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Wolfgram set for Lucky Brisbane return
Brisbane
Thursday 5 November 2015, 12:43pm
Fresh from a riding stint in Sydney, Travis Wolfgram returns to Brisbane racing keen to make an impact during the final year of his apprenticeship. Read more »
Darley Classic facts and figures
Darley Classic Group One
Thursday 5 November 2015, 12:42pm
What you need to know about the Darley Classic Read more »
Emirates Stakes facts and figures
Thursday 5 November 2015, 12:39pm
What you need to know about the Emirates Stakes Read more »
Randwick track rested after busy schedule
Sydney
Thursday 5 November 2015, 12:31pm
Rosehill and Canterbury will share Sydney's Saturday racing schedule for a month while maintenance work is carried out at Randwick. Read more »
Hot Demand for US Progeny of The Factor
Thursday 5 November 2015, 12:29pm
Buoyed by the overwhelming popularity of stunning first crop youngsters by exciting young sire The Factor (USA) at North American yearling sales earlier this year, his second crop of weanlings have also been in hot demand in recent days at the 2015 Fasig-Tipton November Sale and Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Read more »
Jockey Glen Boss rejects Payne article
Melbourne
Thursday 5 November 2015, 12:23pm
Jockey Glen Boss has lashed out on Twitter saying a report on the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup took his comments out of context. Read more »
Doyle sweating on change of luck for Aimee
Brisbane
Thursday 5 November 2015, 11:27am
A good barrier draw has the Noel Doyle-trained Aimee poised to end a luckless run of outs at Doomben. Read more »
Cup Day Stakes-Winner for Nicconi
Thursday 5 November 2015, 11:24am
Concealer is the sixth stakes-winner for our great value sire Nicconi, who had four winners on Cup Day! Read more »
Hawkesbury race meeting postponed
Sydney
Thursday 5 November 2015, 10:41am
Rain has washed out the eight-race program scheduled for Hawkesbury with the meeting postponed due to safety concerns over the track. Read more »
American Pharoah Settling in at Coolmore America
Thursday 5 November 2015, 9:27am
As was the case with his racetrack career,American Pharoah has taken everything in his stride as he transitions into his new life as a stallion at Coolmore America’s Ashford Stud. Read more »
Cassidy's riding career comes to an end
Melbourne
Thursday 5 November 2015, 8:14am
Jim Cassidy, one of only four jockeys to win more than 100 Group One races, has retired after riding at the VRC Oaks meeting. Read more »
Straight-track test for Boban in G1 Darley
Melbourne
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 6:36pm
Multiple Group One winner Boban has been freshened for a shot at the Group One Darley Classic where he'll take on stellar field of sprinters. Read more »
Akzar 4th in Kyneton Cup for Payne, Weir
Melbourne
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 6:04pm
The Melbourne Cup-winning trainer and jockey, Darren Weir and Michelle Payne, have had to settle for fourth place in the Kyneton Cup with Akzar. Read more »
Hong Kong option for Godolphin stars
Melbourne
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 5:57pm
Races at the Hong Kong International meeting are an option for Godolphin stablemates Contributer and Bow Creek. Read more »
Weir way with horses like Cummings: Payne
Melbourne
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 5:26pm
Darren Weir has won the past two Melbourne premierships and if Prince Of Penzance's part-owner is correct the trainer will win more Melbourne Cups. Read more »
Muzyka plays the right tune for Oaks
Melbourne
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 4:20pm
Trainer Gerald Ryan is looking to Muzyka to hit the right note when she runs in the VRC Oaks, a race he set her for when she was a yearling. Read more »
Cassidy set for last hurrah in VRC Oaks
Melbourne
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 4:16pm
Jim Cassidy is looking for a Group One finale on Dawnie Perfect as he chases a sixth VRC Oaks while James McDonald is looking for his first. Read more »
Wet track could thwart leading Oaks hope
Melbourne
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 4:13pm
Lindsay Park contender Sacred Eye has had an ideal VRC Oaks campaign but her trainer is hoping the rain stays away from Flemington. Read more »
It's not Downs that makes Stevie special
Sydney
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 3:52pm
Down Syndrome NSW says it was wonderful to see Melbounre Cup-winning strapper Stevie Payne hailed for his abilities at work. Read more »
Trackwork points to Arod lift in Emirates
Melbourne
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 3:03pm
Craig Williams is expecting an improved showing from European galloper Arod in the $1 million Emirates Stakes. Read more »
Neville Layt gambles on No When To Hold Em
Sydney
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 2:21pm
Neville Layt is happy to lay his cards on the table when it comes to talking about his Canterbury runner No When To Hold Em. Read more »
Senior ATC official banned for two years
Sydney
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 2:03pm
Former ATC executive Matt Rudolph has been disqualified for two years after he was found to have acted improperly in the Sam Kavanagh cobalt case. Read more »
Unbeaten Tarzan set for metropolitan debut
Brisbane
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 1:20pm
Tarazan will be chasing his third win from as many starts when he steps out in city company for the first time at Doomben. Read more »
Bell saw Singapore as a ticket to the top
Brisbane
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 11:00am
Australian jockey Tim Bell accepted a short-term contract to ride in Singapore believing the international experience would help propel his career. Read more »
Irish trainer already looking at 2016 Cup
Melbourne
