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Joao Moreira enjoys first Cup experience

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 7:02pm

Joao Moreira once had eight winners from as many Singapore rides but he says the Melbourne Cup is the best experience he has had in horse racing.  Read more »

Precedence runs sixth for Bart

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 7:01pm

Veteran stayer Precedence has produced his best Melbourne Cup finish by finishing sixth for Bart Cummings and his grandson James.  Read more »

Winner a top pick but Cup betting down

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 6:54pm

Overall betting on the Melbourne Cup was down but Protectionist proved a popular horse with those who did enjoy a flutter.  Read more »

Nomadic Moore takes Cup win in his stride

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 6:51pm

Everywhere man Ryan Moore has little time in his travel schedule to celebrate any win let alone a Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Lucia defeat has a silver lining for Lees

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 6:40pm

Kris Lees missed out with Lucia Valentina in the Melbourne Cup but he is still a winner because he will be the Australian trainer for Protectionist.  Read more »

Marshall hopes to be chip off the block

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 6:24pm

Apprentice Taylor Marshall, son of champion jockey John, hopes to one day emulate his father and ride in a Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Punters blown over by Cup day at Randwick

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 6:18pm

Punter Bronwyn Fritz donned jeans and sneakers for a last-minute trip to Randwick on Melbourne Cup day - and she won big.  Read more »

Red Cadeaux second again in Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 6:10pm

UK stayer Red Cadeaux has turned in another courageous Melbourne Cup run but a victory in the famous race is as elusive as ever.  Read more »

Melb Cup runner Araldo put down

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 6:09pm

Melbourne Cup runner Araldo has been put down after injuring a leg when he was spooked by a flag-waving racegoer spooked.  Read more »

Kiwis bet big on Who Shot Thebarman

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 5:53pm

Kiwis made 650,000 bets on this year's Melbourne Cup, with the TAB recording $10 million in turnover.  Read more »

Melb Cup in world-wide twitter trend

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 5:12pm

From Stoke-on-Trent in England to Darwin in the Top End, the internationalisation of the Melbourne Cup was underlined on social media.  Read more »

Admire Rakti death a sad Cup postscript

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 3:43pm

Zac Purton says he's shattered that his horse Admire Rakti collapsed and died after finishing last in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Where your horse finished in the Cup

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 3:39pm

A full list of the finishing positions in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Cup triumph and tragedy for foreign horses

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 3:07pm

The Melbourne Cup has been a triumph for German horse Protectionist while the Japanese suffered the tragedy of the post-race death of Admire Rakti.  Read more »

Tony Gollan's spring takes an upward turn

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 2:49pm

Tony Gollan finally got to the winners' room when Hijack Hussy ended a frustrating spring for Brisbane's premier trainer on Cup day at Flemington.  Read more »

McEvoy laments Cup rules on reserves

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 2:46pm

A win in a support race at Flemington on Cup day couldn't ease Tony McEvoy's pain at missing a start in the $6.2 million race with Big Memory.  Read more »

Munce to the fore at Doomben on Cup day

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 2:37pm

Chris Munce has stamped his class on the Melbourne Cup day meeting at Doomben with a victory in the only distance race on the program.  Read more »

Australians prefer champagne in the Cup

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 1:23pm

It's fine to have a beer at the races but these days plenty of punters prefer a fancier fizz.  Read more »

Tommy Berry gets in the Cup day Groove

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 1:18pm

Tommy Berry was disappointed not be riding in his first Melbourne Cup but he got some consolation with a win on General Groove at Flemington.  Read more »

Jim Cassidy at his best on Grand Marshal

Tuesday 4 November 2014, 1:02pm

The Chris Waller-trained Grand Marshal has won the 2800 metre race at Flemington courtesy of a vintage Jim Cassidy ride.  Read more »