
Sydney
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 6:40pm
Punters have outlaid almost $90 million on the Melbourne Cup before Rekindling provided owner Lloyd Williams with his sixth winner in Australia's great race. Read more »
Bowman, Williams suspended at Flemington
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 6:35pm
Leading jockeys Hugh Bowman and Craig Williams have each been suspended for 11 meetings and indicated they will appeal the bans. Read more »
Joseph O'Brien trumps father Aidan at Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 6:34pm
Aidan O'Brien has trained a record number of Group One winners this year but his son Joseph denied him Melbourne Cup victory with Rekindling. Read more »
Williams shares Cup dream with mates
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 6:33pm
The man who owned more runners in the Melbourne Cup than even Lloyd Williams doesn't think he'll beat his mate's Cup record. Read more »
Corey Brown celebrates resurgence
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 6:28pm
Popular jockey Corey Brown is celebrating his second Melbourne Cup win, eight years after his first. Read more »
Max Dynamite is placed again in Melb Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 5:27pm
Irish trainer Willie Mullins' three runners in the Melbourne Cup have all finished in the top 10, with Max Dynamite placing for the second time. Read more »
Who is Melb Cup winning rider Corey Brown?
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 5:26pm
Corey Brown has claimed his second Melbourne Cup victory with Rekindling, eight years after winning on Shocking. Read more »
Fifth place for first Scottish Cup runner
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 4:56pm
Nakeeta has finished fifth for trainer Iain Jardine, the first Scottish runner to contest the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Thuderstorms can't dampen Cup day in Qld
Brisbane
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 4:52pm
Thunderstorms and rain in many parts of Queensland couldn't dampen Melbourne Cup day fever. Read more »
Melbourne Cup - what the jockeys said
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 4:48pm
What the jockeys said after the 2017 Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Where your Melbourne Cup horse finished
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 4:38pm
How they finished in the 2017 Melbourne Cup. Read more »
So close, yet so far for Melham in Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 4:16pm
Ben Melham believes the weight difference was telling at the finish as the younger Rekindling narrowly denied his mount Johannes Vermeer in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Big Duke leads home Australian Cup charge
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 4:08pm
Big Duke has finished fourth in the Melbourne Cup to be the first Australian-trained stayer home. Read more »
Frankie Dettori's Melbourne Cup history
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 3:53pm
A look at Frankie Dettori's Melbourne Cup results from his 16 rides in Australia's most famous race. Read more »
Lloyd Williams continues Cup dominance
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 3:52pm
Owner Lloyd Williams has added a sixth Melbourne Cup to his collection after Rekindling beat with his other runner Johannes Vermeer. Read more »
Irish raider Rekindling wins the Melb Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 3:06pm
Trainer Joseph O'Brien has celebrated a Melbourne Cup win with Rekindling who has beaten Johannes Vermeer prepared by his father Aidan. Read more »
Prezado breaks trainers Cup week drought
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 2:19pm
Trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra have finally trained another Melbourne Cup week winner with Prezado scoring at Flemington. Read more »
Chilly Cup weather fails to deter Finch
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 2:18pm
Chilly weather hasn't deterred television presenter Rachael Finch from attending this year's Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Taylor Dayne rocks Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 1:54pm
American songstress Taylor Dayne is set to serenade a Melbourne Cup marquee with her 1980s hits but is keen to finish her set and finalise her bets. Read more »
Jinx 'N' Drinx continues Fradd run of form
Brisbane
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 1:52pm
Robbie Fradd has produced a clever front-running ride on Jinx 'N' Drinx at Doomben to continue his winning run. Read more »
Moreira bruised following Flemington fall
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 1:25pm
Joao Moreira has been cleared to fly to Hong Kong after the star jockey was involved in a Melbourne Cup day fall. Read more »
