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McEvoy expects straight to suit Epaulette

Friday 8 November 2013, 3:08pm

Kerrin McEvoy is striving for back-to-back wins in the Group One VRC Sprint Classic and thinks the Flemington straight track to suit his mount Epaulette.  Read more »

Pendolin flies flag for two-state set-up

Friday 8 November 2013, 2:56pm

David Pfieffer has stables on the go in two states but his main focus will be on autumn prospect Pendolin at Randwick.  Read more »

Setfire To Therain to boost Millions hopes

Friday 8 November 2013, 2:46pm

A different approach to training with Magic Millions-bound Setfire To Therain will have its first test at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Pike more relaxed about 2013 Guineas hopes

Friday 8 November 2013, 2:41pm

Tony Pike felt the pressure when saddling hot 2000 Guineas favourite Sacred Falls last year but is more relaxed with this year's favourite Sacred Park.  Read more »

Delzangles escapes race ban, fined $2000

Friday 8 November 2013, 12:01pm

French trainer Mikel Delzangles has been fined $2000 for treating his horse Dunaden on the morning before he ran in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

McCoy makes history with 4000 winners

Friday 8 November 2013, 11:18am

Champion jumps jockey Tony McCoy has ridden his 4000th winner over jumps, partnering Mountain Tunes to victory at Towcester.  Read more »

VRC Oaks day ban costs Hall 12 meetings

Thursday 7 November 2013, 6:37pm

Nick Hall will miss the Zipping Classic meeting after being suspended for careless riding on Oaks day at Flemington.  Read more »

Surge Ahead scores first stakes win

Thursday 7 November 2013, 6:20pm

Anthony Cummings is happy he made the decision to step Surge Ahead up in distance after the gelding scored a tough win in Listed grade at Flemington.  Read more »

Price celebrates Flemington stakes victory

Thursday 7 November 2013, 6:16pm

Lankan Rupee has given trainer Mick Price a welcome stakes win in a spring marred by illness to his star horse Samaready.  Read more »

Flemington draws 1 in 3 Cup day racegoers

Thursday 7 November 2013, 5:52pm

Race meetings were held across Australia to celebrate Melbourne Cup day, but most enthusiasts congregated in just one place.  Read more »

Kirramosa wins VRC Oaks in driving finish

Thursday 7 November 2013, 5:39pm

John Sargent's gamble to split his training operation between New Zealand and Australia has paid off with Kirramosa winning the VRC Oaks.  Read more »

Rawiller bounces back with VRC Oaks win

Thursday 7 November 2013, 5:34pm

Nash Rawiller lost the Melbourne Cup ride on Fiorente but has still made a big impact at the Flemington carnival with an Oaks win on Kirramosa.  Read more »

Tromso win adds to Waller's Oaks day haul

Thursday 7 November 2013, 4:56pm

Tromso has capped another stellar day of racing for premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller with a narrow victory in the Ladies Day Cup at Hawkesbury.  Read more »

Prebble confident with Lucky Nine

Thursday 7 November 2013, 4:52pm

Brett Prebble is looking to Hong Kong star Lucky Nine to turn around his spring carnival fortunes at Flemington.  Read more »

Queenslander Black Cash wins greys' final

Thursday 7 November 2013, 4:32pm

Black Cash has bounced back a winner after defeat at his first Melbourne start, taking out the greys' race at Flemington.  Read more »

Kirramosa wins VRC Oaks for Nash Rawiller

Thursday 7 November 2013, 4:03pm

The Sydney-trained filly Kirramosa has won the VRC Oaks, beating Zanbagh and Solicit in a thrilling three-way finish to the Group One race.  Read more »

Woman attacked in Flemington mounting yard

Thursday 7 November 2013, 4:02pm

A man who attacked a young woman in the mounting yard at Flemington in front of the large Oaks day crowd is in police custody.  Read more »

Chris Waller trains Oaks day treble

Thursday 7 November 2013, 3:55pm

Chris Waller has trained an Oaks day treble at Flemington, highlighted by a stakes victory to the Ingham family owned Dystopia.  Read more »

Pride bends his own rules for Terravista

Thursday 7 November 2013, 3:04pm

Progressive sprinter Terravista will be on trial to join Joe Pride's autumn carnival team when he steps up in grade at Randwick.  Read more »

