Embarrassing Melbourne Cup brawl
An ugly fight broke out at the Melbourne Cup, with racegoers swinging punches at each other as security guards struggled to intervene.
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Races descend into debauchery after Cup
A high police presence couldn’t stop the usual Melbourne Cup race day antics as shirts and shoes came off after the action ended.
Cup trainer lashes ‘embarrassing’ Greens senator
Prince of Arran’s English trainer Charlie Fellowes has issued a Greens senator a personal invitation to meet the Melbourne Cup second-place finisher after she criticised the treatment of the horse.
Reporter snubs daughter to talk to son
The son of winning Melbourne Cup trainer Danny O’Brien stole the show on Tuesday after being given prime position over his sister.
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Lloyd holds a strong hand again
CUP ORDER OF ENTRY: LLOYD Williams will have a quarter of the Melbourne Cup field if his six gallopers remain fit until next Tuesday.
Unlucky Luca back for more
GAME ON: LUCA Cumani and Craig Williams were rained on as the Flemington party began yesterday, but their conversation probably wasn’t about the weather.
Payne backs Williams to deliver classic
TRAINER David Payne is relying on the genius of jockey Craig Williams to provide Criterion with the winning edge in the Victoria Derby on Saturday.
Precedence closes in on Cup start
RACING Victoria chief handicapper Greg Carpenter has penalised Moonee Valley Cup winner Precedence winner 1kg for the Melbourne Cup.
Cool runnings to Cup for Kavanagh
MARK Kavanagh will proceed with a Melbourne Cup start for his four-year-old gelding Super Cool after he finished fifth in the Cox Plate.
Bart aiming for lucky 13
BART Cummings turns 86 next month but he’s still training big-race winners and could have Precedence in the Melbourne Cup.
Imports lack lead-in race
THE foreign raiders for the Melbourne Cup are here, but only one has ever won the race without an Australian lead-up run.
Bring on the foreigners
THIS spring, the raiders are desperately needed provide some spark. To make it, in Gai Waterhouses’s words, a bit “sexy”.
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