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 10:20am
Irish galloper Max Dynamite is feeling the effects of finishing second in the Melbourne Cup but his trainer hopes to bring him back again. Read more »
Prince of Penzance shocks the experts
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 9:38am
Prince of Penzance was just the fourth ever horse, and first since 1940, to win the Melbourne Cup as a 100-1 outsider, and few experts gave him any hope. Read more »
Cup winner's dad didn't see victory coming
Adelaide
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 9:31am
Michelle Payne's father, Paddy, says he didn't think she would be the first woman to claim the coveted Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Cup jockey Payne credits family for help
Melbourne
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 8:27am
Racing runs in the Payne family and Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne credits them with helping her along the way. Read more »
Racing mourns death of top jockey Tim Bell
Sydney
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 8:20am
Australian jockey Tim Bell has been described as a gifted rider as the racing industry comes to terms with his shock death in Singapore. Read more »
Call to fix PPL anomaly for female jockeys
Melbourne
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 8:18am
Unions say Michelle Payne's win in the Melbourne Cup must spark change to unfair rules that stop them from getting paid parental leave. Read more »
Red Cadeaux doing well after surgery
Melbourne
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 3:30am
Red Cadeaux has survived surgery and is standing and eating after being injured during Tuesday's Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Melbourne Cup win fate for Payne
Melbourne
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 3:30am
The Melbourne Cup winners are still pinching themselves after a fairytale win with Prince of Penzance. Read more »
Cobalt-accused trainers' future uncertain
Melbourne
Wednesday 4 November 2015, 3:30am
Two Victorian trainers will find out next week if they are guilty of doping charges linked to the elevated cobalt readings in three of their horses. Read more »
Scarlet Billows caps big day for Cup owner
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 7:45pm
Scarlet Billows has added to a memorable day for John Richards who is a part-owner of the mare and also Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance. Read more »
Cup winner Darren Weir a bushie at heart
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 7:41pm
Darren Weir is an unlikely candidate to mix with racing royalty, but his prince of a horse has won the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Facts on Cup-winning hoop Michelle Payne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 7:22pm
A quick look at Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Frankie Dettori outed for Melb Cup ride
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 6:51pm
Flamboyant jockey Frankie Dettori has been outed for a month and fined $20,000 for his ride on Melbourne Cup runner-up Max Dynamite. Read more »
What was said about the Melbourne Cup
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 6:49pm
Memorable quotes from the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
English trainers with differing Cup tales
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 6:25pm
Quest For More has paid for his Melbourne Cup expenses with a top 10 finish while Snow Sky has finished at the back of the field. Read more »
Lindsay Park proud of Criterion in Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 5:41pm
The globetrotting Criterion has capped a remarkable year with a third behind Prince Of Penzance and Max Dynamite in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
McEvoy thrilled for sister-in-law Payne
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 5:19pm
Michelle Payne has joined her brother-in-law Kerrin McEvoy on the honour roll of Melbourne Cup winning jockeys. Read more »
Cup winner's owners are true believers
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 5:05pm
For the owners of Prince Of Penzance, winning the Melbourne Cup is a fairytale result after sticking with the horse through his many setbacks. Read more »
Waikato stud toasts Cup winner in NZ
Wellington
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 5:02pm
New Zealand's Rich Hill Stud were toasting a dream result after giant-killing graduate Prince of Penzance won the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Punters lick wounds after shock Cup result
Sydney
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 5:02pm
A baffled Randwick crowd is coming to terms with financial losses as bookies clean up on surprise Melbourne Cup winner Prince of Penzance. Read more »
Brisbane punters soak up the Cup day sun
Brisbane
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 4:57pm
A crowd of almost 15,000 has turned out at Doomben to celebrate Melbourne Cup day under fine skies. Read more »
Ricci vows to return for another Cup bid
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 4:48pm
Owner Rich Ricci's Melbourne Cup experience with Max Dynamite has whetted his appetite to return to Australia to try to win the iconic race. Read more »
Michelle Payne a rider first and foremost
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 4:18pm
Michelle Payne has become the first woman to ride a Melbourne Cup winner against the odds, both on and off the track. Read more »
Big Orange camp planning on Cup return
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 4:15pm
Big Orange has finished fifth in the Melbourne Cup and English trainer Michael Bell would love to return for another shot at the race next year. Read more »
Irish team beaming with Cup second placing
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 4:14pm
