Imported galloper Without A Fight has etched his name into the history books by taking out the 163rd running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Brought out to Australia for last year’s Melbourne Cup …

The field is set, the barrier draw completed, and it’s full steam ahead towards the 2023 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday, November 7th. Another quality and capacity field of …

World racing’s focus will be on Flemington on Tuesday, November 7th for 2023 Melbourne Cup Day! Some of the best locally trained stayers will step out alongside a strong international …

Feature racing will also take place at Sydney’s Royal Randwick on Tuesday, November 7th, and another quality edition of the $3 million Big Dance headlines the program that competes for …

Since arriving in Melbourne in September, Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban’s stablemate, Absurde, was generally out of the conversation in local racing circles as a genuine winning chance for Tuesday’s 163rd edition …

Jockey Daniel Stackhouse is hoping for third time lucky when he partners Daqiansweet Junior in the Melbourne Cup. Daqiansweet Junior will be Stackhouse’s third ride in the 3200m Cup which is run at Flemington …

The trainer of Japanese galloper Breakup in the Melbourne Cup is expecting the roomier Flemington circuit and a slower tempo to suit his galloper. Tatsuya Yoshioka is upbeat about the chances of …

Blue Stratum missed his shot at a big payday on Cox Plate Day, but co-trainer Tony Mcevoy is hopeful a Group 3 consolation prize awaits at Flemington on Tuesday. The Blue …

The last day of the Flemington carnival has plenty of Championship contests. In the G1 Champions Stakes (2000m) we see some of the Cox Plate rivals go around again such …

Teo Nugent knows he’s lucky to be even be a part of this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival, so he wasn’t about to die wondering when the team associated with Interpretation were in …

Damien Oliver will not know until official scratching time on Tuesday if he will add to his 31 rides in the Melbourne Cup. But the champion jockey remains hopeful the Mike Moroney-trained gelding Alenquer will …

Matthew Dunn is confident the inform Cepheus can concede weight to all his rivals and win the $3 million Big Dance (1600m) after drawing barrier one for Tuesday’s feature at Randwick. Having …

Matthew Smith will break new ground after 20 years as a trainer when he saddles his first Melbourne Cup runner. Eight-year-old gelding True Marvel will be Smith’s long-awaited debut in Australia’s great …

Irish trainer Willie Mullins has a strong Melbourne Cup hand with favourite Vauban and Absurde. It is 30 years since Willie Mullins first had an involvement in the Melbourne Cup. On …

Mick Price is open minded to the chances of Lastotchka in the Melbourne Cup and recognises the challenge ahead against the likes of Irish hot horse Vauban, Caulfield Cup winner Without A …

From the moment Gerard Larrieu saw Gold Trip, he felt he was a horse who could stamp himself a star, but did not expect it to be in the jurisdiction …

Fresh from Group 1 success in the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington on Saturday, Bjorn Baker has stacked the bases for the feature race in Sydney on Melbourne Cup Day as …

Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Mike Moroney faces a race against time to have longshot Alenquer ready for Tuesday’s Group 1 3200-metre feature with the stable advising Racing Victoria stewards that the gelding suffered a …