A decision to target the Melbourne Cup fresh this year has almost achieved the dream result for connections of English-trained stayer Marmelo at Flemington. And despite coming so close to …
Six months ago, Kerrin McEvoy predicted this would be the year Sheikh Mohammed finally claimed a Melbourne Cup and he wanted to be the jockey to win it. He was …
Scottish-trained Nakeeta has again collected a prize money cheque for connections at his second Melbourne Cup attempt. Nakeeta earned his owners $150,000 with his 12th-placed finish in Tuesday’s $7.3 million …
The race that stops the nation also crashed online sports-betting sites as they were overwhelmed by eager Melbourne Cup punters. Australian wagering sites Sportsbet, Ladbrokes and betting exchange Betfair all …
Leading trainer Chris Waller’s imported stayer Finche has finished fourth to be the first Australian-trained horse home in the Melbourne Cup. And the champion Sydney-based trainer also prepared the first …
Randwick may have belonged to the bookmakers on Melbourne Cup day but Sydneysiders still managed to celebrate in style. A garden of floral dresses brightened the Randwick stands as thousands …
Sydneysiders bloomed in their spring carnival best as they celebrated Melbourne Cup day at Randwick with a seven-race meet. As rain and wild weather lashed crowds at Flemington on Tuesday …
International jockey William Buick has made his mark with his first ride at this year’s Melbourne spring carnival at Flemington. One of Godolphin’s European jockeys, Buick steered the locally trained …
KERRIN McEVOY MELBOURNE CUP WINS 2000 * As a 20-year-old Kerrin McEvoy steered Brew to victory at 14-1 in front of a crowd of more than 121,000. 2016 * Sixteen …
Kerrin McEvoy (Cross Counter) 1st : At the furlong I thought ‘mate, is this happening again?’. I’m just the lucky recipient. I can ride light. And to get on these …
On the sixth anniversary of his Melbourne Cup win on Green Moon, Brett Prebble has celebrated a victory on the undercard at Flemington. Prebble has returned to Australia after 15 …
The Melbourne Cup has been marred by the death of a horse, this time the Irish-trained The Cliffsofmoher. The Aidan O’Brien-trained horse suffered a fractured shoulder during Tuesday’s race and …
English trainer Charlie Fellowes says he feels like a winner after A Prince Of Arran finished in third place behind Cross Counter in the Melbourne Cup. A Prince Of Arran …
In the week his soon-to-be-retired father Luca trained a Group One winner in Italy, Matt Cumani has celebrated a win on the undercard to Australia’s most famous race at Flemington. …
Chris Waller-trained import Shraaoh has won a staying test at his Australian debut on a rain-sodden Flemington. The Irish-bred outstayed his rivals to claim Tuesday’s Ronald McDonald House Charities Plate …
After winning the Breeders’ Plate with two-year-old colt Dubious earlier in the season, the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable has struck again with another nice juvenile in the Bumble …
Cross Counter has ended two decades of Melbourne Cup frustration for the powerful global stable Godolphin by winning Australia’s greatest horse race. On a rain-affected track and ridden by Kerrin …
Wales have a selection headache at five-eighth ahead of Saturday’s Test against Australia following Gareth Anscombe’s strong performance against Scotland last weekend. Starting No.10 Dan Biggar is available again for …