Jamie Kah lands a Melbourne Cup day winner
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 1:13pm
Adelaide rider Jamie Kah has soaked up the Melbourne Cup day atmosphere, winning aboard Dollar For Dollar at Flemington. Read more »
Flemington stakes race return for Tahanee
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 12:46pm
After a confidence-boosting win on Melbourne Cup day, Tahanee could be back at Flemington to run in the Group Two Matriarch Stakes. Read more »
Cup punters, bookies celebrate at Randwick
Sydney
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 12:19pm
More than 20,000 punters flocked to Randwick to celebrate the Melbourne Cup while Sydney bookmakers rejoiced at Rekindled's win. Read more »
Marmelo didn't stay the distance - trainer
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 12:14pm
Trainer Hughie Morrison says his first thoughts on $7 equal Melbourne Cup favourite Marmelo were that he didn't stay the distance. Read more »
Setsuna confirms Gai's Golden Slipper plan
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 12:01pm
Two-year-old Setsuna has capped her first preparation with a Group Three win at Flemington and will now be given a break and aimed towards the Golden Slipper. Read more »
Colour the hot trend at cool Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 11:39am
Celebrities brought the heat to Flemington for the most colourful, but chilly, day of the Melbourne Cup carnival. Read more »
Melbourne Cup tips: Leaders and sportsmen
Canberra
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 10:33am
Millions of Australians will be watching, and betting on the Melbourne Cup today. Read more »
Youngster leads an Irish Cup trifecta
Melbourne
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 3:32am
Lloyd Williams may be the most successful owner in Melbourne Cup history, but his quinella has been beaten by an Irish trifecta. Read more »
Last words from the Cup players
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 8:00pm
Some final words from the connections of the Melbourne Cup runners. Read more »
Parish credits Shinn for his help
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 7:52pm
Cory Parish credits fellow jockey Blake Shinn with helping refine his riding style as he attempts to add a Melbourne Cup to his Caulfield Cup win on Boom Time. Read more »
Marmelo favourite for the Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 6:56pm
English horse Marmelo has been well supported to win the Melbourne Cup for trainer Hughie Morrison and jockey Hugh Bowman. Read more »
Jockeys chase their Melbourne Cup dreams
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 6:49pm
Melbourne Cup contender Boom Time's jockey Cory Parish would normally be riding in a country race meeting on Cup day. Read more »
Fitter Baster cycles away for a Cup start
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 6:05pm
In-form jockey Stephen Baster has picked up the Cup ride on Irish visitor Wicklow Brave. Read more »
Schofield expects good run from Nakeeta
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 5:51pm
Jockey Glyn Schofield is hoping Scottish-trained Nakeeta will be strong when it counts at the business end in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Kathy O'Hara gazing at Cup
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 5:44pm
Kathy O'Hara is aiming to become just the second woman to ride the winner of the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Single Gaze underrated again: Olive
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 5:43pm
Single Gaze has taken her connections on a memorable journey and after her second in the Caulfield Cup she will be out to go one better in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Shinn has great chance at second Cup win
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 5:13pm
Blake Shinn already has one Melbourne Cup win to his name and believes he has a great chance to add another aboard Humidor in the famous race. Read more »
Staying trim pays off for Beau Mertens
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 5:11pm
Beau Mertens will be the only apprentice in the Melbourne Cup when he rides the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Cismontane. Read more »
James Cummings has Cup chance in Hartnell
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 4:56pm
James Cummings, grandson of the late 'Cups King' Bart Cummings, will be chasing his first Melbourne Cup win when he saddles up Hartnell. Read more »
VRC to look at Melbourne Cup emergencies
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 4:20pm
The Victoria Racing Club will have talks with its wagering partners in an attempt to solve the technology issues that rule out emergencies in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Two shots at Cup glory for Joseph O'Brien
