Hawk Cup talk gathers momentum
MELBOURNE Cup hopeful Sir John Hawkwood produced such a brilliant track gallop it even had his trainer doing a double take.
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Historic Flemington grandstand to go
FLEMINGTON’S historic members grandstand will be demolished and replaced with a new state-of-the-art facility.
Flemington can be racing’s MCG
FLEMINGTON has the scope to become second only to the MCG as Melbourne’s great every-other-day attraction, writes Matt Stewart.
Grand Marshal avoids re-handicap for Cup
CHRIS Waller trained stayer Grand Marshal has enhanced its Melbourne Cup credentials after avoiding a re-handicap following its win in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup.
Payne rides high to ‘The Don’ award
MICHELLE Payne’s remarkable year continued with the Melbourne Cup-winning jockey taking out the prestigious ‘Don’ award for the nation’s most inspiring sporting performance.
Twitter to live stream Melbourne Cup
TWITTER has signed a deal with the Victoria Racing Club to live stream the Melbourne Cup to a worldwide audience on the social media platform.
Punters turn Orange as big guns misfire
BRITISH raider Big Orange is the most significant mover in Melbourne Cup markets amid reports long-time favourite Order Of St George and 2014 winner Protectionist will miss the race.
Signoff new Cup fave as weights released
RACING Victoria’s chief handicapper Greg Carpenter believes it could be now or never for talented stayer Signoff to give Darren Weir back-to-back victories in the Melbourne Cup.
Stoute unsure on potential Cup runner
SIR Michael Stoute’s King’s Fete is guaranteed a Caulfield Cup run should he wish to come Down Under, but the veteran trainer isn’t sure if he wants to bring the stayer to Australia.
Will Michelle Payne race again?
MELBOURNE Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne is back riding trackwork after suffering serious injuries, but does she have the fire in her belly for a big return?
Payne discharged, delays decision on future
MICHELLE Payne says it will be at least a month before she makes a decision on her racing future after being discharged from hospital following pancreatic surgery.
Racing Aus set to adopt stricter Cobalt rules
RACING Australia is set to adopt the stricter international rules for cobalt levels when the topic is raised at the two-day stewards’ conference in Sydney.
Melbourne Cup cop pusher punished
THE woman who pushed a policeman over at the Melbourne Cup has been sanctioned for the shove that made national headlines.
Payne worthy of AOTY nomination
THE fact The Australian chose Michelle Payne as it’s Australian of the Year not only dips its hat to her achievements but a reminder of racing’s great egalitarianism.
Randwick to have the pleasure of Payne
MELBOURNE Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne will head to Sydney next month to ride at the Royal Randwick meeting on December 5.
Spring carnival of pleasure and Payne
THE Daily Telegraph’s racing editor Ray Thomas looks back on the highlights, lowlights, most memorable moments, headlines and controversies of the Melbourne spring carnival.
Payne’s fame could be set to go global
MELBOURNE Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne’s dream run continues, with another race victory and a possible upcoming appearance on the Ellen show.
Homecoming fit for a Cup queen
THE people of Ballarat had no doubt about who this year’s Melbourne Cup belonged to, as they celebrated their returning hero Michelle Payne.
How first woman jockey fooled racing
LIVING her entire life under a different identity, it wasn’t until her death that the harrowing truth about Australia’s first female jockey was revealed.
Payne’s Cup win set for small screen
JOCKEY Michelle Payne’s history-making ride aboard Melbourne Cup roughie Prince of Penzance looks set to be immortalised on the small screen.
Michelle’s Cup win set for small screen
JOCKEY Michelle Payne’s history-making ride aboard Melbourne Cup roughie Prince of Penzance looks set to be immortalised on the small screen.
Furious Glen Boss hits back
CHAMPION jockey Glen Boss has been slammed for his comments about Michelle Payne. He reckons he’s been “stitched up”.
‘Little bugger’ fires back after Payne spray
A SYDNEY jockey has hit back at Michelle Payne after she labelled him “a little jockey from Sydney” and said he should pack up back to the harbour city.
Boss slams Payne’s ‘boys club’ claim
MICHELLE Payne’s call for racing’s boys’ club to “get stuffed” has divided the industry, with jockey Glen Boss saying she might regret her post-Melbourne Cup spray.
