Robert Hickmott has drawn on owner Lloyd Williams’s six decades of racing experience to train Almandin to win the Melbourne Cup. Hickmott became Williams’s head trainer in 2009 and prepared …
HOW THE JOCKEYS RATED THEIR MELBOURNE CUP RIDES Kerrin McEvoy (Almandin) 1st : “Gee, he travelled well. How lucky am I?, the elation’s unreal. He’s been well prepared by (owner) …
ALMANDIN’S MELBOURNE CUP WIN * The seven-year-old gelding won the Melbourne Cup at his 12th start. It was Almandin’s fifth career win. BREEDING * Out of four-time champion German stallion …
Irish trainer Tony Martin has praised the brave performance of Heartbreak City who went agonisingly close to winning the Melbourne Cup at his first start in Australia. Ridden by Hong …
Sheikh Mohammed’s quest to win the Melbourne Cup will have to wait another year but Godolphin’s chief executive insists they will keep trying to win Australia’s greatest race. The global …
Lloyd Williams has become the most successful owner of Melbourne Cup winners with Almandin claiming Australia’s greatest horse race. Almandin overcame a potent international challenge to beat the Irish stayer …
Lloyd Williams has become the most successful owner of Melbourne Cup winners with Almandin claiming Australia’s greatest horse race. Almandin overcame a potent international challenge to beat the Irish stayer …
Jennifer Hawkins has turned raceday fashion on its head by wearing a bright red pantsuit for the Melbourne Cup, stunning fans and turning heads. The Australian model is the first …
This year’s Melbourne Cup has come a little too soon for Kinema, but his trainer Chris Waller believes the former English stayer can be a force in another 12 months. …
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has turned heads at the 2016 Melbourne Cup, sporting a classy black look. Ms Bishop arrived with her partner David Panton outside the Emirates Marquee on …
Kerrin McEvoy is savouring winning his second Melbourne Cup and says it is better this time around. McEvoy won his first Cup on Brew 16 years ago as a 20-year-old …
The calendar may read November 1 but North Queensland boss Peter Parr is bracing for speculation about off-contract superstar Johnathan Thurston that has more in common with April 1. The …
Western Bulldogs recruit Travis Cloke hopes he can add a little extra to the club to help the AFL premiers defend their title. The former Collingwood full-forward this year struggled …
The mood within his team might be changing with the Supercars drivers’ championship title in sight. But series leader Shane van Gisbergen insists relations with Holden teammate – and main …
WTA Finals winner Dominika Cibulkova moves up three places to fifth in the latest women’s tennis rankings. The Slovakian upset world No.1 Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win …
England rugby coach Eddie Jones has turned to Australian rugby league to brush up his team’s defence and he expects it will make a big difference. Jones has added Melbourne …
THE 15 BEST NRL PLAYERS OFF-CONTRACT AFTER 2017: * Darius Boyd: Arguably the best fullback in the NRL, Boyd’s career-best season for Brisbane allowed him to keep the No.1 jerseys …
* Peter Bell: Cut loose by Fremantle at the end of the 1995 season, Bell was picked up by North Melbourne where he became one of the AFL’s classiest on-ballers. …
