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Weir chasing Derby-Oaks Flemington double

Wednesday 7 November 2018, 5:50pm

Trainer Darren Weir has three chances in the VRC Oaks, having already won the Victoria Derby with colt Extra Brut during the Flemington carnival.  Read more »

Latrobe ready for Mackinnon Stakes assault

Wednesday 7 November 2018, 5:15pm

After deciding to bypass the Melbourne Cup with Latrobe, Irish trainer Joseph O'Brien will saddle him up in the Group One Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Wakeful winner on target for VRC Oaks test

Wednesday 7 November 2018, 3:27pm

Co-trainer Simon Zahra says Aristia has come through her Wakeful Stakes win extremely well ahead of a staying test in the Group One VRC Oaks at Flemington.  Read more »

Ron Quinton plans for a Royal Celebration

Wednesday 7 November 2018, 3:18pm

Trainer Ron Quinton has found another winnable race for Royal Celebration who will wind up his spring campaign at Rosehill.  Read more »

Owner Bishara to watch VRC Oaks from afar

Wednesday 7 November 2018, 1:54pm

Verry Elleegant's part-owner and former trainer Nick Bishara has been forced to stay at home in New Zealand and will watch the filly's VRC Oaks bid from afar.  Read more »

A guide to the $1m VRC Oaks at Flemington

Wednesday 7 November 2018, 1:26pm

Trainer Darren Weir is chasing his first $1 million VRC Oaks win at Flemington during the most fashionable meet of the spring racing calendar.  Read more »

Cross Counter right type for Cup: Appleby

Wednesday 7 November 2018, 10:40am

Trainer Charlie Appleby says Cross Counter has come through unscathed and in good order following his historic win in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Melbourne Cup crashes online betting sites

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 7:33pm

TAB punters bet more than $115 million on the 2018 Melbourne Cup as four of the nation's largest sports betting sites suffered technical issues.  Read more »

Month ban for Bowman out of Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 7:14pm

Jockey Hugh Bowman has been suspended on three charges emanating from his ride aboard Marmelo in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Kerrin McEvoy celebrates third Cup victory

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 6:31pm

Star jockey Kerrin McEvoy is savouring his third Melbourne Cup win, and first for Godolphin, after partnering Cross Counter to victory at Flemington.  Read more »

Cup 21st Group One win for Appleby

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 6:21pm

Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby has given Sheikh Mohammed his first Melbourne Cup and recorded his third Group One win in Australia.  Read more »

Kerrin McEvoy and the Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 6:19pm

A look at Kerrin McEvoy's three wins in the Melbourne Cup from Brew in 2000 to Cross Counter.  Read more »

Nakeeta gets another Melbourne Cup cheque

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 5:53pm

The 12th placed finish of Scottish-trained galloper Nakeeta in the Melbourne Cup has added another $150,000 to his bank balance.  Read more »

Who is Godolphin's Sheikh Mohammed

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 5:41pm

Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed has added the Melbourne Cup to his list of Group One wins for his Godolphin operation.  Read more »

Chris Waller leads home local Cup runners

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 5:32pm

Melbourne Cup fourth placegetter Finche was the first Australian-trained horse to finish with sixth-placed Youngstar the first Australian-bred galloper.  Read more »

What the 2018 Melbourne Cup jockeys said

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 5:26pm

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

Morrison proud of Marmelo's Cup second

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 5:13pm

In his second attempt to win the Melbourne Cup, English-trained stayer Marmelo has run a gallant race for second to Cross Counter at Flemington.  Read more »

Cross Counter's journey to 2018 Cup glory

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 5:00pm

The racing career of Cross Counter, Godolphin's first Melbourne Cup winner.  Read more »

Trainer feels a winner with Cup placing

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 4:56pm

A Prince Of Arran has given English trainer Charlie Fellowes one of his greatest thrills with a third placing in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

How the international Cup runners fared

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 4:50pm

A look at where the international runners finished in the 2018 Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Godolphin's record in the Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 4:33pm

A look at global racing operation Godolphin's history in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Finishing order for the 2018 Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 4:04pm

Where your horse finished in the 2018 Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Buick steers Pohutukawa to Flemington win

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 2:50pm

Visiting European jockey William Buick has claimed his first win of this year's Melbourne spring carnival with his first ride on Pohutukawa at Flemington.  Read more »

