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McEvoy thrilled for sister-in-law Payne

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 »