Joseph upstages his famous father again in Cup duel
Joseph O’Brien trumped his famous father Aidan again as the Irish trainers prepared another Melbourne Cup quinella, but he refused to gloat.
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Mighty McNeil steals the Cup with daring ride
Jockey Jye McNeil’s frontrunning ride on Twilight Payment will go down in Melbourne Cup folklore just like Jim Cassidy’s effort on Might And Power in 1997.
Reporter mooned in live cross
Channel 10’s Melbourne Cup coverage has copped it all day and just as things were wrapping up, a punter showed his bum on live TV.
Cup tragedy: Horse dies after horror scenes
Leading Melbourne Cup chance Anthony Van Dyck has been euthanised after suffering a severe leg injury during the race.
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Sydney’s Derby day demolition
STOP. THE. FIGHT. Sydney jockeys won seven of the nine races at Flemington on Derby Day to give their interstate rivals a lesson in riding.
Inside mail: Fiorente to the fore
SHE has been trying for 20 years without success but Fiorente ticks all the boxes for Gai Waterhouse to finally win the Melbourne Cup.
Trace Cup clues to a winner
The Daily Telegraph racing editor RAY THOMAS looks at all the facts and figures that matter to determine who will win this year’s Melbourne Cup.
Not another Singo hardluck tale
FOR a man who has been blessed in life, John Singleton takes unusual delight in talking about the misfortune he claims to have suffered at the racetrack.
Owen backs Panther to pounce
CHAMPION footballer Michael Owen hopes Brown Panther will become the first English horse to win the Melbourne Cup.
Striker makes his mark at draw
MICHAEL Owen scored 40 goals for England, but his greatest sporting achievement could come on Tuesday with import Brown Panther.
Gai out to repel the raiders
GAI Waterhouse’s Fiorente remains the best chance to keep Australian sport’s most prized trophy, the Melbourne Cup, out of foreign hands.
Inside the Spencer-Cumani spat
IRISH jockey Jamie Spencer yesterday spoke for the first time about his very public spat with British-based Italian trainer Luca Cumani.
Kerrin ignores advice but does job
ED Walker gave Kerrin McEvoy two very explicit instructions before riding Ruscello yesterday – and the jockey ignored both of them.
Owen chases glory in different field
THAT Michael Owen will feature in a major Australian sporting event in November will bring to mind, for many, a Sydney derby rather than a Melbourne Cup.
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