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Today is the day the Melbourne Cup stops the nation and there’s every chance you’re going to be one organising the office sweep. Make life easy and download yours here!
What the weather will be like at the Cup
Racegoers can leave their umbrellas at home, with sunshine forecast at Flemington for today’s Melbourne Cup.
Jockeys put on notice with whip warning
Jockeys during the 2018 Melbourne Cup openly disregarded the excessive whipping rule, Racing Victoria won’t stand for it this year.
C’mon Baby, Surprise us all with fairytale win
Surprise Baby, the horse bought for just $5500, can revive the romance of the Melbourne Cup by upstaging some of the world’s best stayers, writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.
Everything you need to know about the Melbourne Cup
It’s that time of year again – the Melbourne Cup is back. Find out when the race starts and how to get tickets to the biggest racing event on the Australian calendar.
Melbourne Cup: Latest order of entry
The list of horses vying for a prized spot in the Melbourne Cup has shortened after stewards ordered the withdrawal of Marmelo and Isopolini. And there’s been more scratchings ahead of Tuesday’s big one.
The Cup tips you can bank on
Nobody knows numbers like the quantitative analysts at Macquarie Bank and the ‘smartest kids in the room’ have crunched the stats to deliver a Surprise tip for the Melbourne Cup.
Thomas hoping to defy Internationals
SA businessman Darren Thomas hoping to claim the Melbourne Cup with his former international trio.
Cup jockey on verge of racing history
He sits atop one of the Cup favourites and one jockey can do something no other has done in the history of Australian racing on Tuesday.
Quinny’s guide on how to bet in Melbourne Cup
It is going to be a cracking day at Flemington on Tuesday, and TAB’s punting guru Nick Quinn is here to help you find a winner and explain how to place a bet on the Melbourne Cup.
Download your Melbourne Cup office sweep poster
The field is set, the barriers drawn and all that’s left to do before the 2019 Melbourne Cup stops the nation is finalise your office sweep. DOWNLOAD YOUR POSTER
Nathan’s Racebook: Melbourne Cup special
Our resident racing expert, as well as the team from Ladbrokes, run their eye over the Melbourne Cup field, and add some tips for Eagle Farm for good measure.
Our Streaky Bay Kid eyes fantastic fourth
Kerrin McEvoy was a 20-year-old kid when he won his first Melbourne Cup on board Brew, back in 2000. So is Finche the horse to give the champion SA jockey a fourth win?
Cup tips: Our experts pick their winners
Need a little help choosing a horse to back in the Melbourne Cup? Find out who our racing team and the celebrities are tipping in the big race.
Could primary school Cup dream be Surprise reality?
Paul Preusker remembers his primary school days, when classes were put on pause for the race that stops a nation. He might never have won the sweep at school, but his “freakish” chance Surprise Baby might win the Melbourne Cup.
Royal VIP brings glam to the Birdcage
The 28-year-old model says she can’t wait for the race that stops the nation, which she believes is “equally” as fabulous as the races in England.
Finche firms as Waller eyes mega-rich treble
Chris Waller’s star stayer Finche has surged into favouritism for the Melbourne Cup and boosted the chances of the champion trainer winning the three richest races in the southern hemisphere.
Chasing history: Cup kings out to equal record
Champion jockey Kerrin McEvoy and Damien Oliver can equal one of racing’s oldest riding records if either can win the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
Dettori desperate to add Cup to collection
Finally cracking it for a Melbourne Cup win, after 26 years of trying, would mean the world to champion jockey Frankie Dettori — and his Australian relatives.
Cup stage where Fellowes wants to be
As he prepares to saddle-up this year’s Geelong Cup winner Prince of Arran for another crack at the Melbourne Cup, trainer Charlie Fellowes opens up about his journey to Australian racing’s biggest stage.
Who do you need from the Melbourne Cup in your SuperCoach stable?
Let’s be honest, the nine other races on Melbourne Cup Day have never really carried much significance, but this year there is opportunity to take advantage of strategy to maximise the best returns from the ten races in this stand-alone round.
Cup race caller’s grand final nerves
The Melbourne Cup isn’t just the grand final for the world’s best stayers. Race caller Matt Hill’s year culminates with the Flemington classic – and despite having called it twice it still gets him nervous.
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The Melbourne Cup’s 600,000km journey to Flemington
It’s the ultimate trophy in the race that stops a nation — and the Melbourne Cup has stopped all in its tracks as it has toured the world on its way to Flemington. See the incredible photos.
Turf feud: Victoria’s stinging blow on NSW
The volatile turf spat between Victoria and NSW reached flashpoint this morning after Victoria Racing Club chairperson Amanda Elliott lashed out at Racing NSW boss Peter V’landys.
Profits up as VRC board locked in
The Victoria Racing Club’s annual profit was up and the board is unchanged after four incumbents were re-elected against six challengers.
