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.
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’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.
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.
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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.
Right choices lead to fairytale Melbourne Cup win
Knight’s Choice has pulled off a long-shot win in the Melbourne Cup to deliver a fairytale result for his owners, trainers and jockey.
$2.4m loss rocks the Melbourne Cup
The 164th Melbourne Cup will go down as one of the biggest boil overs ever seen. The biggest loser from the shock result has come to light.
‘Travesty’: Three-time Cup champ blows it
Three-time Melbourne Cup jockey Kerrin McEvoy has been accused of blowing up a chance at history with a bizarre ride.
Star jockeys face music after Melb Cup flops
Some of the best known jockeys in this year’s Melbourne Cup failed to fire. Read what they all said after Knight’s Choice’s boilover.
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