Cup quartet set for HK showdown
UPDATE: INTERNATIONALS Red Cadeaux, Simenon, Dandino and Dunaden could be set for a Melbourne Cup rematch in the Hong Kong Vase.
Melbourne Cup
‘Treatment rule’ hurting racing image
PETER Moody says the drama involving Gai Waterhouse and Mikel Delzangles highlight a glaring flaw in Australia’s rules of racing.
Special clause to save Gai
MELBOURNE CUP-winning trainer Gai Waterhouse is likely to receive a “special clause” dispensation to escape a potential six-month ban.
Why they had to kill Verema
UPDATE: A RACEHORSE with this sort of injury literally dies in front of your eyes if attempts are made to keep it alive, writes Ray Thomas.
Summit of owners’ spring
IT’S taken Andrew Roberts two years to win a Melbourne Cup.
First the Cup then the world for Gai
FIORENTE has achieved one burning ambition for Gai Waterhouse – now racing’s first lady is preparing to take on the world with the stayer.
Gai caught up in another War
THERE was drama before the Cup with Gai Waterhouse and Mikel Delzangles asked to explain why their horses received race-day treatments.
Racing’s first lady “overwhelmed”
THE TRAINER: GAI Waterhouse was leaving for Flemington on Cup morning when thoughts of her father, the late Tommy Smith, flooded her mind.
Tragic end for Cup hope
THE Aga Khan’s first foray into the Melbourne Cup has ended in agony after his prized mare Verema broke down during the race and was put down.
Video: Fiorente wins Cup
WATCH IT NOW: FIORENTE has won the race that stops a nation, finally giving Gai Waterhouse her first-ever Melbourne Cup win.
Mount conquered but will be back
NOT satisfied with a third placing, the owner of Mount Athos has declared his intention to return for another shot at the Melbourne Cup.
Trainer regrets running Ruscello
Number 24, gate 24 and if not for Verema breaking down, UK raider Ruscello would have finished 24th, or last, in the Melbourne Cup.
Cup story is always changing
THE Melbourne Cup has always told our stories. It rejoiced in vaulting characters into folklore.
Tips from the smartest guys in the room
RECKON you’ve got the right Melbourne Cup tip? Trust us, you’ve got nothing on the brains trust at Macquarie Bank.
Five horses who can’t win Cup
THE verdict is in and here are the five horses punters have declared cannot win this afternoon’s $6.2 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington.
Ray vs Ken: The Melbourne Cup verdict
RACING experts Ray Thomas and Ken Callander go head-to-head in debating their hot tips for today’s Melbourne Cup. Get the low-down on each and every horse.
Waterhouse slams bookies’ bet snub
TOM Waterhouse slammed his fellow bookies after they denied him the chance to back his mum’s horse Fiorente to win $1 million in the Melbourne Cup.
Hopes Hawkspur will win Cup for SA
PORT Lincoln will again be the toast of the nation if Hawkspur can win today’s $6m Emirates Melbourne Cup.
McEvoy leading charge of SA hopefuls
THERE might not be a South Australian runner in the Melbourne Cup, but that hasn’t stopped the state from boasting a strong presence at Flemington today.
Finding the winner by the numbers
PROFILES OF CUP RUNNERS: LEO Schlink has the numbers that just might help you pick the winner of today’s Melbourne Cup.
Everyone wins in Cup lucky dip
THIS is the best Melbourne Cup field since … forever. Which, for the once a year punter, is a mixed blessing.
Ollie champing at the bit
EXCLUSIVE: TWO-TIME winner of the Melbourne Cup Damien Oliver will ride favourite Fiorente in the hope of handing trainer Gai Waterhouse the trophy for the first time.
Racing royalty a big Cup chance
RACING royalty Gai Waterhouse and Damien Oliver will today combine forces hoping Melbourne Cup favourite Fiorente can deliver Australian sport’s richest prize.
Vintage year that took race to world
MELBOURNE Cup winners gain a degree of immortality when they pass the winning post, but Vintage Crop took the race to the world.
Singo and Tom still at it
AT THE TRACK ON TOUR: CLEARLY there’s still bad blood between larrikin owner John Singleton and bookie Tom Waterhouse.
