Lloyd Williams reveals retirement of grand Cups warrior
A grand campaigner who raced in two Melbourne Cups for Lloyd Williams has run his last race, the high profile owner has confirmed.
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Grand plan for Melbourne Cup start looms after Bagot win
The completion of the perfect plan has led to Melbourne Cup thoughts after Wednesday’s Bagot Handicap at Flemington.
’He vetted okay’: No final call on Vow And Declare
The managing owner of Vow And Declare has addressed speculation around the Melbourne Cup champion in the wake of his last-placing in Saturday’s Pakenham Cup.
Zahra: Without A Fight ‘very hard to beat’ in Group 1 return
Big race jockey Mark Zahra has declared comeback Cups champion Without A Fight “back to where he was” ahead of the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) on Sunday at Sha Tin.
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‘Ticked all the boxes’: 2023 Cup champ ready to Fight
Melbourne Cup winner and reigning Victorian Racehorse of the Year Without A Fight is back where he belongs – in the Group 1 arena at Flemington.
‘He is similar to Soulcombe’: Waller’s high hopes for import
Master trainer Chris Waller hopes his new import Kinesiology can ‘do a Soulcombe’ by winning the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) before becoming a Melbourne Cup contender next year.
EXCLUSIVE: Melbourne Cup winner was given three months to live
The remarkable story of Melbourne Cup winner Knight’s Choice has taken another astonishing twist with one of the co-trainers revealing that, no so long ago, he was given just three months to live.
How a $1000 mare from Walcha produced a Cup miracle
A pair of small time breeders from the tiny town of Walcha in New South Wales bred Knight’s Choice on a shoestring budget and defied the odds as he grew up in the midst of a crippling drought.
How lucky mum of two landed $3.2m Melbourne Cup windfall
A Victorian mother of two has revealed how she picked the first four in the Melbourne Cup, which delivered a life-changing $3.2m payout.
Punter wins $3.2m with insane Cup bet
A lucky punter is waking up $3.2 million richer after a staggering, “life changing” $100 bet on the Melbourne Cup.
Thousands miss Cup, make same mistake
Channel 7 is under fire over two missing words that saw Aussies all fall into the same trap on Melbourne Cup day.
Ride of his life: A day when Dolan couldn’t lose
A family reunion, which started in the kitchen, escalated in the Melbourne Cup winner’s stall on Tuesday as Robbie Dolan and Knight’s Choice ‘proved everybody wrong’ at Flemington.
Wildest pics of Cup punters letting loose
Racegoers have been snapped looking their best at Flemington Racecourse for the 2024 Melbourne Cup.
‘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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