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It’s nearly always complicated with highly strung Melbourne Cup mare My Ambivalent. And if trainer Roger Varian didn’t have enough to do trying to work how to manage an interrupted …

MACKINNON STAKES: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW HISTORY: * First run in 1869 when won by Glencoe. Traditional lead-up to the Melbourne Cup NOTABLE WINNERS: * Carbine (1890), Wakeful (1901-02-03), …

Armada is the outsider in the Coolmore Stud Stakes but trainer Peter Moody insists the colt is not out of place in the Group One field. Moody won the sprint …

The Victoria Derby has been a race of near misses for Kerrin McEvoy. But the jockey is confident he can change that on Saturday when he rides favourite Hampton Court …

MYER CLASSIC: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW HISTORY: * First run in 1988 when it had Listed status and was won by Concordance, trained by Colin Hayes * Upgraded to …

The Victoria Derby has been a race of near misses for Kerrin McEvoy. But the jockey is confident he can change that on Saturday when he rides favourite Hampton Court …

Caulfield Cup winner Admire Rakti rounded out his Melbourne Cup 2014 preparation with a solid workout at Werribee. The $4 favourite for Australia’s greatest race, Admire Rakti galloped over 1400m, …

MACKINNON STAKES: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW HISTORY: * First run in 1869 when won by Glencoe. Traditional lead-up to the Melbourne Cup NOTABLE WINNERS: * Carbine (1890), Wakeful (1901-02-03), …

Armada is the outsider in the Coolmore Stud Stakes but trainer Peter Moody insists the colt is not out of place in the Group One field. Moody won the sprint …

MEMORABLE MELBOURNE CUP MOMENTS ARCHER Legend has it that in 1861, Archer walked more than 500 miles from his home in NSW to win the first Melbourne Cup. More recent …

Costume is a dual Group One winner in New Zealand and a victory in Australia at the highest level will further enhance the value of the foal she is carrying …

English trainer Andrew Balding is not fazed by having Lord Van Percy back-up from the Lexus Stakes to the Melbourne Cup. Thirtieth in the order of entry for the Melbourne …

Three years ago Sangster won the Derby that eluded his sire Savabeel. The training team behind the 2011 Victoria Derby winner is back in Melbourne with another son of Savabeel …

Melbourne Cup Tips – The three-quarter little sister to three-time Melbourne Cup winning mare Makybe Diva has attracted a big bet at Sportingbet to win next Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup 2014. SPECIAL: Sign-up at Sportingbet.com.au …

Less than two years after he started training, Brent Stanley is taking on the big names in the Victoria Derby. A Caulfield Cup-winning rider on Arctic Scent as an apprentice …

Costume is a dual Group One winner in New Zealand and a victory in Australia at the highest level will further enhance the value of the foal she is carrying …

English trainer Andrew Balding is not fazed by having Lord Van Percy back-up from the Lexus Stakes to the Melbourne Cup. Thirtieth in the order of entry for the Melbourne …

A string of big bets for Hampton Court has seen the Gai Waterhouse-trained colt crunched from $2.90 into $2.65 at Sportingbet for Saturday’s Group 1 AAMI Derby. Second favourite Preferment has drifted from $5 …