‘That cop would have been loving it’
SARAH Finn, who shot to notoriety as the Melbourne Cup’s “blue dress woman”, has apologised. But her friends seem amused by the situation.
Slow lane to mayhem looms in Cup
A SLOW lane up the Flemington straight could cause mayhem in today’s $6.2 million Melbourne Cup.
How to sound like a Cup day expert
BAFFLED by all the Cup terminology? Confused as the office experts talk racing? Here’s our beginner’s guide to some key racing phrases that could come in handy in the lead-up to the great race.
Preferment has the Cup X-factor: Waller
ON Sunday Chris Waller was cheering for the All Blacks, but he is Australia’s best chance of upsetting the international field at this year’s Melbourne Cup.
Pumper ‘ready to ride the race of my life’
JIM Cassidy declared he is ready to ride the race of his life on Grand Marshal in the champion jockey’s final Melbourne Cup.
Purton: Fame is best horse in Cup
FORMER Queensland jockey Zac Purton has taken the ultimate step to ensure his tilt at Melbourne Cup glory with Japanese favourite Fame Game is not lost in translation.
Cup win will help Gai forget about Paris
GAI Waterhouse wanted to buy Trip To Paris – now she is trying to beat the English stayer as she bids for her second Melbourne Cup triumph.
Lloyd tips Preferment to win Cup
LLOYD Williams believes Chris Waller’s Preferment can emulate the feat of his super stayer Efficient and win the Melbourne Cup.
Purton warns fave can throw Cup away
ZAC Purton says Melbourne Cup favourite Fame Game is a “poser’’ who could dramatically pull up and throw the race away if not ridden to specific instructions.
The man who would be Cups King
BART Cummings’ absence at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day will leave a gaping hole but one man stands out as the new icon of the great race — Lee Freedman.
Brave ride best chance of Cup victory
THE connections of Hokko Brave believe luck will be their best friend as they look to steal the Melbourne Cup from fellow Japanese hope and hot favourite Fame Game.
Quirky ways to pick your Cup winner
Are you a Cup expert? Or do you dread the sweepstake and hope you can hide your ignorance by picking a name out of a hat? If you are looking for help, perhaps one of these alternative stats can help you get ahead.
Letts: Fame Game’s my Cup fancy
FAME Game is the horse for me. The more I look at this year’s field the more I think Japan will win their second Melbourne Cup today
Red Cadeaux trainer’s hilarious reaction
THIS actually happened. Red Cadeaux came second for the third time — and its assistant trainer couldn’t believe it.
Hope for badly injured Araldo
THERE is hope tonight that Melbourne Cup horse Araldo can be saved after suffering a devastating leg injury after the big race.
Melbourne Cup 2014: Finishing order
FIND out who finished first, second, third, fourth, last and everywhere in between in this year’s thrilling Melbourne Cup.
Melbourne Cup 2014: Your Guide
THE Melbourne Cup field is set. Here’s everything you need to know about the 24 horses in the race that stops a nation.
Fashions on the Field a flamboyant affair
BURLESQUE artist Dita Von Teese joined the A-list judging panel at Myer Fashions on the Field.
Celebs and glamour at the Cup
UPDATE: MELBOURNE Cup day is in full swing with thousands of racegoers packing Flemington for the race that stops a nation.
Gai’s the Cup queen at last
UPDATE: GAI Waterhouse may be celebrating her historic Melbourne Cup triumph but that didn’t stop her rising at 3.30am today for track work.
Winning the ‘best tonic’ for Gai
IF Gai Waterhouse was nervous before the Melbourne Cup, as she claimed to be, it didn’t show in the mounting yard.
Racing Victoria boasts big windfall
RACING Victoria is on track for a $14.4 million profit while the Victoria Racing Club is boasting a $7.5 million windfall.
Live: Boban wins Emirates Stakes
BOBAN ended the four-day Melbourne Cup carnival on a high with a last-stride victory in the Emirates Stakes. Re-live the action here.
Happy trails, Lady Gai
LIKE winter snow, Gai Waterhouse, Teflon Gai, walked out of Friday’s stewards’ hearing untouched.
Last say on Emirates Stakes Day
IT’S the final day of the Melbourne Cup carnival and Ray Thomas has all you need to know ahead of a tough day of racing at Flemington and Randwick.
Addison weights into her job
AS A Racing Victoria clerk of the scales, Hayley Addison’s job is one of the most important in an industry that relies on kilograms.
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