Spring comes to Randwick for big Cup day

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 2:04pm

Thousands of Sydneysiders enjoyed the warm spring weather at Randwick as they gathered to celebrate Melbourne Cup day with a seven-race meet.  Read more »

Prebble celebrates Cup day win

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 2:01pm

Brett Prebble has ridden an overdue winner, steering Legend Of Condor to victory on the Melbourne Cup undercard at Flemington.  Read more »

Another Cummings and Hayes target Cup

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 1:45pm

Fourth-generation trainer James Cummings and Ben Hayes are hoping to add to their families' Melbourne Cup hauls.  Read more »

Shraaoh too strong first-up at Flemington

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 1:42pm

Following an arduous trip from England, the Chris Waller-trained Shraaoh has scored a first-up win on Australian soil on Melbourne Cup day.  Read more »

Matt Cumani thrilled with Cup day winner

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 12:59pm

Trainer Matt Cumani has registered his first Melbourne Cup carnival win, with four-year-old One More Try winning a 1700m handicap for mares at Flemington.  Read more »

Bella Rosa snares debut stakes win in wet

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 11:51am

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained two-year-old filly Bella Rosa has struck with a Group Three win on debut at a wet Flemington on Melbourne Cup day.  Read more »

Cup weather improves, Yucatan favoured

Tuesday 6 November 2018, 7:59am

Yucatan has reclaimed his position as the Melbourne Cup favourite after a couple of hours of drying weather at Flemington bringing a track upgrade to soft.  Read more »

James Cummings with Melbourne Cup hope

Monday 5 November 2018, 7:18pm

His late grandfather won 12 Melbourne Cups as a trainer, now James Cummings is striving for his first win in the race with import Avilius.  Read more »

Last words from connections on Cup hopes

Monday 5 November 2018, 7:10pm

Connections of the 24 Melbourne Cup runners state their cases for victory.  Read more »

McDonald back from wilderness on Yucatan

Monday 5 November 2018, 6:42pm

James McDonald hopes to live out a childhood dream when he pilots favourite Yucatan in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.  Read more »

Flemington track to be watered for Cup day

Monday 5 November 2018, 6:08pm

A change in Melbourne's weather forecast has prompted Flemington officials to put 5mm of irrigation on the track ahead of the Melbourne Cup meeting.  Read more »

Craig Williams chasing elusive Cup victory

Monday 5 November 2018, 6:06pm

Champion jockey Craig Williams will be aboard the only mare in this year's Melbourne Cup when he chases an elusive win in Australia's most famous race.  Read more »

Lloyd Williams aiming for seventh Cup win

Monday 5 November 2018, 5:52pm

Lloyd Williams is already the most successful owner in Melbourne Cup history and is aiming for No.7 with Yucatan or The Cliffsofmoher.  Read more »

Another Freedman to add his name to Cup

Monday 5 November 2018, 5:51pm

Trainer Richard Freedman believes problem child Auvray can secure a top 10 finish in the Melbourne Cup after coaxing the former French horse back to form.  Read more »

Muntahaa chasing a rare Gosden Cup double

Monday 5 November 2018, 5:34pm

A Melbourne Cup victory by Muntahaa would complete a unique double for trainer John Gosden after the US Breeders Cup win of Enable.  Read more »

McEvoy, Brown jockeying for third Cup win

Monday 5 November 2018, 4:51pm

Jockeys Corey Brown and Kerrin McEvoy are both striving for their third Melbourne Cup wins with the rides on Magic Circle and Cross Counter, respectively.  Read more »

Young guns have first attempt at Cup glory

Monday 5 November 2018, 4:16pm

Patrick Moloney and Jordan Childs ride for the first time in the Melbourne Cup on Mike Moroney stablemates Vengeur Masque and Sound Check.  Read more »

Celebrations over Cup run for NZ's Zacada

Monday 5 November 2018, 4:03pm

Zacada might be an outsider for the Melbourne Cup but his owners are celebrating him getting into the race and will keep it up - win, lose or draw.  Read more »

Prince, Fellowes chase Melbourne Cup glory

Monday 5 November 2018, 2:56pm

As he prepares A Prince Of Arran for the Melbourne Cup, English trainer Charlie Fellowes says the well-travelled stayer has been remarkable for his stable.  Read more »

