‘Really?’: Ronan Keating divides Australia
Ronan Keating has warmed the crowd up for the Melbourne Cup but the choice of the early-2000s crooner has left a few noses out of joint.
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Melbourne Cup Day LIVE updates: Full finishing order; What the jockeys said
Sheila Laxon has won her second Melbourne Cup with rank outsider Knight’s Choice, who saluted at $81 to become the race’s longest-priced winner since Prince Of Penzance.
Punter’s monster $81,000 Melb Cup win
One of the Melbourne Cup’s most stunning upsets has left punters reeling and bookies licking their wounds in the wake of the great race.
Melb Cup Welcome to Country divides
The Welcome to Country at the Melboune Cup has caused a storm with an unusual speech being delivered before the race.
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‘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.
‘Ridiculous but that’s the way it is’: O’Brien on Jan ban
Master trainer Aidan O’Brien left no one uncertain as to his opinion on veterinary advice that saw his unbeaten Galileo stallion Jan Brueghel ruled out of Tuesday’s $5 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington.
Luckless Valley run leaves Cup hopes in jeopardy
Things went awry in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup, leaving a Cranbourne stable with an anxious wait to see if an import sneaks in the Melbourne Cup field.
Everything’s Just Fine for Gai in Melbourne Cup
Gai Waterhouse will have only one representative in this year’s $8m Melbourne Cup after deciding to push ahead with plans to run Just Fine, despite a “terrible” lead-up effort in last Friday’s Moonee Valley Gold Cup.
Kah to get Cup week party started with triple shot
Jamie Kah rode six winners during the Melbourne Cup Carnival last year, double her nearest rival, but missed out on the Group 1s. On Saturday, she can put that to rights when she’s legged aboard three top chances.
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