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What the jockeys said: Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 5 November 2013, 5:08pm
What the jockeys said after the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Randwick punters warmed by Cup win for Gai
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Auckland
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Arcadia
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
Melbourne
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
London
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
Arcadia
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
Sunday 3 November 2013, 4:33pm
What you need to know about the Cup. Read more »
Owen quit football to come to Cup
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Arcadia
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
Arcadia
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
Arcadia
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Melbourne
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
Sydney
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 »