‘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.
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‘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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Foolproof five-minute guide to the Melbourne Cup
Are you a once-a-year punter and still working out who to back in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup? Here’s the five-minute guide to bring you up to speed … complete with a guide on how to put a bet on.
Corey Brown’s Melbourne Cup tips, predicted finishing order
Dual Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Corey Brown says Buckaroo’s jockey Joao Moreira simply needs to watch last year’s replay to give himself the best chance to win aboard Buckaroo.
Damien Oliver’s Melbourne Cup tips: Buck stops with Joao
Global superstar Joao Moreira’s will have his most important ride in Australia yet when he hops aboard Buckaroo in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup.
Inside Melbourne Cup vet protocols: ‘We want to see horses race’
Gilbert Gardiner examines Racing Victoria’s Melbourne Cup veterinary protocols, explaining how technology is used to identify horses at a heightened risk of injury.
Boss: ‘He might just blow away this Melbourne Cup field’
Glen Boss says while it’s clear going into this year’s Melbourne Cup that the international form is superior, one raider stands above them all when it comes to sorting through the chances.
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.
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