Winx signs off after history-making spring

Monday 5 November 2018, 1:43pm

Champion Winx has headed for a well-earned rest after another stellar spring carnival, culminating in her record fourth Cox Plate win.  Read more »

How Australia celebrates Melbourne Cup day

Monday 5 November 2018, 12:51pm

The Melbourne Cup is the race that stops the nation on the first Tuesday in November.  Read more »

Flemington rated good for Melbourne Cup

Monday 5 November 2018, 11:29am

The Flemington track is rated in the good range for the Melbourne Cup but showers and a possible thunderstorm are predicted before the race.  Read more »

VRC Oaks draws field of 15 at Flemington

Monday 5 November 2018, 11:22am

Leading trainer Darren Weir will saddle two of the leading hopes in the VRC Oaks for three-year-old fillies at Flemington.  Read more »

God Given wins in Italy for Luca Cumani

Monday 5 November 2018, 9:14am

God Given has won the Premio Lydia Tesio to give the soon-to-be-retired trainer Luca Cumani a 50th and final Group One success.  Read more »

Accelerate wins Breeders' Cup Classic

Sunday 4 November 2018, 7:30pm

Accelerate has won the Breeders' Cup Classic to put himself in the frame to be named North America's Horse of the Year.  Read more »

Cross Counter chasing Melbourne Cup glory

Sunday 4 November 2018, 7:14pm

The Charlie Appleby-trained Cross Counter will be one of three horses aiming to give global operation Godolphin its first Melbourne Cup at Flemington.  Read more »

Vengeur Masque pick of Moroney Cup pair

Sunday 4 November 2018, 6:51pm

Young jockeys Patrick Moloney and Jordan Childs will have their first Cup rides on the Mike Moroney-trained Vengeur Masque and Sound Check respectively.  Read more »

Williams seventh Cup could be wide of mark

Sunday 4 November 2018, 6:39pm

The chances of Lloyd Williams adding to his Melbourne Cup record of six wins are threatened by favourite Yucatan's wide barrier.  Read more »

Waterhouse happy with Cup runner Runaway

Sunday 4 November 2018, 4:30pm

Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are happy with Geelong Cup winner Runaway going into the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Ace High ready to turn form around in Cup

Sunday 4 November 2018, 3:49pm

Ace High's failure in the Caulfield Cup has deterred punters as he heads to the Melbourne Cup but his trainer David Payne has already erased it from his memory.  Read more »

O'Brien trio in shape for Cup despite draw

Sunday 4 November 2018, 3:33pm

Aidan O'Brien's travelling foreman TJ Comerford is happy with his trio of Melbourne Cup runners ahead of the big race at Flemington.  Read more »

Marmelo back for another crack at Cup

Sunday 4 November 2018, 3:18pm

Trainer Hughie Morrison hopes the decision to send Marmelo into the Melbourne Cup without a lead-up run in Australia can net a better result than a year ago.  Read more »

Zahra to ride Santa Ana Lane in VRC Sprint

Sunday 4 November 2018, 1:03pm

Mark Zahra has picked up the ride on Santa Ana Lane in the Group One VRC Sprint Classic with Ben Melham to miss the meeting because of suspension.  Read more »

Muntahaa to stay in Australia after Cup

Sunday 4 November 2018, 12:18pm

English stayer Muntahaa will join the Lindsay Park stable after he runs for the final time for trainer John Gosden in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Spring may not yet be done for Red Verdon

Sunday 4 November 2018, 12:07pm

How quickly Red Verdon can recover from a foot abscess will determine whether the stayer can run again during the spring carnival.  Read more »

Prince in good order ahead of Cup start

Sunday 4 November 2018, 10:23am

A Prince Of Arran has taken no harm from his win in the Lexus Stakes and it's all systems go towards the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Enable wins Breeders' Cup Turf

Sunday 4 November 2018, 8:24am

Dual Arc winner Enable has won a thrilling battle with Magical to win the Breeders' Cup Turf at Churchill Downs.  Read more »

Melham suspended, misses Group One races

Saturday 3 November 2018, 8:12pm

Ben Melham will miss the rides on Homesman and Santa Ana Lane in Group One races at Flemington after being suspended for a whip breach in the Victoria Derby.  Read more »

Yucatan draws wide gate in Melbourne Cup

Saturday 3 November 2018, 6:53pm

Melbourne Cup favourite Yucatan has drawn barrier 23 for the $7.3 million race but part-owner Nick Williams says he isn't concerned.  Read more »

