Apprentice Tyler Schiller came within centimetres of having a huge day out at Randwick, winning the Little Dance on Dream Runner after being narrowly denied in the Big Dance aboard Cisco Bay. Cisco …

Mark Zahra has been able to put the disappointment of 12 months ago behind him with a masterful ride on Gold Trip to win the Melbourne Cup. Suspension following his involvement in the infamous …

Two of the younger jockeys of the Victorian ranks have filled the minor placings behind elder statesman Mark Zahra in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Patrick Moloney steered Emissary into second place behind Gold …

Rustic Steel is a chance to chase two rich races in the space of a week. A plan that was six months in the making has come to fruition for …

There was some divine intervention with the win of Nautical Miss at Randwick, the mare representing the stable of Group 1-winning trainer Gwenda Markwell who lost her battle with cancer over the …

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable hope to be back at Flemington in 12 months’ time with White Marlin contesting the Melbourne Cup. White Marlin stretched his unbeaten streak to five with an emphatic …

Krakarib has given his connections a Melbourne Cup Day thrill by taking out the Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) at Flemington. The well-named colt, by Ribchester, was having his second race start …

‘Pressure is for tyres’ but UK trainer James Ferguson admits he can feel it building as the Melbourne Cup draws close. Ferguson prepares the TAB’s $3.60 Cup favourite Deauville Legend who is the only horse …

Trainer Gai Waterhouse is expecting the Werribee Mob to run well in the Melbourne Cup. Waterhouse and co-trainer Adrian Bott have Hoo Ya Mal in Tuesday’s 3200m contest at Flemington, one of four international …

Lindsay Park trainers Ben and J D Hayes are hoping to have a better Melbourne Cup experience with Camorra than they had 12 months ago with their first runner. Port Guillaume came to …

Mike Moroney is one of only four trainers engaged in this year’s Melbourne Cup to have won the race before and said there are similarities between Emissary and the horse he won …

A full field of 24 runners have accepted for the $7.75 million Melbourne Cup with mixed fortunes for visiting fancies at the top of the betting. Favourite Deauville Legend drew …

The connections of Icebath have been rewarded for their patience with the mare breaking through for her maiden Group 1 success. Lining up for her 10th start at the highest level on Saturday …

He has won a Group 1 race over a mile, finished runner-up in The Everest and is now the winner of the $3 million Nature Strip Stakes. The Joe pride-trained …

James Cummings and James Mcdonald have continued their domination of the Melbourne Spring Carnival claiming a fourth Group 1 win. After dual wins with Anamoe in the Might And Power Stakes and the Cox …

The Spring Champion Stakes in Sydney was expected to prove the best form reference for the Group 1 Victoria Derby at Flemington. Most pundits had pinned their faith in last week’s Spring Champion victor Sharp …

Just hours after exiting quarantine at Canterbury, former European Star Of India made an immediate impact on the racetrack with a fighting victory in the $750,000 Rosehill Gold Cup. Rob Archibald, …