Melbourne Cup’s astonishing 91-year first
There’s something special about this year’s edition of the Melbourne Cup as a red-hot favourite follows in Phar Lap’s footsteps.
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$1.27m Melbourne Cup bungle explained
The full field of the Melbourne Cup was confirmed after a week of headaches with a $1 million machine wreaking havoc on the race.
Final Melbourne Cup field confirmed
The race that stops a nation has finally arrived — and we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know about the Melbourne Cup.
‘Heartbreaking’: Fresh Melbourne Cup drama
One of the favourites for next Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup have been left a devastated after a major blow ahead of the $8m race.
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‘In the toilets you find all sorts of things’
ALL good things must come to an end. Here’s what the epic effort in cleaning up after the biggest day in racing entails.
Lloyd’s five-star Cup salute
LLOYD Williams has become the most successful owner in the history of the Melbourne Cup, with Almandin giving him his fifth victory in the famous race.
Almandin’s brave journey to the top
WHO would have thought a race in Baden Baden, Germany, more than two years ago would have such a profound effect on the Melbourne Cup.
Melbourne Cup: How the race was run and won
NOT sure what happened to your Cup tip in the run? Michael Manley breaks down the key moments of the Melbourne Cup.
Cup finishing order: what jockeys said
FIND out where your horse finished in the Melbourne Cup, what the jockeys said and the all important TAB dividends for the big race.
Hickmott’s Cup success has Dad in tears
SOUTH Australian trainer John Hickmott admitted there were tears in the mounting yard at Flemington yesterday after his son, Robert, prepared Almandin to win his second Melbourne Cup.
Did SBS go too far on Cup Day?
WAS SBS’ race guide on horses that were most likely to die at the Melbourne Cup satire, a social comment or just a distasteful dig?
Heavy-hitters behind Cup winner
WHAT does a music industry magnate, a chicken industry giant and a contruction boss have in common? Almandin, that’s what.
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