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Neville Layt gambles on No When To Hold Em

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 »