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A Melbourne Cup day win has clinched a Golden Slipper campaign for impressive filly Setsuna. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained two-year-old made it two wins from three starts, dominating …

Joseph O’Brien has beaten his famous father to Melbourne Cup glory, training Rekindling to win Australia’s greatest race. In a father-and-son finish the younger O’Brien’s Rekindling overhauled Johannes Vermeer, trained …

Champion Hong Kong jockey Joao Moreira has limped back to the jockeys’ room after a fall in a race at Flemington but has been ruled out of the ride on …

The biggest race day of the year is upon us with the running of Melbourne Cup day at Flemington. We take a look at each of the ten races on …

Victoria Racing Club chairman Amanda Elliott has put the issue of emergencies for the Melbourne Cup back on the agenda after the scratching of Who Shot Thebarman. The withdrawal of …

Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien has made a seamless transition from champion jockey to trainer and saddles his first Melbourne Cup runners at Flemington. The son of champion trainer Aidan O’Brien, …

Blake Shinn knows the thrill of winning a Melbourne Cup and believes he has a great chance to experience it again. Shinn rode Viewed to a nail-biting win in the …

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Cismontane is aiming to become the first winner of the Lexus Stakes since Shocking in 2009 to claim the Melbourne Cup. Cismontane put up …

Sheila Laxon, the first female trainer to win the Melbourne Cup, has picked the Lloyd Williams-owned Johannes Vermeer to win this year. “He’ll be fit enough to win,” Laxon told …

Michael Dee’s spring carnival has already exceeded his expectations and he is preparing to experience another thrill when he rides in his first Melbourne Cup at Flemington. The young jockey …

A win in Europe’s richest handicap and the temptation to have a crack at the prize money on offer in Australia’s most famous race has led Scottish trainer Iain Jardine …

As Hugo Palmer attempts to become the first British trainer to win the Melbourne Cup, two familiar faces will be saddling up rival runners at Flemington. Tuesday’s $6 million Melbourne …

Famous for his association with triple Cox Plate winner Winx, Hugh Bowman gets his best chance yet to also become known as a Melbourne Cup winner. The heavyweight rider has …

No longer pounding the pavement by foot but on a bicycle has made jockey Stephen Baster fitter and stronger. That in turn has led to the 42-year-old being one of …

The man who has owned more Melbourne Cup winners than anyone else has a thirst for more. Retired Melbourne businessman Lloyd Williams has six horses in this year’s Melbourne Cup …

Thomas Hobson couldn’t jump over a twig but owner Rich Ricci believes the former hurdler is well handicapped for the Melbourne Cup, provided he can handle his wide barrier. Ricci …

SOME STATISTICS ABOUT THE MELBOURNE CUP: * First run in 1861 under the banner of the Victorian Turf Club and won by the Etienne de Mestre-trained Archer who beat the …

Lindsay Park co-trainer David Hayes is bemused with the Melbourne Cup price of Boom Time. The surprise winner of last month’s Caulfield Cup is a $26 chance in latest betting …