Lloyd Williams reveals retirement of grand Cups warrior
A grand campaigner who raced in two Melbourne Cups for Lloyd Williams has run his last race, the high profile owner has confirmed.
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Grand plan for Melbourne Cup start looms after Bagot win
The completion of the perfect plan has led to Melbourne Cup thoughts after Wednesday’s Bagot Handicap at Flemington.
’He vetted okay’: No final call on Vow And Declare
The managing owner of Vow And Declare has addressed speculation around the Melbourne Cup champion in the wake of his last-placing in Saturday’s Pakenham Cup.
Zahra: Without A Fight ‘very hard to beat’ in Group 1 return
Big race jockey Mark Zahra has declared comeback Cups champion Without A Fight “back to where he was” ahead of the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) on Sunday at Sha Tin.
Vauban’s new owners: ‘You can win it back in one hit’
Vauban’s new owners Australian Bloodstock say they are ‘genuinely excited’ about what this year’s Melbourne Cup favourite can achieve under the guidance of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
Maher, Waller again poised to rewrite record books
Chris Waller has set a new benchmark for Group 1s won in the first four months of a season, while Ciaron Maher’s prizemoney tally has already soared to stratospheric levels.
Spring’s huge success … and it’s not over yet
Racing Victoria has backed strong competition and quality entertainment to drive momentum into the final month of the Melbourne Spring Carnival.
Melbourne Cup Carnival: Gilbert Gardiner’s yays and ‘neighs’
Australia’s star jockey was J-Macnificent, the Flemington track played superbly and Knight’s Choice delivered a wonderful Melbourne Cup story. But we need to talk about Pride Of Jenni and Joao Moreira.
‘Ticked all the boxes’: 2023 Cup champ ready to Fight
Melbourne Cup winner and reigning Victorian Racehorse of the Year Without A Fight is back where he belongs – in the Group 1 arena at Flemington.
‘He is similar to Soulcombe’: Waller’s high hopes for import
Master trainer Chris Waller hopes his new import Kinesiology can ‘do a Soulcombe’ by winning the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) before becoming a Melbourne Cup contender next year.
How a $1000 mare from Walcha produced a Cup miracle
A pair of small time breeders from the tiny town of Walcha in New South Wales bred Knight’s Choice on a shoestring budget and defied the odds as he grew up in the midst of a crippling drought.
How lucky mum of two landed $3.2m Melbourne Cup windfall
A Victorian mother of two has revealed how she picked the first four in the Melbourne Cup, which delivered a life-changing $3.2m payout.
Punter wins $3.2m with insane Cup bet
A lucky punter is waking up $3.2 million richer after a staggering, “life changing” $100 bet on the Melbourne Cup.
Thousands miss Cup, make same mistake
Channel 7 is under fire over two missing words that saw Aussies all fall into the same trap on Melbourne Cup day.
Ride of his life: A day when Dolan couldn’t lose
A family reunion, which started in the kitchen, escalated in the Melbourne Cup winner’s stall on Tuesday as Robbie Dolan and Knight’s Choice ‘proved everybody wrong’ at Flemington.
Wildest pics of Cup punters letting loose
Racegoers have been snapped looking their best at Flemington Racecourse for the 2024 Melbourne Cup.
‘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.
‘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.
Right choices lead to fairytale Melbourne Cup win
Knight’s Choice has pulled off a long-shot win in the Melbourne Cup to deliver a fairytale result for his owners, trainers and jockey.
$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.
‘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.
‘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.
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.
Cup winner’s hilarious interview steals show
A former contestant on The Voice, Irish jockey Robbie Dolan gave a hilarious post-race interview after winning the Melbourne Cup.
Melbourne Cup: Every horse from first to last
The race that stops the nation has come to a thrilling end. Check where your horse placed in the 2024 Melbourne Cup.
‘Desperate’: Singer’s performance slammed
The 47-year-old Irish singer has copped backlash following his performance at the race that stops the nation.
2024 Melbourne Cup tips: Top four picks from 24 experts
From form analysts to champion jockeys and bookmakers, we’ve got Melbourne Cup tips from key people in the know.
Punter could win $1m on $126 roughie
While most of Australia will be hoping for their horse to win, at least one punter’s life could change as the Melbourne Cup kicks off.
How to watch the Melbourne Cup
The 2024 Melbourne Cup is nearly here and there are plenty of ways to make sure you don’t miss a moment of the race that stops the nation.
Aussie Olympic champ in ugly Cup storm
Ariarne Titmus has made a defiant comment after coming under fire for her head-turning appearance at the Melbourne Cup.
