Melbourne Cup Day a success for SA
Despite a much smaller attendance than normal, Morphettville Racecourse has deemed its Melbourne Cup Day event a success.
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Punter’s freak 2700-1 Cup miracle
A Melbourne Cup punter has landed a ridiculous win of more than $60,000 after he came up big on a bookmaker’s nightmare result.
Massive upset stuns Melbourne Cup day
The Melbourne Cup has pulled off a shock result but there’s much more racing at Flemington then just the Melbourne Cup. We’ve got all the results here.
Tragedy as Melbourne Cup horse dies
The Melbourne Cup has been rocked by Anthony Van Dyck’s death after the horse broke down during the race that stops the nation.
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Veteran’s bold bid to make history in a flash
HE IS trying to be become the oldest winner of a Melbourne Cup but he already boasts a race time that would have won every Cup ever run. Meet Japanese warhorse Curren Mirotic.
Scottish won’t brave the Cup
TRAINER Charlie Appleby has decided to bypass the Cup with Caulfield Cup runner-up Scottish to instead tackle the Group 1 Emirates Stakes four days later.
Hawk Cup talk gathers momentum
MELBOURNE Cup hopeful Sir John Hawkwood produced such a brilliant track gallop it even had his trainer doing a double take.
Historic Flemington grandstand to go
FLEMINGTON’S historic members grandstand will be demolished and replaced with a new state-of-the-art facility.
Flemington can be racing’s MCG
FLEMINGTON has the scope to become second only to the MCG as Melbourne’s great every-other-day attraction, writes Matt Stewart.
Grand Marshal avoids re-handicap for Cup
CHRIS Waller trained stayer Grand Marshal has enhanced its Melbourne Cup credentials after avoiding a re-handicap following its win in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup.
Payne rides high to ‘The Don’ award
MICHELLE Payne’s remarkable year continued with the Melbourne Cup-winning jockey taking out the prestigious ‘Don’ award for the nation’s most inspiring sporting performance.
Twitter to live stream Melbourne Cup
TWITTER has signed a deal with the Victoria Racing Club to live stream the Melbourne Cup to a worldwide audience on the social media platform.
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