$2.4m loss rocks the Melbourne Cup
The 164th Melbourne Cup will go down as one of the biggest boil overs ever seen. The biggest loser from the shock result has come to light.
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‘Travesty’: Three-time Cup champ blows it
Three-time Melbourne Cup jockey Kerrin McEvoy has been accused of blowing up a chance at history with a bizarre ride.
Star jockeys face music after Melb Cup flops
Some of the best known jockeys in this year’s Melbourne Cup failed to fire. Read what they all said after Knight’s Choice’s boilover.
Cup win a Qld fairytale 163 years in the making
So often mocked on the national stage when its horses go south and don’t fire, Queensland put its big boy pants like never before as Knight’s Choice stunned the world as a $91 Melbourne Cup longshot.
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‘That was tough … we thought we had won’
OTI Racing’s Terry Henderson still has difficulty reflecting on Bauer’s narrow runner-up finish in the 2008 Melbourne Cup … and with two live chances this year, his pain could be eased as soon as Tuesday.
$101 Melbourne Cup roughie ‘is this year’s Sheraz’
If you’re looking for a ‘grey area’ outside the Melbourne Cup fancies, there’s a horse at massive odds that a Hall of Fame trainer thinks can give the race a real shake.
Waller talks up his five Melbourne Cup hopes
Chris Waller has two runners at the pointy end of Melbourne Cup betting but isn’t ruling out the chances of his remaining contenders.
‘Let’s get it right this time’: Mullins has unfinished Cup business
Willie Mullins says he has learned from mistakes made in 2023 with Vauban and Absurde ahead of this year’s Melbourne Cup tilt.
Coast’s Cup chance: Couple’s hopes rest with ‘genuine stayer’
An encounter in an office on the Gold Coast seven years ago put Gary Cunningham and wife Lorilie on a path that has led to the Melbourne Cup. The part-owners of Mostly Cloudy open up about featuring in Australia’s biggest race here.
Cup favourite drifts after horror barrier draw
Jockey Joao Moreira will need to work his magic if the Melbourne Cup favourite is to win, with his key rivals faring much better.
Oh deer: How German wildlife delivered a Cup winner
If it wasn’t for a rogue deer at German maestro Andreas Wohler’s training facility, Protectionist would likely never have made it down under to win the 2014 Melbourne Cup.
Costin born to ride in the Melbourne Cup
Winona Costin will ride in the Melbourne Cup for the first time but the Sydney-based, New Zealand expat has deep – and successful – family links to the race.
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