Irish galloper Max Dynamite has finished second in the Melbourne Cup in a run that had his connections all smiles after the race. Read more »
Red Cadeaux retired as awaits surgery
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 4:11pm
Three-time Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux has been retired after injuring himself in Tuesday's race. Read more »
History-making women in the Melb Cup
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 4:09pm
Women who made histroy at the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
How the 2015 Melbourne Cup field finished
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 4:03pm
Finishing order for the 2015 Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Female jockeys in the Melbourne Cup
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 3:59pm
The record of female jockeys in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Outsiders to have won the Melbourne Cup
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 3:37pm
A list of rank outsiders to have won the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Melbournce Cup winners since the year 2000
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 3:36pm
A list of winners of the Melbourne Cup since the year 2000, with the the winning jockeys. Read more »
Prince Of Penzance and Payne win the Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 3:07pm
Prince Of Penzance, a horse from country Victoria, has beaten off the might of Japan, the sheikhs and English racing royalty to win the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Most punters won't be eating like a Prince
Sydney
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 2:45pm
Australia's eastern seaboard punters have wagered $95 million on the Melbourne Cup but a rough result has left many with empty pockets. Read more »
Don't Doubt Mamma brings up McEvoy double
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 2:44pm
The Sandown Guineas is on the radar for Don't Doubt Mamma who has formed part of a stakes race double for trainer Tony McEvoy on Melbourne Cup day. Read more »
Invincible Heart wins Flemington sprint
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 2:11pm
The Mick Price-trained Invincible Heart has caused a minor upset in a sprint at Flemington with the favourite disadvantaged by his wide barrier. Read more »
Forster sets Derby goal for Cylinder Beach
Brisbane
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 1:40pm
Cylinder Beach has stamped his class on the Melbourne Cup day meeting at Doomben and will be aimed at the ATC Australian Derby in the autumn. Read more »
Sydney racegoers out in force for Cup day
Sydney
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 1:24pm
Rain and cold is no discouragement to Sydneysiders committed to celebrating the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Turnbull hails Payne for Cup-winning ride
Sydney
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 1:18pm
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has hailed the first female jockey to ride the Melbourne Cup winner. Read more »
Cups King Bart honoured at Melbourne Cup
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 1:05pm
This year's Melbourne Cup is the first since 'Cups King' Bart Cummings died and features a special tribute to the legendary trainer. Read more »
A Cummings horse wins on Melbourne Cup day
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 1:01pm
James Cummings says someone was smiling on him from above after winning a race on a Melbourne Cup day, paying tribute to his legendary grandfather. Read more »
Schofield, O'Brien combine for Cup day win
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 12:52pm
Chad Schofield has guided De Little Engine to a strong win in the race named in honour of Bart Cummings on Melbourne Cup day. Read more »
Zarzali wins for James Cummings on Cup day
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 11:58am
James Cummings has trained his first winner in his own right on Melbourne Cup day since the recent death of his famous grandfather Bart. Read more »
Concealer makes up for McEvoy's lean run
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 11:49am
Debutante Concealer has won the opening race on Melbourne Cup day, upsetting fancied pair Prompt Response and Missrock. Read more »
Full field for Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 8:08am
Japanese horse Fame Game remains favourite for the Melbourne Cup with a full field of 24 to take part in the famous race. Read more »
Track upgraded after four Cup day races
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 7:39am
The inside section of the racecourse is again the place to be for runners on Melbourne Cup day despite firmer track conditions. Read more »
Prince makes Payne the Melb Cup princess
Melbourne
Tuesday 3 November 2015, 3:30am
Trainer Darren Weir thought a top 10 finish was a realistic finish for Prince of Penzance but in the Melbourne Cup dreams do come true. Read more »
Hot tips for the Melbourne Cup
Monday 2 November 2015, 8:27pm
Who is tipping which horse for the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday. Read more »
Quotes from Cup players
Monday 2 November 2015, 7:46pm
Quotes from connections of Melbourne Cup runners. Read more »
Spencer back in Melbourne for Cup ride
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 7:45pm
Jamie Spencer has won a Group One Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington on Side Glance and will try to add a Melbourne Cup on the Michael Bell-trained Big Orange. Read more »
Internationals in the Melbourne Cup
Monday 2 November 2015, 7:00pm
Internationals history in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Buick hopes to deliver Godolphin a Cup win
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 6:47pm
William Buick will have his third Melbourne Cup ride when he partners Sky Hunter for trainer Saeed bin Suroor who has tried many times to win the race. Read more »