Bowman ban reduced after appeal success
Hugh Bowman has successfully appealed three Melbourne Cup charges, having a one-month ban stemming from his Cup ride on Marmelo reduced to 23 meetings.
Betting report: Jaameh saves the day
The Spring Racing Carnival is an exciting but often expensive time for those who can’t find a winner. Luckily for THE DRIFTER, a couple of key runners helped things not get out of hand.
Ray Thomas’s Spring Carnival wrap
Super strong sprinters, average middle-distance locals, shrinking crowds and a scheduling concern. RAY THOMAS on Melbourne’s Spring Carnival — and the stories from Sydney’s weekend of racing.
Experts’ Spring Carnival highs and lows
IT was another massive Spring Carnival, headlined by Winx. But while there were many ups, there were also some downs. The Herald Sun racing team gives their hits and misses.
Lloyd ponders Latrobe’s next move
Lloyd Williams’ Irish import Latrobe ran a bold race to finish runner-up in Saturday’s Mackinnon Stakes. The question now is whether the three-year-old stays at Macedon Lodge or chases riches abroad.
Streaky Bay’s hometown hero
HE was born in remote Streaky Bay, but Kerrin McEvoy was always destined to have his talents seen by the rest of the world.
Williams ‘broken’ over Cup tragedy
EUROPEAN trainer Joseph O’Brien hopes to erase The Cliffsofmoher’s Melbourne Cup demise with victory in the Mackinnon Stakes but owner Nick Williams admits he’s shattered by the horrific incident.
Depressing admission about dead horse
THE owner of The Cliffsofmoher, the horse that died at the Melbourne Cup, has broken his silence with a heartbreaking revelation.
Marmelo’s owner defends heavy Hughie
OWNERS of Melbourne Cup runner-up Marmelo have backed champion jockey Hugh Bowman saying his weight blunder didn’t cost them the $7.3m Flemington feature.
Anti-racing wowsers: Get off your high horse
THE death of The Cliffsofmoher was a gut-wrenching moment in the Melbourne Cup, but the racing industry doesn’t deserve the vitriol being hurled at it by hysterical anti-racing campaigners who are detached from the reality of it all, writes Greg Davis
Bowman fights to have hefty ban reduced
MELBOURNE Cup runner-up Hugh Bowman will appeal the severity of his hefty 35-meeting ban that provided a dramatic postscript to Tuesday’s $7.3 million race.
Cashed-up Kerrin aims for Redzel repeat
HE’S already claimed the two richest races of the Spring Carnival but he isn’t done yet. On Saturday champion jockey Kerrin McEvoy can sign off from his stunning spring with another win on sprint sensation Redzel.
The $16 Oaks chance ready to find best
AFTER watching Extra Brut dash to victory in the VRC Derby, Mark Newnham hopes his star filly Greysful Glamour can follow the form and find her best in Thursday’s Group 1 $1 million Kennedy Victoria Oaks.
First to last: Where every Cup runner finished
IT was the race that stopped the nation, but at the finish only one horse triumphed. But where did every other runner finish? SEE THE COMPLETE FINISHING ORDER
Sheikh’s special call to Cup winner
THE first three congratulatory words Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Charlie Appleby heard from Sheikh Mohammed were all Arabic, but the meaning was clear.
Cup winner already eyeing Aussie return
CHARLIE Appleby is already planning a return to Australia next spring after Cross Counter’s stunning Flemington run. And LEO SCHLINK reports what helped the Godolphin trainer break through.
Truth about the horse that died
WE heard the angry mob, but the silence of others spoke volumes about the tragic circumstances surrounding the Melbourne Cup.
Europe’s Cup warning: ‘None of you lot stay’
AFTER Cross Counter led in a host of European runners in the Melbourne Cup, one UK scribe has warned Australia needs to change its philosophy if it wants to see a local again win our greatest staying race.
Why Cliffsofmoher couldn’t be saved
IT was the tragedy that marred the Melbourne Cup when vets had to kill star Irish galloper CliffsofMoher after he suffered a catastrophic fracture of his shoulder. Now an equine vet explains why he couldn’t be saved.
Cup ratings: Every jockey analyses their ride
English stayer Cross Counter belied his inexperience to score a stunning win in the Melbourne Cup. Find out what the jockeys said, plus Herald Sun form analyst Micheal Manley’s Cup review.
Triple treat as McEvoy’s ‘gut feel’ pays off
KERRIN McEvoy’s pre-race confidence was shaken just hours before the Melbourne Cup when he couldn’t find his lucky charm. But in the end he triumphed for a third time – and in the process cleaned out one TAB.
From stable boy to Cup-winning trainer
MELBOURNE Cup-winning trainer Charlie Appleby was once merely a cog in the Godolphin juggernaut but is now a part of lore after winning the Blue Army’s first Cup.
‘Far out I’m still a long way back’
CROSS Counter stormed home in the Melbourne Cup with Kerrin McEvoy in disbelief. Here’s what the jockeys had to say.
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