Oliver: Bet ban to Gai’s main man
TRAINER Gai Waterhouse has revealed it was she who sounded out Damien Oliver, after his 10-month betting ban, to ride Melbourne Cup favourite.
Caps key to Cup runners
THE jockeys on Lloyd Williams’s Melbourne Cup mounts will wear different coloured caps to distinguish their blue silks with white armbands.
Dont forget Hawkspur says Waller
CHRIS Waller, chasing his first Melbourne Cup success, says punters should take note of the “flashing light” hovering over Hawkspur.
Mount Athos can climb Cup summit
CRAIG Williams believes Mount Athos has the credentials to win the Melbourne Cup after partnering Luca Cumani’s galloper at Werribee trackwork.
Melb Cup quarantine compromised
THE Melbourne Cup has been hit by a security breach at the quarantine centre for international horses in Werribee.
Cup fits Kavanagh’s Super plan
IN the end Mark Kavanagh couldn’t find a reason not to run Super Cool in the Melbourne Cup, admitting the race Tuesday week had always been in his plans.
Gai warms up her BlueBerry recipe
TOMMY Berry and French recruit Tres Blue are benefitting from the “Waterhouse workload” as they prepare for the Melbourne Cup next Tuesday.
Penalty not enough for Bart
CUP ORDER OF ENTRY: BART Cummings may need to revert to his proven Melbourne Cup-winning formula in an effort to get Precedence into Tuesday’s field.
Lloyd holds a strong hand again
CUP ORDER OF ENTRY: LLOYD Williams will have a quarter of the Melbourne Cup field if his six gallopers remain fit until next Tuesday.
Unlucky Luca back for more
GAME ON: LUCA Cumani and Craig Williams were rained on as the Flemington party began yesterday, but their conversation probably wasn’t about the weather.
Decision on De Lune future
INSIDE RUNNING: THE future of Puissance De Lune will be known today, with X-rays to provide a definitive answer after he pulled up lame on Saturday.
Payne backs Williams to deliver classic
TRAINER David Payne is relying on the genius of jockey Craig Williams to provide Criterion with the winning edge in the Victoria Derby on Saturday.
Precedence closes in on Cup start
RACING Victoria chief handicapper Greg Carpenter has penalised Moonee Valley Cup winner Precedence winner 1kg for the Melbourne Cup.
Cool runnings to Cup for Kavanagh
MARK Kavanagh will proceed with a Melbourne Cup start for his four-year-old gelding Super Cool after he finished fifth in the Cox Plate.
Bart aiming for lucky 13
BART Cummings turns 86 next month but he’s still training big-race winners and could have Precedence in the Melbourne Cup.
Imports lack lead-in race
THE foreign raiders for the Melbourne Cup are here, but only one has ever won the race without an Australian lead-up run.
Bring on the foreigners
THIS spring, the raiders are desperately needed provide some spark. To make it, in Gai Waterhouses’s words, a bit “sexy”.
Fiorente firms for Melbourne Cup
YOU HAD to feel for jockey Blake Shinn, who was forced to push forward on Fiorente for virtually the first half of the race before finding a spot.
Jockeys hit with hefty bans
RACING Victoria continued their crackdown on jockeys last night when they suspended four high-profile hoops for careless riding.
Singo’s $10m pay day with Demi
UPDATE: OWNER John Singleton will have a $10 million pay day if his mare Dear Demi wins the Melbourne Cup.
Inside Mail: Fiorente ready to strike
It’s a wide-open Cox Plate but Ray Thomas believes Fiorente has the perfect form to win the weight-for-age classic at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
Mosse’s Melbourne Cup reprieve
UPDATE: CONTROVERSIAL French jockey Gerard Mosse will partner Red Cadeaux in next month’s Emirates Melbourne Cup.
Seventh heaven: Lloyd’s Cup assault
OWNER Lloyd Williams could have an unprecedented seven starters in the $6.2 million Melbourne Cup next month.
Kavanagh: Jewel injury floored me
UPDATE: ATLANTIC Jewel’s trainer Mark Kavanagh describes the moment he realised the mare was out of the Cox Plate. She has now been officially retired.
Internationals show spring firepower
OVERSHADOWED by Breakfast with the Best at Moonee Valley, Europe and British gallopers delivered a reminder of awesome firepower at Werribee today.
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