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 4:04pm
Young Irish trainer Joseph O'Brien will saddle US Army Ranger and Rekindling for his first shot at Melbourne Cup glory. Read more »
Laxon tips Johannes Vermeer for Cup
Sydney
Monday 6 November 2017, 3:36pm
The first female trainer to win the Melbourne Cup, Sheila Laxon has made her pick for this year's race during her journey there aboard a cruise ship. Read more »
Michael Dee thrilled to get first Cup ride
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 3:18pm
Michael Dee is hoping his spring carnival to remember will continue at Flemington when he rides Gallante in his first Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Nakeeta chasing Cup win for Scotland
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 2:45pm
Nakeeta will be the first Scottish-trained horse to line up in the Melbourne Cup and his trainer says the gelding is in good shape ahead of the race. Read more »
Melham has confidence in Johannes Vermeer
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 1:57pm
Jockey Ben Melham believes Johannes Vermeer probably should have won the Caulfield Cup and rates the Irish horse a great chance to take out the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Libran chases Highclere Racing Cup dream
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 1:37pm
Libran will become the fourth Melbourne Cup starter for European syndicator Highclere Racing when he runs in the 3200m-race at Flemington. Read more »
First Cup winner honoured by NSW home town
Sydney
Monday 6 November 2017, 12:35pm
A public sculpture of inaugural Melbourne Cup winner Archer, his trainer and jockey will be erected in the NSW town of Nowra in time for 2018 race celebrations. Read more »
Palmer to face former bosses in first Cup
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 12:33pm
Wall Of Fire is considered a genuine chance to give English trainer Hugo Palmer a Melbourne Cup win at his first attempt. Read more »
Coldest Melbourne Cup in a decade
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 12:20pm
Chilly temperatures and drizzle are predicted for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup, which is set to be the coldest in a decade. Read more »
Jeff Felix badly hurt in race fall
Brisbane
Monday 6 November 2017, 10:30am
Comeback jockey Jeff Felix has been seriously injured in a race fall at Home Hill in north Queensland. Read more »
Williams has 6 chances to win his 6th Cup
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 3:31am
Lloyd Williams hopes Almandin will become only the sixth multiple Melbourne Cup winner, but he has five other chances to add to his record trophy collection. Read more »
VRC chair carried Cup dreams in parade
Melbourne
Monday 6 November 2017, 3:31am
The annual Melbourne Cup parade has impressed English trainer Hugo Palmer, who can't imagine Londoners shutting down streets ahead of a big race. Read more »
Boom Time's Cup price has Hayes puzzled
Melbourne
Sunday 5 November 2017, 6:40pm
David Hayes thinks Boom Time is at an inflated price for the Melbourne Cup following his last start Caulfield Cup victory. Read more »
Statistics on the Cup
Melbourne
Sunday 5 November 2017, 6:32pm
Some statistics on the $6 million Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Owner says Thomas Hobson well handicapped
Melbourne
Sunday 5 November 2017, 6:19pm
The owner of the 2015 Melbourne Cup runner-up is back for another shot with former hurdlers. Read more »
Quiet coffee plans for Wohler and McEvoy
Melbourne
Sunday 5 November 2017, 6:02pm
Andreas Wohler will rely on the skill of Kerrin McEvoy to overcome the widest draw aboard Red Cardinal in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Time for Arrogate to retire: Baffert
San Diego
Sunday 5 November 2017, 5:37pm
Trainer Bob Baffert says now is the time for Arrogate to retire after his lacklustre fifth in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Read more »
Lloyd Williams continues Cup quest
Melbourne
Sunday 5 November 2017, 5:26pm
Lloyd Williams is looking to add to his five Melbourne Cup wins with six runners this year. Read more »
Lloyd Willliams has six-pronged Cup attack
Melbourne
Sunday 5 November 2017, 5:01pm
Lloyd Williams loves winning the Melbourne Cup and has six chances to make it No.6. Read more »
Who Shot Thebarman out of Cup
Melbourne
Sunday 5 November 2017, 4:23pm
Veteran stayer Who Shot Thebarman has been scratched from the Melbourne Cup because of an elevated temperature. Read more »
Gun Runner leads all the way in Classic
San Diego
Sunday 5 November 2017, 4:11pm
Gun Runner has exacted revenge for his Dubai World Cup defeat by leading all the way in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Read more »
Williams covets another Cup with Almandin
Melbourne
Sunday 5 November 2017, 4:01pm
