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The 2012 Melbourne Cup Carnival breaks out of the barriers today with AAMI Victoria Derby Day, with the VRC expecting a 100,000-strong crowd at Flemington. The forecast is for clear …

Standard Weight for Age, Three-Years-Old and Upwards, Fillies and Mares, Maidens at time of entry are ineligible, Apprentices cannot claim.Field Limit: 16 + 4 EM The Group 1 of the …

Second to last race of the day is sprinting event for the older horses. The current favourite at $1.95 is the Con Karakastanis trained Howmuchdoyouloveme who was an impressive winner …

Derby Day…without doubt the best raceday of the year in Australia and it kicks off the Melbourne Cup Carnival this Saturday. Nine group races, highlighted by the $1.5 Million Aami …

The irony of Group-winning gelding Howmuchdoyouloveme is that he was bought too cheaply to attract offers. Trainer Con Karakatsanis paid just $5000 for the four-year-old, a price so low it …

Trainer Murray Baker and jockey James McDonald admit they might have been a bit hasty with their initial perception of Victoria Derby favourite It’s A Dundeel. McDonald said he was …

The Melbourne Cup Carnival is upon us, and with the emergence of Twitter as a powerful social platform, it has become an increasingly relevant outlet for information. But Twitter is …

The Melbourne Cup Carnival bursts out of the barriers tomorrow (Saturday) with the VRC expecting over 100,000 racegoers at AAMI Victoria Derby Day. Considered by most racing purists to be …

Aussie jockey Corey Brown has played his part in a mini-streak for the Kiwis in the Victoria Derby but plans to snap that on Saturday when he rides Honorius. New …

A veterinary inspection has cleared imported stayer Winchester to continue his build-up to the Melbourne Cup. The former United States galloper was found to be mildly lame during a routine …

James McDonald tends to shy away from the accolades that have him marked down as the next star of Australian racing. But he doesn’t mind giving out the praise for …

A group of even three-year-olds are out to turn back one Kiwi raider in tomorrow’s Group 1 Victoria Derby. And after Saturday’s Moonee Valley meeting that challenge has surely become …

The doubt surrounding a Melbourne Cup start for imported galloper Green Moon has eased after the horse came through a searching gallop at Moonee Valley on Friday. Owner Lloyd Williams …

Mornington trainer Paul Rocke didn’t quite know what he had when he bought Nisos – but he certainly didn’t think the gelding would be lining up in Saturday’s $1.5 million …

English trainer Ed Dunlop wasn’t certain of what he was getting into when he came to Australia with Red Cadeaux for last year’s Melbourne Cup. But he learned fast and …

Melbourne Cup hopeful Winchester will undergo a second veterinary examination on Friday after being found to be mildly lame. On Thursday, Racing Victoria vets began looking at the 35 horses …

The Victoria Racing Club and Myer officially launched the 2012 Myer Fashions on the Field competition at Flemington today with all state finalists and the Online People’s Choice Award Winner …

A narrow defeat in last year’s Coolmore Stud Stakes was shattering for Nash Rawiller but he will be back sporting the same colours to chase an upset win in the …