Solzhenitsyn looking for Emirates victory

Thursday 7 November 2013, 2:43pm

Trainer Robert Heathcote has put Solzhenitsyn's Mackinnon Stakes failure behind him and believes the horse can bounce back in the Emirates Stakes.  Read more »

Currie continues run of form at Farm

Thursday 7 November 2013, 2:37pm

In-form trainer Ben Currie has kept his winning momentum rolling with a midweek victory by Sezwho at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

O'Brien and Oliver combine for Listed win

Thursday 7 November 2013, 2:32pm

Cox Plate-winning trainer Danny O'Brien and Melbourne Cup-winning rider Damien Oliver have combined for a Listed win with the promising Melrose Place.  Read more »

Randwick races to donate to bushfire fund

Thursday 7 November 2013, 2:06pm

Racegoers will have a chance to help raise money for NSW bushfire victims at a special fundraiser race day at Randwick.  Read more »

Makybe Diva's sister out to emulate champ

Thursday 7 November 2013, 1:51pm

La Amistad, a three-quarter sister to Makybe Diva, will be striving to add to her family's successful record during Melbourne Cup week.  Read more »

Marmelo an Oaks prospect for the autumn

Thursday 7 November 2013, 1:39pm

Chris Waller rates Marmelo an Oaks filly in the autumn after she scored a convincing win under a big weight at Flemington.  Read more »

McCoy on verge of landmark win

Thursday 7 November 2013, 10:52am

Champion jockey Tony McCoy moved to within one win of a career milestone with his victory aboard Minella For Steak at Chepstow.  Read more »

Bowman sets sights on Classic double

Wednesday 6 November 2013, 6:02pm

A pick up ride in the Group One VRC Oaks has Hugh Bowman poised to add the staying feature to his Victoria Derby triumph.  Read more »

Delzangles, Waterhouse to front inquiries

Wednesday 6 November 2013, 5:58pm

Gai Waterhouse and visiting French trainer Mikel Delzangles will front inquiries over raceday treatment to their Melbourne Cup runners.  Read more »

Gai hints Fiorente may run in Cup again

Wednesday 6 November 2013, 5:51pm

Gai Waterhouse is considering all options, local and overseas, as she plots the future of Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente.  Read more »

Speediness to repay patience of trainer

Wednesday 6 November 2013, 5:11pm

Speediness has long shown the potential of a Group One horse and trainer Colin Scott hopes the Emirates Stakes is the race in which he delivers on it.  Read more »

Zanbagh takes a path less trodden to Oaks

Wednesday 6 November 2013, 5:06pm

The Guy Walter-trained Zanbagh is one of the favourites for the VRC Oaks despite an unconventional lead-up to the Group One Classic at Flemington.  Read more »

Blinkers go on Liesele at Flemington

Wednesday 6 November 2013, 5:00pm

In-form Queensland mare Liesele will have a gear change to help her adapt to her first test down the straight course at Flemington.  Read more »

Buffering looking for Group One win No.2

Wednesday 6 November 2013, 3:58pm

Popular Queensland sprinter Buffering squares off against Hong Kong's Lucky Nine for the second time in the $1 million VRC Sprint Classic.  Read more »

Orb to enter stud at Claiborne in 2014

Wednesday 6 November 2013, 3:41pm

Kentucky Derby winner Orb has run his last race and will stand his first season at stud at Claiborne Farm.  Read more »

Melbourne Cup win slowly sinks in for Gai

Wednesday 6 November 2013, 3:31pm

Fiorente gave Gai Waterhouse her first Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, 20 years after her first runner, Te Akau Nick, finished second.  Read more »

Birchley keen on Sydney test for juvenile

Wednesday 6 November 2013, 3:23pm

Brisbane trainer Liam Birchley is hoping to get a better gauge on the ability of Headwater Country after he tackles Sydney grade.  Read more »

Boban heads top field for Emirates Stakes

Wednesday 6 November 2013, 1:51pm

The final Group One race of the Melbourne Cup carnival has attracted 16 runners with French raider Havana Gold adding an international flavour.  Read more »

Sprint Classic field attracts 14 runners

Wednesday 6 November 2013, 1:50pm

Hong Kong sprinter Lucky Nine and Queensland star Buffering are set for a return clash in the $1 million VRC Sprint Classic.  Read more »