Almandin is the favourite to add to owner Lloyd Williams' record Melbourne Cup haul and deliver superstar jockey Frankie Dettori his first. Read more »
Almandin flying ahead of Cup: Williams
Melbourne
Sunday 5 November 2017, 3:38pm
Co-owner Nick Williams would love to see Almandin, one of six runners he has in the Melbourne Cup, become a dual winner of Australia's most famous race. Read more »
Barman denied chance at Cup history
Melbourne
Sunday 5 November 2017, 3:21pm
Veteran stayer Who Shot Thebarman will not get the chance to run in his fourth Melbourne Cup with trainer Chris Waller reporting he has an elevated temperature. Read more »
Mullins calls on Aussie experience in Cup
Melbourne
Sunday 5 November 2017, 2:19pm
Willie Mullins says the Melbourne Cup is an open race in which he will be represented by Max Dynamite,Wicklow Brave and Thomas Hobson. Read more »
Record-equalling 11 overseas Cup raiders
Melbourne
Sunday 5 November 2017, 2:06pm
Overseas-trained horses have won the Melbourne Cup six times, beginning with Irishman Dermot Weld and Vintage Crop in 1993. Read more »
Overseas raiders thriving ahead of Cup
Melbourne
Sunday 5 November 2017, 2:06pm
A record-equalling 11 international runners are vying for this year's Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Darren Dance chases a Melbourne Cup dream
Melbourne
Sunday 5 November 2017, 1:54pm
Syndicator Darren Dance will continue his Melbourne Cup quest when French horse Tiberian runs at Flemington. Read more »
Predicted rain to soften Doomben
Brisbane
Sunday 5 November 2017, 1:30pm
Predicted rain is expected to help take the fire out of the Doomben track ahead of the Melbourne Cup meeting. Read more »
O'Hara primed for Cup debut on Single Gaze
Sydney
Sunday 5 November 2017, 1:23pm
Kathy O'Hara is primed for her Melbourne Cup debut aboard her favourite horse, Caulfield Cup runner-up Single Gaze. Read more »
Former UK jockey say she was harassed
London
Sunday 5 November 2017, 12:03pm
British trainer Gay Kelleway has made allegations of harassment she suffered when she was a jockey. Read more »
Almandin firm favourite for Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Saturday 4 November 2017, 7:24pm
Last year's winner Almandin is the favourite to defend the Melbourne Cup for leviathan owner Lloyd Williams who has six horses in the race. Read more »
Clarke focused on her 'tiny' winner
Melbourne
Saturday 4 November 2017, 6:48pm
Cranbourne trainer Udyta Clarke has won the Group Two TAB Multiplier Stakes but she had no interest in the winners' presentation. Read more »
Flemington ban for French jockey Peslier
Melbourne
Saturday 4 November 2017, 6:38pm
French jockey Olivier Peslier has been one of three jockeys suspended for careless riding on Victoria Derby day at Flemington. Read more »
Michael Heagney outed for careless riding
Sydney
Saturday 4 November 2017, 6:09pm
Jockey Michael Heagney has been suspended for careless riding after apprentice Lee Magorrian fell from his mount in the Highway Handicap at Rosehill. Read more »
Melbourne Cup field decided
Melbourne
Saturday 4 November 2017, 6:04pm
Lloyd Williams, the most successful owner in Melbourne Cup history, will have six runners this year. Read more »
No Derby grand final win for Dusty Boys
Melbourne
Saturday 4 November 2017, 5:56pm
Favourite Ace High has won the $1.5 million Victoria Derby, but the Dusty Boys syndicate of Tigers players still enjoyed their day at the races. Read more »
Tye Angland savours biggest win in Derby
Melbourne
Saturday 4 November 2017, 5:51pm
Sydney jockey Tye Angland has claimed the biggest win of his career aboard Ace High in the $1.5 million Victoria Derby at Flemington. Read more »
Blaike McDougall makes amends on Slow Burn
Sydney
Saturday 4 November 2017, 5:29pm
Apprentice Blaike McDougall has made amends with veteran trainer Les Bridge after winning on Slow Burn at Rosehill. Read more »
Impressive debut for Neutrality
Sydney
Saturday 4 November 2017, 5:15pm
Peter and Paul Snowden have another raw talent to nurture with Neutrality winning on debut at Rosehill. Read more »
Victoria Derby - what the jockeys said
Melbourne
Saturday 4 November 2017, 5:06pm
What the jockeys said after the running of the running of the Victoria Derby at Flemington. Read more »
Dave Dawson finally gets a city win
Brisbane
Saturday 4 November 2017, 5:02pm
Brisbane Racing Club board member Dave Dawson has claimed his first Saturday metropolitan standard winner with Tarzan after 30 years of trying. Read more »
Shillelagh leads home Waller G1 quinella
Melbourne
Saturday 4 November 2017, 4:46pm
After missing a run against her own sex in the Myer Classic, Shillelagh has taken out the Kennedy Mile against the males. Read more »
O'Lordy provides ideal tonic for owner
Sydney
Saturday 4 November 2017, 4:21pm
O'Lordy has won her second Highway Handicap first-up at Rosehill to give part-owner Lance Horan a timely boost as he battles illness. Read more »