Schweida, Orman dominate Doomben meeting

Saturday 3 November 2018, 6:32pm

Trainer Kelly Schweida and jockey Jimmy Orman completed a day to remember when they combined to win four races at Doomben.  Read more »

Gollan's dilemma with Light Up The Room

Saturday 3 November 2018, 6:19pm

Light Up The Room has presented trainer Tony Gollan with a feature race dilemma after her impressive win at Doomben.  Read more »

Full field declared for 2018 Melbourne Cup

Saturday 3 November 2018, 6:16pm

A full field of 24 will run in the Melbourne Cup, with 11 trained in the northern hemisphere.  Read more »

Divine Quality impressive in first-up win

Saturday 3 November 2018, 6:14pm

A more mature Divine Quality has raced away from her rivals to score a first-up win in the Group Three Furphy Sprint at Flemington.  Read more »

The old and new figure in Rosehill wins

Saturday 3 November 2018, 6:09pm

Time To Reign has made it two from two as he continues the path towards emulating his elder sister She Will Reign in the Golden Slipper.  Read more »

G1 Victoria Derby: what the jockeys said

Saturday 3 November 2018, 4:51pm

What the jockeys had to say after the $2 million Victoria Derby at Flemington.  Read more »

Best Of Days wins Group One Kennedy Mile

Saturday 3 November 2018, 4:45pm

Best Of Days has iced a stellar day for Godolphin, winning the Group One Kennedy Mile from Le Romain and Peaceful State.  Read more »

Extra Brut claims Group 1 Victoria Derby

Saturday 3 November 2018, 4:03pm

Extra Brut has taken out the Victoria Derby at his sixth start, beating Stars Of Carrum in the Classic at Flemington.  Read more »

Schweida strengthens Magic Millions hand

Saturday 3 November 2018, 3:48pm

Trainer Kelly Schweida's Magic Millions team is gathering strength after Pocket Pistol and Gala Miss provided him a winning double at Doomben.  Read more »

Shillelagh lands another G1 Flemington win

Saturday 3 November 2018, 3:15pm

Shillelagh has taken advantage of an inside passage to record another Group One win at Flemington.  Read more »

A Prince Of Arran wins way to Cup berth

Saturday 3 November 2018, 2:44pm

A Prince Of Arran has won the Lexus Stakes to guarantee his place in the Melbourne Cup with his trainer Charlie Fellowes celebrating his first Group One win.  Read more »

Sunlight wins the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes

Saturday 3 November 2018, 2:34pm

Sunlight has won the $1 million Coolmore Stud Stakes, the premier race for three-year-old sprinters during the Melbourne Cup carnival.  Read more »

Osborne Bulls storms to Flemington victory

Saturday 3 November 2018, 1:52pm

Osborne Bulls has been well supported to give Godolphin's Australian trainer James Cummings an early stakes double at Flemington.  Read more »

Femme Fireball continues winning streak

Saturday 3 November 2018, 1:29pm

Femme Fireball maintained her outstanding form this campaign when she scored a last-to-first win at Doomben to justify her odds-on quote.  Read more »

Aristia stamps Oaks claims in Wakeful win

Saturday 3 November 2018, 1:21pm

Aristia has broken her maiden in the Group Two Wakeful Stakes at Flemington to cement her claims as one of the leading VRC Oaks chances.  Read more »

Estikhraaj ends run of outs, upsets plunge

Saturday 3 November 2018, 12:57pm

Estikhraaj broke a long run of outs when he scored a runaway win at Doomben, upstaging a plunge on runner-up Stanley.  Read more »

Ranier too strong in Carbine Club Stakes

Saturday 3 November 2018, 12:33pm

Godolphin colt Ranier has followed up his maiden Caulfield win in taking out the Group Three Carbine Club Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

Red Verdon still in doubt for Cup start

Saturday 3 November 2018, 11:06am

The Ed Dunlop-trained English stayer Red Verdon will have to pass a third veterinary inspection to be cleared to run in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Four Cup horses to be re-examined by vets

Friday 2 November 2018, 6:43pm

Four Melbourne Cup entrants will be re-examined by Racing Victoria's veterinary team before acceptances to determine their fitness.  Read more »