International horse racing show rolls on

Wednesday 6 November 2013, 1:00pm

As Melbourne Cup performances are analysed and aching bodies rested, new plans are being made for the internationals who again dominated the race.  Read more »

Awesome Maria Sells for $4 Million to Open Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale

Wednesday 6 November 2013, 10:41am

LEXINGTON, KY (Nov. 5, 2013) – The 70th annual Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale opened Tuesday with a continuation of the strong market for Thoroughbred bloodstock that has occurred at sales around the world for much of 2013.   Read more »

Punters scale back bets on Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 7:38pm

One punter won a lotto-like divident on the Melbourne Cup, but for many others it was a race too close to call.  Read more »

Cup win overshadows colourful race careers

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 7:37pm

The Melbourne Cup win of Fiorente focussed attention on the colourful background of trainer Gai Waterhouse and jockey Damien Oliver.  Read more »

Green Moon lame after Melb Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 7:12pm

Green Moon, who has finished near the tail of the field in his Melbourne Cup defence, has pulled up lame.  Read more »

Damien Oliver wins his third Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 6:38pm

Damien Oliver has steered Fiorente to a Melbourne Cup victory that has put the seal on his comeback to racing after a long ban.  Read more »

Tragedy mars Cup for French

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 6:23pm

French jockey Christophe Lemaire had hoped to win his second Melbourne Cup but the race ended in sadness when his mount Verema suffered a fatal injury.  Read more »

Gai Waterhouse now a Cup winning trainer

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 6:14pm

No title has been harder earned for Gai Waterhouse than that of Melbourne Cup-winning trainer.  Read more »

Chief steward praises clean Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 5:57pm

Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey says this year's Melbourne Cup has been the cleanest he has seen during his time in the top job.  Read more »

French tragedy unfolds in Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 5:49pm

The death of the French mare Verema cast a pall over the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Oliver caps Cup day with another winner

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 5:44pm

Damien Oliver has continued his winning momentum with a victory in a support race at Flemington to add to his Melbourne Cup triumph.  Read more »

Dunlop proud of Red Cadeaux's Cup second

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 5:28pm

Trainer Ed Dunlop hasn't ruled out a fourth attempt at the Melbourne Cup for veteran Red Cadeaux who has finished runner-up for the second time.  Read more »

What the jockeys said: Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 5:08pm

What the jockeys said after the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Randwick punters warmed by Cup win for Gai

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 5:08pm

Randwick trainer Gai Waterhouse has warmed an otherwise unseasonably cool spring day in Sydney by winning her first Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Melbourne Cup triumph for English

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 4:36pm

English horse Fiorente has won the Melbourne Cup for Australia's best-known trainer Gai Waterhouse and Melbourne jockey Damien Oliver.  Read more »

Mount Athos owner declares he'll be back

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 4:27pm

The owner of Mount Athos has vowed to return for another shot at the Melbourne Cup after his horse finished third to Fiorente at Flemington.  Read more »

Kiwis bet $NZ9.3 million on Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 4:21pm

New Zealanders bet $NZ9.3 million on the Melbourne Cup, but it could have been more had there not been a glitch on the TAB's website before the race.  Read more »

Melbourne Cup a race too far for Ruscello

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 4:17pm

It was too much to ask Ruscello to run in the Melbourne Cup just three days after winning the Group Threee Lexus Stakes, said his trainer Ed Walker.  Read more »

Red-letter day for Gai Waterhouse in Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 3:06pm

Gai Waterhouse has won her first Melbourne Cup with a horse she went to England to find to fulfil her dream.  Read more »

Double for Darley on Cup day

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 2:39pm

Moderate has brought up a double for Sheikh Mohammed's Darley Australia on Melbourne Cup day at Flemington.  Read more »

Rawiller bounces back after saddle slip

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 2:15pm

A slipped saddle resulted in a torrid ride for Nash Rawiller early on the Cup day program but he rebounded in style to post a win shortly after.  Read more »

Plucky Belle wins for Moody and Nolen

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 1:40pm

Plucky Belle has defeated favourite Arinosa in a Group Three race at Flemington, giving trainer Peter Moody and jockey Luke Nolen an overdue win.  Read more »

