‘Couldn’t really run the distance’: What the beaten brigade said
Buckaroo started the $6.50 favourite in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup and while he loomed ominously at the 300m under jockey Joao Moreira, he couldn’t sustain the run.
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‘I met her, got a photo … now we’ve got a Melbourne Cup!’
A Melbourne Cup P&O cruise a few years ago provided the extraordinary backdrop for a meeting that will now go down in the race’s long and storied history.
Dolan in full voice on Melbourne Cup stage
He sang one of his songs on The Voice, and Robbie Dolan celebrated his shock Melbourne Cup win with a hug from Irish singing star Ronan Keating.
$100 into $3.2 million: Punter’s remarkable Cup win
‘It is a life-changing result’: Bookmaker confirms amazing first four bet on 2024 Melbourne Cup, with a canny punter nabbing a whopping seven-figure collect.
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Lloyd Williams’ Melbourne Cup tip … and one he doubts
Lloyd Williams knows more about Melbourne Cups than probably anyone – he’s won seven of them – so when he places distance doubts on one of the key betting fancies, punters must listen.
‘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.
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