Riff Rocket out of Spring Carnival after emergency surgery
Caulfield and Melbourne Cup fancy Riff Rocket underwent emergency colic surgery overnight and has been ruled out of the 2024 Spring Carnival.
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Belmont Gold Cup winner a late Melbourne Cup entry
A race in Nashville in Wednesday will play a part in which a qualified Melbourne Cup late entry makes the trip to Australia to race at Flemington on the first Tuesday in November.
VRC launches new Melbourne Cup Day feature
Victoria Racing Club has revamped and prizemoney boosted a popular race on Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington as the new Australian Heritage Cup.
Melbourne Cup nominations: Maher has strong hand
Ciaron Maher is “very happy” with the strength of his Melbourne Cup team as the VRC announced a total of 123 nominations for the race. SEE THE FULL LIST
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Rowdy scenes as punters run amok at Cup
What happens when you add 90,000 punters, the coldest Melbourne Cup day in almost 30 years, and a whole bunch of booze?
Cup finishing order: Did Legend go the distance?
All kudos must go to Melbourne cup winner Gold Trip, but the trainer of fourth-placed favourite Deauville Legend has warmed to a redemption plan. Where every horse finished.
Melbourne Cup ‘miracle’ not seen for 99 years
After being involved in an infamous incident that gave horse racing a black eye, jockey Mark Zahra is tasting sweet Melbourne Cup redemption.
Melbourne Cup experts left red-faced
Melbourne Cup pundits have been left with egg on their faces after writing off Gold Trip’s hopes of winning the big race.
‘He was hopeless’: Jockey’s savage remark
One Melbourne Cup jockey has laid the boots into his horse after pulling up on the straight and walking over the finish line.
Finishing order for the Melbourne Cup
The race that stops a nation has been run and won, here are the results for the Melbourne Cup and all races at Flemington today.
Proof big change is stopping Cup deaths
Changes in the lead-up to the Melbourne Cup left some trainers blowing up – but now there’s proof the new measures are working.
‘Not alright’: Horse that failed to finish Cup
One horse failed to cross the finish line of the 2022 Melbourne Cup while three others pulled up and walked over the line.
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