Foolproof five-minute guide to the Melbourne Cup
Are you a once-a-year punter and still working out who to back in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup? Here’s the five-minute guide to bring you up to speed … complete with a guide on how to put a bet on.
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Corey Brown’s Melbourne Cup tips, predicted finishing order
Dual Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Corey Brown says Buckaroo’s jockey Joao Moreira simply needs to watch last year’s replay to give himself the best chance to win aboard Buckaroo.
Damien Oliver’s Melbourne Cup tips: Buck stops with Joao
Global superstar Joao Moreira’s will have his most important ride in Australia yet when he hops aboard Buckaroo in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup.
Inside Melbourne Cup vet protocols: ‘We want to see horses race’
Gilbert Gardiner examines Racing Victoria’s Melbourne Cup veterinary protocols, explaining how technology is used to identify horses at a heightened risk of injury.
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Mount a challenge: Kah rallies for rising stars’ World Championships bid
Champion jockey Jamie Kah has rallied behind two of Australia’s best young equestrians trying to get to Europe next month for Mounted Games World Championships.
Melbourne Cup ‘dream’ alive for American stayer The Grey Wizard
American stayer The Grey Wizard secures Melbourne Cup ticket with victory in the Belmont Gold Cup in New York.
‘It was cruel’: Stewards want an extra 10-year ban for Darren Weir
In a Victorian Racing Tribunal penalty hearing on Monday, stewards said the use of jiggers was “abhorrent” and disgraced trainer Darren Weir should be banned for a further “no less than 10 years.”
‘My ride if I want it’: Kah maps out Melbourne Cup plans
Champion jockey Jamie Kah has her eye on a top stayer from her hometown as a possible Melbourne Cup ride five months out from the rich event.
Melbourne Cup Tour’s 39 stops revealed
Australian racing’s most prized trophy will visit a basketball legend’s country pub and a major US city on its 2024 tour. Find out if the Cup is coming to your town.
VRC breaks 155-year tradition, moving Melbourne Cup qualifier
Victoria Racing Club has broken with 155 years of tradition and rescheduled the Melbourne Cup-qualifying Archer Stakes from Victoria Derby Day.
Smart mare maps path to Melbourne Cup
Improving stayer The Map returned with a dominant win at Morphettville and will now chase a golden ticket into the Melbourne Cup.
Melbourne Cup winner reveals fear for racing’s future
Sheila Laxon, the first female trainer of the Melbourne Cup, says her experiences on recent Cup tours have her worrying about racing’s future.
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