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.
Melbourne Cup
Revealed: Knight’s Choice’s next mission ahead of Cup defence
Knight’s Choice will be headed back to Queensland in the coming weeks, with a rich staying race on the agenda for connections before likely heading back to the Melbourne Cup.
Scan clears Cup scratching to run in Zipping Classic
A scan using new hi-tech equipment has enabled vets to clear Melbourne Cup scratching Muramasa to run at Caulfield on Saturday week.
Vauban’s new owners: ‘You can win it back in one hit’
Vauban’s new owners Australian Bloodstock say they are ‘genuinely excited’ about what this year’s Melbourne Cup favourite can achieve under the guidance of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
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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.
‘I met her, got a photo … now we’ve got a Melbourne Cup!’
A Melbourne Cup P&O cruise a few years ago provided the extraordinary backdrop for a meeting that will now go down in the race’s long and storied history.
Dolan in full voice on Melbourne Cup stage
He sang one of his songs on The Voice, and Robbie Dolan celebrated his shock Melbourne Cup win with a hug from Irish singing star Ronan Keating.
$100 into $3.2 million: Punter’s remarkable Cup win
‘It is a life-changing result’: Bookmaker confirms amazing first four bet on 2024 Melbourne Cup, with a canny punter nabbing a whopping seven-figure collect.
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