Dunaden trainer faces Cup day inquiry

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 1:04pm

French trainer Mikel Delzangles is facing an inquiry into an alleged race-day treatment given to his Melbourne Cup runner Dunaden.  Read more »

Opinion gives Nash Rawiller a torrid time

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 12:36pm

Nash Rawiller has had an experience to forget, struggling to control Opinion when he lost his irons aboard the horse in a race at Flemington.  Read more »

Snowden after black type for Wistful

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 12:11pm

Trainer Peter Snowden will send Wistful up in class after a dominant performance in the TAB Rewards Trophy at Flemington.  Read more »

PM tips Fiorente to win Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 11:45am

Tony Abbott has picked Gai Waterhouse's Fiorente to win the race that stops the nation.  Read more »

Oakleigh Girl takes out Cup day opener

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 11:10am

Two-year-old Oakleigh Girl has started her career on the right note with victory in the opening race on Melbourne Cup day.  Read more »

Arnold over the Moon to have Cup chance

Monday 4 November 2013, 6:59pm

Heavyweight jockey Steven Arnold believes Sea Moon gives him a rare chance to win the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Gai's best Cup chance looms

Monday 4 November 2013, 6:48pm

Gai Waterhouse has her best chance of claiming her first Melbourne Cup in a field dominated by international horses.  Read more »

The Cup could be one for the ages

Monday 4 November 2013, 6:27pm

Gai Waterhouse is favoured to win her first Melbourne Cup with Fiorente but there is no shortage of quality opponents.  Read more »

Tres Blue can stay all day - jockey

Monday 4 November 2013, 6:02pm

Tres Blue has been overshadowed by stablemate and Melbourne Cup favourite Fiorente, but jockey Tommy Berry says the horse will stay the distance.  Read more »

Corey Brown back to taste the Cup again

Monday 4 November 2013, 5:39pm

Corey Brown says the thrill of winning a Melbourne Cup is something he wants to feel again when he rides Super Cool.  Read more »

Dandino ready for the race of his life

Monday 4 November 2013, 5:35pm

Australian syndicator Darren Dance is excited about the prospects of Caulfield Cup runner-up Dandino in Australia's biggest race.  Read more »

Oliver wants to win for Waterhouse

Monday 4 November 2013, 5:25pm

Champion jockey Damien Oliver wants to win his third Melbourne Cup, but most of all, he wants to win it for Gai Waterhouse.  Read more »

Jim Cassidy confident with Hawkspur

Monday 4 November 2013, 5:18pm

Champion jockey Jim Cassidy is keeping the faith with Hawkspur as he strives to win his third Melbourne Cup, 30 years after his first.  Read more »

Thoughts on the Cup runners

Monday 4 November 2013, 4:44pm

Some final thoughts on the Melbourne Cup runners from the connections of the 24 horses.  Read more »

Athos unwanted at Call of Card

Monday 4 November 2013, 4:43pm

English raider Mount Athos has been shunned by punters at the traditional pre-Melbourne Cup betting event in favour of Fiorente.  Read more »

Lemaire confident of second Cup win

Monday 4 November 2013, 4:40pm

French jockey Christophe Lemaire won the Melbourne Cup on Dunaden in his first ride in the race and believes he can do likewise on Verema in his second.  Read more »

Stallion Barn Yarns: Dalakhani

Monday 4 November 2013, 4:35pm

Dalakhani gives us the scoop on his most memorable career highlights, favourite mares and favourite parts of stud life...  Read more »

Past is past as Williams targets Cup

Monday 4 November 2013, 4:33pm

Craig Williams has shaken off missing the winning Melbourne Cup ride on Dunaden in 2011 and is focused on making up for it on Mount Athos.  Read more »

Simon O'Donnell on a Cup mission

Monday 4 November 2013, 4:27pm

Former Test cricketer Simon O'Donnell has joined forces with Australia's old foe to try to win the Melbourne Cup with an English horse.  Read more »

Kirramosa holds sway in the Oaks

Monday 4 November 2013, 1:25pm

Wakeful Stakes winner and Oaks favourite Kirramosa has drawn the outside barrier in a field of 10 for the Classic at Flemington.  Read more »

