$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.
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‘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.
Cup win a Qld fairytale 163 years in the making
So often mocked on the national stage when its horses go south and don’t fire, Queensland put its big boy pants like never before as Knight’s Choice stunned the world as a $91 Melbourne Cup longshot.
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EXCLUSIVE: Williams chasing Cup redemption on ‘Dunaden v2.0’
Champion jockey Craig Williams has likened his 2024 Melbourne Cup contender to former winner Dunaden, who he was famously suspended from riding in the Cup.
‘He’s gone to a new level’: Francesca Cumani’s Melbourne Cup tip
Form, experience, weight. International racing expert and Melbourne Cup ambassador Francesca Cumani says three factors point to one winner in Tuesday’s great race.
The Bart blueprint: James takes leaf out of legend’s playbook
Godolphin trainer James Cummings is borrowing a formula made famous by his legendary grandfather as he prepares Zardozi for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup.
NRL legend unrecognisable, blows fans away
Rugby league legend Billy Slater was been praised by racing fans, absolutely nailing his new gig as viewers saw another side to the NRL great.
‘That was one of my best rides … I’m pretty proud of that’
Wayne Harris survived a brain tumour, managed debilitating back and spinal injuries and laughed at the risk of losing a limb to infection, all before winning the 1994 Melbourne Cup. Thirty years on, he reflects on his proudest moment in the saddle.
‘That’s the next Media Puzzle’: Smooth sailing in Tuesday’s Cup?
The declaration was delivered in a South Melbourne pub just seconds after Onesmoothoperator had crossed the line first in the Geelong Cup on October 23.
‘Racing’s a rollercoaster, but he never changes’: Waller’s team ethos
Chris Waller sees himself as a coach, promoter and sporting devotee … but it wasn’t always that way for the champion trainer who’s taken all before him in the past two decades.
Doin’ it for the kids: Newitt’s hard graft
All parents would risk their lives for their kids but few it thousands of times a year to make a living. For Craig Newitt, it’s the least he can do for his five sons and his dedicated partner.
Michelle Payne’s Melbourne Cup tips: ‘He was terrific last year’
Record female jockey participation in the Melbourne Cup this year is worthy of celebration, writes Michelle Payne, as she analyses this year’s field.
‘I’m speechless’: Jockey’s stunning victory
Jamie Kah has ridden through pain to secure victory in the Victoria Derby as the Melbourne Cup Carnival kicked off.
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