Overnight showers have saved Flemington racecourse manager Liam O’Keeffe from watering ahead of the Melbourne Cup 2018. Flemington received 3.2mm of rain on Sunday night, putting the track in the …

The flamboyant British billionaire who has promised to strip to his g-string if his horse wins the Melbourne Cup has enjoyed the annual parade, with his clothes on. Dr Marwan …

Patrick Moloney was born into a racing family and grew up watching the Melbourne Cup. His grandfather Jim Moloney is a Hall Of Fame inductee while father Gerard and uncle …

The Melbourne Cup may be held at Flemington but the $7.3 million horse race is celebrated across Australia. THE RACE THAT STOPS A NATION * Melbourne Cup day has been …

A field of 15 has accepted for the Group One $1 million VRC Oaks at Flemington. The feature race on the third day of the Victoria Racing Club’s four-day carnival …

The Australian spring campaign of English stayer Red Verdon may not be over despite the horse having to miss the Melbourne Cup with a hoof abscess. Trainer Ed Dunlop said …

Lessons learned a year ago have shaped the Melbourne Cup preparation of international visitor Marmelo for another crack at Australia’s most famous race. Trained by Hughie Morrison in England, Marmelo …

Aidan O’Brien might not have been able to come to Werribee to see his three Melbourne Cup runners, but is well and truly in the loop as to their progress. …

A Prince Of Arran has pulled up from his win in the Lexus Stakes at Flemington in far better shape than his trainer Charlie Fellowes. Victory in Saturday’s race earned …

Mark Zahra has picked up the ride on the Anthony Freedman-trained triple Group One winner Santa Ana Lane in the VRC Sprint Classic. Santa Ana Lane’s regular jockey Ben Melham …

The Final Field and Barriers have been released for Australia’s biggest race of the year, the Melbourne Cup which will be run on Tuesday at 3PM where the nation will …

Barrier 22 is not exactly what trainer David Payne had in mind for Ace High in the Melbourne Cup but he still expects the horse to be able to take …

For Gai Waterhouse, having an Australian born and bred runner in the Melbourne Cup has helped to quickly erase any disappointment that Runaway’s stablemate Thinkin’ Big won’t also be lining …

Ebor winner Muntahaa is set to race for champion English trainer John Gosden for the final time in the Melbourne Cup before being switched to the Lindsay Park stable in …

Leviathan owner Lloyd Williams’ chances to extend his record of Melbourne Cup winners to seven have taken a hit with his Irish-trained horse drawing barrier 23, the second widest gate. …

Trainer Mike Moroney has thrown his support behind two young jockeys as he chases a second Melbourne Cup. Patrick Moloney and Jordan Childs, who are on Vengeur Masque and Sound …

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 …

A carnival of ups and downs for Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby’s travelling team from England could yet reap its greatest success with Cross Counter in the Melbourne Cup. While Appleby’s …