Old stagers ready to perform again

Monday 4 November 2013, 1:21pm

A repeat of the 2011 Melbourne Cup quinella is at long odds, but no horses are more happy and eager in their work than Dunaden and Red Cadeaux.  Read more »

Wagering and crowd up for Breeders' Cup

Monday 4 November 2013, 1:16pm

There have been increases in both attendance and wagering over the two days of the Breeders' Cup meeting at Santa Anita.  Read more »

Close Melb Cup field draws crowd to parade

Monday 4 November 2013, 12:02pm

Thousands have turned out for the Cup parade ahead of what many are saying will be one of the most fiercely contested Melbourne Cup races in years.  Read more »

Weld strikes for the Aga Khan

Monday 4 November 2013, 10:17am

Dual Melbourne Cup winning trainer Dermot Weld has trained his first Irish winner for the Aga Khan.  Read more »

Day of drama at the Breeders' Cup

Sunday 3 November 2013, 6:25pm

The Breeders' Cup meeting has been marked by triumph and tragedy and a win in North America's richest race, the Classic, by Mucho Maco Man.  Read more »

Spencer has miracle ready for Dunaden

Sunday 3 November 2013, 5:06pm

A second Melbourne Cup for 2011 winner Dunaden hasn't been made any easier by his draw in barrier one.  Read more »

Waterhouse aiming at first Cup win

Sunday 3 November 2013, 5:01pm

Gai Waterhouse has to overcome the international raiders and the Lloyd Williams army to win her first Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Walker happy with Cup decision on Ruscello

Sunday 3 November 2013, 4:44pm

Lexus Stakes winner Ruscello has come through his Flemington victory well which has delighted trainer Ed Walker ahead of the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

What you need to know about the Cup

Sunday 3 November 2013, 4:33pm

What you need to know about the Cup.  Read more »

Owen quit football to come to Cup

Sunday 3 November 2013, 3:42pm

The pain will be taken out of his recent retirement if former England football star Michael Owen can win the Melbourne Cup with Brown Panther  Read more »

Dunaden primed for second Melbourne Cup

Sunday 3 November 2013, 3:27pm

Dunaden's owner Sheikh Fahad is looking to continue his Australian success with a second victory by Dunaden in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Koukash wants Cup and footballers

Sunday 3 November 2013, 2:12pm

English entrepreneur Marwan Koukash has two obsessions - winning the Melbourne Cup and stealing Australia's best rugby league players.  Read more »

Mucho Macho Man wins Breeders' Classic

Sunday 3 November 2013, 12:53pm

Mucho Macho Man has avenged his close second of a year ago to win the $US5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita.  Read more »

Wise Dan grabs another Breeders' Cup Mile

Sunday 3 November 2013, 11:51am

United States Horse of the Year Wise Dan has won his second Breeders' Cup Mile with Jose Lezcano replacing injured jockey John Velazquez.  Read more »

Magician wins Breeders' Cup Turf

Sunday 3 November 2013, 10:50am

The Aidan O'Brien-trained Magician has won the Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita, beating The Fugue for a European quinella.  Read more »

Waterhouse tipped for Cup breakthrough win

Saturday 2 November 2013, 8:06pm

Bookmakers think Gai Waterhouse is poised to win her first Melbourne Cup with last year's runner-up Fiorente favourite to go one better.  Read more »

Fiorente assured of Melb Cup favouritism

Saturday 2 November 2013, 7:59pm

A favourable barrier has turned Melbourne Cup betting in favour of the Gai Waterhouse-trained Fiorente ahead of English runner Mount Athos.  Read more »

Favourite Fiorente draws well in Melb Cup

Saturday 2 November 2013, 6:55pm

Race favourite Fiorente will start from barrier five in the Melbourne Cup, with the strongly fancied Mount Athos drawing wide in gate 22.  Read more »

Outsider Smokin' Joey wins Tab Stakes

Saturday 2 November 2013, 6:24pm

Outsider Smokin' Joey was swimming with dolphins this week and at Flemington he landed a big fish, winning the Group Three Tab.Com.Au Stakes.  Read more »

Glyn Schofield suspended at Rosehill

Saturday 2 November 2013, 6:09pm

A careless riding suspension from the Rosehill meeting won't stop Glyn Schofield from playing a role in the remainder of the Melbourne Cup carnival.  Read more »