Cup win a Qld fairytale 163 years in the making
So often mocked on the national stage when its horses go south and don’t fire, Queensland put its big boy pants like never before as Knight’s Choice stunned the world as a $91 Melbourne Cup longshot.
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‘Really?’: Ronan Keating divides Australia
Ronan Keating has warmed the crowd up for the Melbourne Cup but the choice of the early-2000s crooner has left a few noses out of joint.
Melbourne Cup Day LIVE updates: Full finishing order; What the jockeys said
Sheila Laxon has won her second Melbourne Cup with rank outsider Knight’s Choice, who saluted at $81 to become the race’s longest-priced winner since Prince Of Penzance.
Punter’s monster $81,000 Melb Cup win
One of the Melbourne Cup’s most stunning upsets has left punters reeling and bookies licking their wounds in the wake of the great race.
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The Bart blueprint: James takes leaf out of legend’s playbook
Godolphin trainer James Cummings is borrowing a formula made famous by his legendary grandfather as he prepares Zardozi for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup.
NRL legend unrecognisable, blows fans away
Rugby league legend Billy Slater was been praised by racing fans, absolutely nailing his new gig as viewers saw another side to the NRL great.
‘That was one of my best rides … I’m pretty proud of that’
Wayne Harris survived a brain tumour, managed debilitating back and spinal injuries and laughed at the risk of losing a limb to infection, all before winning the 1994 Melbourne Cup. Thirty years on, he reflects on his proudest moment in the saddle.
‘That’s the next Media Puzzle’: Smooth sailing in Tuesday’s Cup?
The declaration was delivered in a South Melbourne pub just seconds after Onesmoothoperator had crossed the line first in the Geelong Cup on October 23.
‘The quick back-up has worked before’: Is Zardozi the forgotten Cup horse?
James Cummings is confident his star staying mare Zardozi is ready to run the race of her life in Tuesday’s $8m Melbourne Cup (3200m).
‘Racing’s a rollercoaster, but he never changes’: Waller’s team ethos
Chris Waller sees himself as a coach, promoter and sporting devotee … but it wasn’t always that way for the champion trainer who’s taken all before him in the past two decades.
Doin’ it for the kids: Newitt’s hard graft
All parents would risk their lives for their kids but few it thousands of times a year to make a living. For Craig Newitt, it’s the least he can do for his five sons and his dedicated partner.
Michelle Payne’s Melbourne Cup tips: ‘He was terrific last year’
Record female jockey participation in the Melbourne Cup this year is worthy of celebration, writes Michelle Payne, as she analyses this year’s field.
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