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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Boss: ‘He might just blow away this Melbourne Cup field’
Glen Boss says while it’s clear going into this year’s Melbourne Cup that the international form is superior, one raider stands above them all when it comes to sorting through the chances.
EXCLUSIVE: Williams chasing Cup redemption on ‘Dunaden v2.0’
Champion jockey Craig Williams has likened his 2024 Melbourne Cup contender to former winner Dunaden, who he was famously suspended from riding in the Cup.
‘He’s gone to a new level’: Francesca Cumani’s Melbourne Cup tip
Form, experience, weight. International racing expert and Melbourne Cup ambassador Francesca Cumani says three factors point to one winner in Tuesday’s great race.
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Punter’s $2 Melbourne Cup bet wins $100k
While most Melbourne Cup punters have gone home with nothing, one lucky Western Australian as turned a gold coin to a small fortune.
Without A Fight wins Melbourne Cup
It’s called the race that stops the nation and, true to form, all Australian eyes were fixed on the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.
Melbourne goes wild as Cup gets messy
The Melbourne Cup has been run and won for another year but the biggest crowd since 2017 was in a party mood at Flemington.
Stewards praise ‘common sense whip use’ in Cup
Racing Victoria’s chief steward Rob Montgomery was a happy man after Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup.
84,492 fans hit Flemington as Without A Fight wins Melbourne Cup
Without A Fight won the 2023 Melbourne Cup in a thrilling race in front of almost 85,000 punters. Mark Zahra beat Soulcombe and Sheraz to claim his second Cup in as many years.
Zahra makes it two in row after $220k decision
Winning a Melbourne Cup is about making the right decisions and Mark Zahra is on a hot streak after claiming back-to-back triumphs.
Horses run in the family: Freedmans’ new Cup chapter
Fittingly, it was Hall of Fame trainer Lee Freedman who was the first to ring nephew Sam following Without A Fight’s Melbourne Cup victory.
‘Too close, hectic tempo, buffeting duel’: excuses offered for Gold Trip
Last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Gold Trip was feeling the effects of a torrid run in Tuesday’s $8m race, pulling up lame after fading to finish 17th.
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