‘Little fat kid’ banishes Cup demons
Craig Williams’ father beamed with pride after his son completed the Melbourne Spring Carnival treble as the Cup-winning jockey finally claimed the race he could have won seven years ago.
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‘Horrified’ reaction to jockey’s conduct
The jockey riding the horse that came second in the Melbourne Cup has been suspended and fined for his treatment of Prince of Arran.
Cup to take the cake on grandparents’ day
Geoff Corrigan, the part-owner of Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare, plans to take the most prized trophy in Australian sport to show-and-tell at his grandchildren’s primary school.
Uber crash sparks Cup chaos after epic finish
A huge crowd that cheered home Australian Melbourne Cup winner Vow and Declare is trying to find a way home after ride-sharing service Uber suffered an epic fail at Flemington. WATCH THE RACE
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Lloyd almost sold Cup star Fawkner
AFTER years of trying, owner Lloyd Williams finally won his first Caulfield Cup with a horse he nearly sold 12 months ago.
Brisbane winter got Hawkspur hot
HAWKSPUR is poised to put another winter carnival feature race – the Queensland Derby – on the Melbourne spring map today.
Plane full of International arrivals
THE house full sign will be posted at the Werribee training facility today as the next wave of international spring carnival contenders arrive in Melbourne.
Hawkes’ Polish Knight move to Cup
HALL of Fame trainer John Hawkes is continuing to pursue his Melbourne Cup ambitions with Polish Knight – but it won’t be at Royal Randwick today.
Fawkner’s coming-of-age Cup party
LLOYD Williams’s single-minded pursuit of the Melbourne Cup usually means that the Caulfield Cup is an after-thought – but not this year.
Dandino primed to conquer Cup
BOOM Irish stayer Dandino has completed a faultless Caulfield Cup preparation, leaving Paul Francis with an extreme bout of feature race nerves.
Hawk spurs owners’ trophy cabinet
FROM battling to win the Prostate Awareness Handicap at Kembla, Hawkspur’s owners David and Puglisi have eyes on spring’s two big prizes.
Shinn to ride Fiorente in Plate
CUP FACTS/SPEED MAP: GAI Waterhouse has confirmed Blake Shinn as the replacement jockey for Damien Oliver on Fiorente in the Cox Plate next week.
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