He’s the man who has made winning Melbourne Cups his personal crusade for more than 30 years. And finally Lloyd Williams was there to see it happen. Usually Williams spends …

Finishing second in the Melbourne Cup has only whetted the appetite of Hong Kong-based jockey Joao Moreira. Riding in his third Melbourne Cup, Moreira went under by a long head …

For many years, Lloyd Williams has supported the Australasian breeding industry in his quest to win more Melbourne Cups than anyone else. Those days are gone. In the field of …

Despite not having a ride in this year’s Melbourne Cup, Michelle Payne still has cause for celebration after brother-in-law Kerrin McEvoy won the race on Almandin. Payne made history when …

A part-owner of Melbourne Cup runner-up Heartbreak City hopes to one day return and collect victory in the coveted race. Aidan Shiels, on his his first trip for the Cup, …

Robert Hickmott has drawn on owner Lloyd Williams’s six decades of racing experience to train Almandin to win the Melbourne Cup. Hickmott became Williams’s head trainer in 2009 and prepared …

HOW THE JOCKEYS RATED THEIR MELBOURNE CUP RIDES Kerrin McEvoy (Almandin) 1st : “Gee, he travelled well. How lucky am I?, the elation’s unreal. He’s been well prepared by (owner) …

ALMANDIN’S MELBOURNE CUP WIN * The seven-year-old gelding won the Melbourne Cup at his 12th start. It was Almandin’s fifth career win. BREEDING * Out of four-time champion German stallion …

Irish trainer Tony Martin has praised the brave performance of Heartbreak City who went agonisingly close to winning the Melbourne Cup at his first start in Australia. Ridden by Hong …

Sheikh Mohammed’s quest to win the Melbourne Cup will have to wait another year but Godolphin’s chief executive insists they will keep trying to win Australia’s greatest race. The global …

Lloyd Williams has become the most successful owner of Melbourne Cup winners with Almandin claiming Australia’s greatest horse race. Almandin overcame a potent international challenge to beat the Irish stayer …

Lloyd Williams has become the most successful owner of Melbourne Cup winners with Almandin claiming Australia’s greatest horse race. Almandin overcame a potent international challenge to beat the Irish stayer …

Jennifer Hawkins has turned raceday fashion on its head by wearing a bright red pantsuit for the Melbourne Cup, stunning fans and turning heads. The Australian model is the first …

This year’s Melbourne Cup has come a little too soon for Kinema, but his trainer Chris Waller believes the former English stayer can be a force in another 12 months. …

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has turned heads at the 2016 Melbourne Cup, sporting a classy black look. Ms Bishop arrived with her partner David Panton outside the Emirates Marquee on …

Kerrin McEvoy is savouring winning his second Melbourne Cup and says it is better this time around. McEvoy won his first Cup on Brew 16 years ago as a 20-year-old …