Overseas-trained horses dominate Cup
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 6:37pm
The Melbourne Cup is dominated by overseas-trained horses but leading local trainer Chris Waller is hoping to uphold Australasian pride. Read more »
127 horses killed on Aust tracks in a year
Sydney
Monday 2 November 2015, 6:34pm
The number of racehorses that have died on Australian tracks over the past 12 months has hit 127 and activists say thousands more disappear every year. Read more »
Who Shot Thebarman peaking for Cup: Shinn
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 6:18pm
Blake Shinn has already won one Melbourne Cup and the jockey believes Who Shot Thebarman is a genuine chance of giving him another. Read more »
Statistics on Australian racehorse deaths
Monday 2 November 2015, 6:15pm
Animal activists say more than five times the number of horses running in the Melbourne Cup have died on Australian tracks this year. Read more »
Another Payne to be a part of Cup action
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 5:44pm
Michelle Payne and her brother Steve each have an important role to play with Prince Of Penzance in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Prebble after another Cup win for Lloyd
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 5:09pm
Bondi Beach may be the least experienced Melbourne Cup runner but his jockey Brett Prebble says he's got a bit motor. Read more »
Gust Of Wind carries Sargent's Cup hopes
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 4:34pm
John Sargent believes Gust Of Wind has had a perfect preparation leading into the Melbourne Cup and is confident the mare will run a strong 3200m. Read more »
Charlton returns to Aust after long break
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 3:56pm
The Melbourne Cup and Quest For More have brought English trainer Roger Charlton back to Australia for a second visit, 46 years after his first. Read more »
Oliver could equal Melbourne Cup record
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 3:38pm
Damien Oliver will equal the record four Melbourne Cup win by a jockey if the Gai Waterhouse-trained The Offer is first across the line on Tuesday. Read more »
Hayes thinks he has two genuine Cup hopes
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 3:31pm
Weight-for-age star Criterion and Geelong Cup winner Almoonqith provide trainers David Hayes and Tom Dabernig with two chances in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Snow Sky has Sir Michael back for Cup shot
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 3:08pm
Sir Michael Stoute saddles topweight Snow Sky in the Melbourne Cup, his first shot at the famous race for a decade. Read more »
Cups King honoured at Melbourne Cup
Monday 2 November 2015, 3:06pm
This year's Melbourne Cup is the first since 'Cups King' Bart Cummings died and will feature a special tribute to the legendary trainer. Read more »
Peterson hunts more Cup success
Wellington
Monday 2 November 2015, 3:05pm
New Zealand businessman Gerard Peterson is hoping third favourite Preferment will bring him more Melbourne Cup success at Flemington. Read more »
Cup day extravaganza at Randwick
Sydney
Monday 2 November 2015, 2:19pm
The 15 Melbourne Cup meetings in NSW range from a 10-race card at Sydney's premier track to the showgrounds in the outback town of Wentworth. Read more »
Lane excited for first Melbourne Cup ride
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 12:41pm
Jockey Damian Lane is preparing for his first Melbourne Cup ride while his childhood idol will be chasing a record-equalling fourth win in the race. Read more »
Field of 12 to clash in VRC Oaks
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 12:37pm
The first major staying test for the three-year-old fillies has brought together a field of 12 for the VRC Oaks. Read more »
Big day out for Queenslander Neil Owen
Brisbane
Monday 2 November 2015, 12:34pm
Queenslander Neil Owen is looking forward to a big day at Flemington with Lordag to run in a support race on the Melbourne Cup program. Read more »
Sell-out Cup crowd expected at Doomben
Brisbane
Monday 2 November 2015, 11:44am
Brisbane racegoers will celebrate Melbourne Cup day at Doomben with a sell-out crowd of 15,000 expected. Read more »
Trip To Paris continues to firm for Cup
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 11:41am
Trip To Paris has been well supported in Melbourne Cup betting resulting in the favourite Fame Game drifting. Read more »
Foreign raiders complete Cup preparations
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 11:20am
The international competitors housed at Werribee have had an easy morning ahead of the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Mullins tips Max to lead Europeans in Cup
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 9:49am
Top Irish jumps trainer Willie Mullins is hoping it is a case of third time lucky with his runner Max Dynamite in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Fame Game horse to beat in Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 9:17am
Fame Game is the short-priced favourite to win one of the toughest Melbourne Cups in year, although it could be anyone's race. Read more »
Ryan Moore in Group One form ahead of Cup
London
Monday 2 November 2015, 5:55am
Jockey Ryan Moore will be after his third Group One win in three different countries in four days when he rides Snow Sky in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Cummings' love for Melbourne Cup honoured
Melbourne
Monday 2 November 2015, 3:30am
Late legendary trainer Bart Cummings has again been honoured, this time in the annual Melbourne Cup parade. Read more »
Fame Game short for Melbourne Cup
Sydney
Sunday 1 November 2015, 6:26pm
Japanese horse Fame Game is the overwhelming favourite for the Melbourne Cup but history is against him. Read more »