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 …

Irish trainer Willie Mullins says Vauban is his best chance and possibly the best he will ever have to win the Melbourne Cup. Vauban came up with barrier three in the draw for Tuesday’s Group …

A decision to stretch Wild Planet beyond 1600m for the first time in his career has reaped a big reward, with the veteran defying a distance query to win the $750,000 …

Replacing a world-class jockey on an unknown horse is no easy task but Josh Parr has risen to the occasion, producing a spectacular ride on Japanese raider Obamburumai to triumph in the …

Declan Bates pulled off a contender for ride of the season when he engineered a dazzling Empire Rose Stakes success aboard Pride Of Jenni at Flemington on Saturday. Bates partnered the headstrong …

Bella Nipotina has lifted herself off the canvas to upstage defending titleholder Private Eye and Everest winner Think About It in the $3 million Giga Kick Stakes at Rosehill. Chasing his tenth win …

For the second week in a row, James McDonald has been on the right side of a deceptive photo finish to claim his first win in the Victoria Derby. McDonald got the …

Ozzmosis carried Rachel King to a historic win in Saturday’s $2 million Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington, in the process announcing himself one of the hottest stud prospects in the …

A powerful finish from Sweet Mercy under star apprentice Dylan Gibbons has earned the mare’s connections a lucrative payday in the $500,000 Four Pillars Midway at Rosehill. Backing up from …

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will chase a second win in the Group 1 VRC Oaks after Amazonian Lass led throughout to claim the traditional lead-up at Flemington. In a perfectly judged …