Preferment has been ruled out of the Emirates Stakes with the Chris Waller-trained horse struggling with an eye injury. The four-time Group One winner was treated with antibiotics with his …
Parents are being urged to use the Melbourne Cup as an opportunity to talk with their kids about the risks of gambling. Melbourne researchers have found children as young as …
His father played a starring role in the main event on Victoria Derby day and Chad Schofield is out to do likewise in the 2016 Melbourne Cup. A few days …
New Zealand trainer John Wheeler would love to cap off his career with a Melbourne Cup. “I’d love to win it because it would be my 25th Group One winner …
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 …
You couldn’t wipe the smile off the face of Godolphin’s chief executive as he walked the Melbourne Cup parade route in the city centre – and it’s easy to see …
Five years after missing the winning ride on Dunaden, jockey Craig Williams gets another chance to add his name to the Melbourne Cup honour roll when he rides international visitor …
For as long as she can remember, Katelyn Mallyon has wanted to be a jockey. She has the pedigree: her grandfather Mick is a three-time Caulfield Cup winner, her father …
Yankee Rose has opened at $1.65 to win the 2016 VRC Oaks on the back of her third in the Cox Plate. A field of 15 was declared on Monday …
From the time Michael Walker won the Sandown Cup he knew Almoonqith was his 2016 Melbourne Cup ride. Walker guided Almoonqith to victory in last year’s 3200m Sandown Cup, less …
Blake Spriggs’ first Melbourne Cup parade has whetted the jockey’s appetite for the big day when he will realise his dream to ride in Australia’s most famous race. He will …
John Ferguson doesn’t mind which of Godolphin’s five horses finally delivers an elusive Melbourne Cup for Sheikh Mohammed. The Godolphin chief executive wants this to be the year the Dubai …
Ben Thompson’s father has three Melbourne Cup wins to his name. On Tuesday, the apprentice jockey gets his first taste of a Melbourne Cup of a different kind when he …
Trainer Ciaron Maher has been given a heroes’ welcome at the 2016 Melbourne Cup parade thanks to his mare Jameka. The VRC Oaks and the Caulfield Cup winner is Maher’s …
The race is like no other but that won’t mean Kerrin McEvoy will be acting differently in the lead-up to the 2016 Melbourne Cup. The jockey has a near-full book …
BIG ORANGE: Trainer Michael Bell. Jockey Jamie Spencer. $14 “He is arguably the best specialist two miler in Europe and hence he’s got topweight over here, but we’re looking forward …
For Ben Hayes, it’s a good omen that his first Melbourne Cup 2016 runner has the same barrier, weight, owner and jockey’s first names as when his grandfather first won …
The only Australian-born horse in the 2016 Melbourne Cup has come in for local support on the eve of the famous race. In a 24-horse field dominated by northern hemisphere …
