$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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Michelle Payne’s Melbourne Cup tips: ‘He was terrific last year’
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‘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.
‘It was the race that changed my life’
There are some fantastic racing carnivals around the world, but none capture the whole city or bring together people from all walks of life like Flemington does.
Race legend’s sad Melbourne Cup truth bomb
The Melbourne Cup has long been known by a famous six-word slogan, but Bruce McAvaney has a brutal reality check for that claim.
Sea King weight penalty confirmed for Cup
UK raider Sea King has moved up the Melbourne Cup order of entry after receiving a penalty for his Bendigo Cup win.
How the 2024 Melbourne Cup field is shaping up
Sea King’s Bendigo Cup romp has him safely in the field for Tuesday’s $8 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). Here is how the 24 runners could potentially line up.
COMMENT: Why we must back the vet’s call on Cup runners
Anyone suggesting Melbourne Cup vetting is ‘ridiculous’ – Jan Brueghel’s trainer Aidan O’Brien included – need only type three words into Google.
World’s No. 1 horse out of Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup betting has been thrown into disarray after the top two favourites were both ruled out of the race.
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