Genius punter turns $1 into $30k win
Melbourne Cup day delivered an early fairy tale at Flemington with one punter landing a freakish payout with plain silly odds.
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Delta Goodrem sizzles in low-cut Cup number
Singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem is one of the stars of Channel 10’s Melbourne Cup coverage – and dressed to impress.
23 horses eliminated in 60 seconds
Whether they’re too old, carrying too much weight or already a loser, every Melbourne Cup runner bar one can be kissed goodbye.
Bloody protest on eve of Melbourne Cup
Protesters have held a bloody demonstration outside Flemington Racecourse the day before the Melbourne Cup.
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Fawkner cops 1.5kg for Cup win
UPDATE: CAULFIELD Cup winner Fawkner will have to carry 54.5kg in the Melbourne Cup after being penalised 1.5kg for Saturday’s stunning win.
Defiant Nikolic declares: I’ll be back
PUNTERS have definitely not seen the last of Danny Nikolic, with the disgraced jockey vowing yesterday: “I’ll be back.”
Lloyd almost sold Cup star Fawkner
AFTER years of trying, owner Lloyd Williams finally won his first Caulfield Cup with a horse he nearly sold 12 months ago.
Brisbane winter got Hawkspur hot
HAWKSPUR is poised to put another winter carnival feature race – the Queensland Derby – on the Melbourne spring map today.
Plane full of International arrivals
THE house full sign will be posted at the Werribee training facility today as the next wave of international spring carnival contenders arrive in Melbourne.
Hawkes’ Polish Knight move to Cup
HALL of Fame trainer John Hawkes is continuing to pursue his Melbourne Cup ambitions with Polish Knight – but it won’t be at Royal Randwick today.
Fawkner’s coming-of-age Cup party
LLOYD Williams’s single-minded pursuit of the Melbourne Cup usually means that the Caulfield Cup is an after-thought – but not this year.
Dandino primed to conquer Cup
BOOM Irish stayer Dandino has completed a faultless Caulfield Cup preparation, leaving Paul Francis with an extreme bout of feature race nerves.
Hawk spurs owners’ trophy cabinet
FROM battling to win the Prostate Awareness Handicap at Kembla, Hawkspur’s owners David and Puglisi have eyes on spring’s two big prizes.
Shinn to ride Fiorente in Plate
CUP FACTS/SPEED MAP: GAI Waterhouse has confirmed Blake Shinn as the replacement jockey for Damien Oliver on Fiorente in the Cox Plate next week.
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