Childs after second G1 win on Written By

Friday 2 November 2018, 6:20pm

Jockey Jordan Childs knows Written By well and believes the star colt is primed and ready to go for his main spring target in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.  Read more »

Zahra chasing a second Derby win in 2018

Friday 2 November 2018, 5:50pm

After winning the ATC Australian Derby in Sydney earlier this year, jockey Mark Zahra is hoping to add a Victoria Derby aboard Savvy Oak at Flemington.  Read more »

How Lexus Stakes winners have fared in Cup

Friday 2 November 2018, 4:27pm

How the Lexus Stakes winners have fared in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Sunlight out to upstage colts in Group One

Friday 2 November 2018, 4:02pm

Trainer Tony McEvoy is hoping the only filly in the Coolmore Stud Stakes can upstage the colts in the Group One sprint for three-year-olds.  Read more »

Sesar formlines to stack up in G1 Coolmore

Friday 2 November 2018, 3:49pm

Brisbane trainer Steve O'Dea believes Sesar has the makings of a Group One winner and the colt is ready to show his wares in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.  Read more »

Sircconi ready for Group One test in Mile

Friday 2 November 2018, 3:01pm

Sircconi will represent John Sadler's stable in the Kennedy Mile but former trainer Peter Morgan has paid close attention to the in-form horse's build-up.  Read more »

A Prince Of Arran ready to snare Cup berth

Friday 2 November 2018, 2:33pm

English trainer Charlie Fellowes believes A Prince Of Arran is in the best form of his life ahead of his bid to earn a Melbourne Cup berth in the Lexus Stakes.  Read more »

Seabrook ready for Empire Rose challenge

Friday 2 November 2018, 1:00pm

Seabrook will be trainer Mick Price's only runner on the first day of the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington where she runs in the Group One Empire Rose.  Read more »

Cradle Mountain returns after long break

Friday 2 November 2018, 11:33am

Cradle Mountain has undergone an intensive rehabilitation program to ready him for a return to racing at Rosehill.  Read more »

Redkirk Warrior wins Flemington jump-out

Friday 2 November 2018, 10:00am

Redkirk Warrior has pleased jockey Regan Bayliss with his performance to win a jump-out at Flemington in preparation for the VRC Sprint Classic.  Read more »

Patrick Erin out of the Lexus Stakes, Cup

Friday 2 November 2018, 9:45am

The Chris Waller-trained Patrick Erin has been taken out of the Lexus Stakes and Melbourne Cup with an elevated temperature.  Read more »

No retirement decision for champion Winx

Friday 2 November 2018, 9:09am

Chris Waller and Winx's owners will let the dust settle on her fourth Cox Plate win before making a decision on the champion's racing future.  Read more »

Gosden and O'Brien inspect sodden track

Friday 2 November 2018, 8:28am

Trainers John Gosden and Aidan O'Brien have inspected the turf track at Churchill Downs after heavy rain at the Breeders' Cup course.  Read more »

Waterhouse and Waller buy at English sale

Thursday 1 November 2018, 5:07pm

Leading trainers Chris Waller and Gai Waterhouse have been active at the Tattersalls Tried Horses sale in England with a view to future carnivals in Australia.  Read more »

Test for Red Verdon before Cup acceptance

Thursday 1 November 2018, 4:58pm

A bruised heel has stopped Red Verdon undergoing trackwork resulting in the stayer needing to pass a fitness test before accepting for the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

A rundown of the Group One Kennedy Mile

Thursday 1 November 2018, 4:52pm

Facts about the $1 million Group One Kennedy Mile at Flemington  Read more »

Best Of Days gains G1 Kennedy Mile start

Thursday 1 November 2018, 4:51pm

The withdrawal of Crack Me Up from the Kennedy Mile with a fractured sesamoid gives Godolphin's Best Of Days his chance at Group One level at Flemington.  Read more »

Cummings expects big run from Encryption

Thursday 1 November 2018, 4:18pm

Trainer James Cummings is convinced Danehill Stakes winner Encryption is ready to run a big race in the Coolmore Stud Stakes against a star-studded field.  Read more »

Facts and figures on the G1 Empire Rose

Thursday 1 November 2018, 3:27pm

A look at the $500,000 Group One Empire Rose Stakes, formerly known as the Myer Classic, a race for fillies and mares on Victoria Derby day.  Read more »