Singer breaks silence on Aussie move
The international superstar has opened up about why he and his family made the decision.
Racing great on how to avoid ‘silly mistakes’
Swapping out her jodhpurs for a gold designer dress, Michelle Payne is making her mark at the Melbourne Cup in a new way.
22 Cup horses wiped out in 60 seconds
We’ve crunched the numbers to find the winner of this year’s Melbourne Cup and it will take you one minute to work it out.
Billy Slater Cup caption raises eyebrows
NRL legend Billy Slater has been all class in his debut as a Melbourne Cup on-horse interviewer, but one detail has got tongues wagging.
Brisbane midwife’s next delivery: A Melbourne Cup?
A young Brisbane midwife hopes Australia’s most iconic sporting trophy – the Melbourne Cup – will land in her safe hands.
THE LAST SAY: Best bets, inside mail for Melbourne Cup, Big Dance Day
Tips, market movers, inside mail … Ray Thomas gives you all the information you need to back a winner at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day, and also at Royal Randwick for Big Dance Day.
Huge surprise for Melbourne Cup weather
There won’t be an umbrella or raincoat in sight on Tuesday as punters flock to Flemington for the race that stops a nation.
Proof ‘Nup to the Cup’ brigade have failed
We’ve been told that Australians have lost interest in racing – but figures have revealed the race that stops the nation isn’t going anywhere.
Every horse’s Melbourne Cup chances rated
The race that stops the nation is upon us. Here’s everything you need to know about the Melbourne Cup and how to pick the winner.
$100 Cup bet strategy to make you a fortune
The 2024 Melbourne Cup is upon us, check out why every horse can and can’t win the race and a $100 betting strategy to make you money.
Wildest Melb Cup moments caught on camera
Some racegoers keep themselves nice, and some ride a wheelie bin. Here’s the wild post race aftermath caught by photographers on Cup day.
Roar deal in Big Dance can offset Cup chagrin
The heartache of Athabascan missing the Melbourne Cup could be healed just a little for trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton if Lion’s Roar can win the $3 million Big Dance at Royal Randwick.
O’Shea bewildered as Cup hope ruled out with heart issue
Connections were shocked when told Athabascan would be scratched from the Melbourne Cup on vets advice.
Pedigree picks: Which horse is bred to win the Melbourne Cup?
Racenet’s pedigree experts Shayne O’Cass and Adam Sherry analyse all 24 runners in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup, delving into their breeding to determine which horse is best suited to the taxing 3200m trip.
Foolproof five-minute Melbourne Cup guide
If you only have five spare minutes to work out who you’re on for the 2024 Melbourne Cup, this is the perfect guide for you.
Lloyd Williams’ Melbourne Cup tip … and one he doubts
Lloyd Williams knows more about Melbourne Cups than probably anyone – he’s won seven of them – so when he places distance doubts on one of the key betting fancies, punters must listen.
‘That was tough … we thought we had won’
OTI Racing’s Terry Henderson still has difficulty reflecting on Bauer’s narrow runner-up finish in the 2008 Melbourne Cup … and with two live chances this year, his pain could be eased as soon as Tuesday.
$101 Melbourne Cup roughie ‘is this year’s Sheraz’
If you’re looking for a ‘grey area’ outside the Melbourne Cup fancies, there’s a horse at massive odds that a Hall of Fame trainer thinks can give the race a real shake.
Waller talks up his five Melbourne Cup hopes
Chris Waller has two runners at the pointy end of Melbourne Cup betting but isn’t ruling out the chances of his remaining contenders.
‘Let’s get it right this time’: Mullins has unfinished Cup business
Willie Mullins says he has learned from mistakes made in 2023 with Vauban and Absurde ahead of this year’s Melbourne Cup tilt.
Cup favourite drifts after horror barrier draw
Jockey Joao Moreira will need to work his magic if the Melbourne Cup favourite is to win, with his key rivals faring much better.
Oh deer: How German wildlife delivered a Cup winner
If it wasn’t for a rogue deer at German maestro Andreas Wohler’s training facility, Protectionist would likely never have made it down under to win the 2014 Melbourne Cup.
Costin born to ride in the Melbourne Cup
Winona Costin will ride in the Melbourne Cup for the first time but the Sydney-based, New Zealand expat has deep – and successful – family links to the race.
Hungry for history: Zahra refuses to waste Cup chance
Mark Zahra has given up his weekly gastronomic pleasures and top shelf tipples to ensure he can chase a historic third successive Melbourne Cup victory aboard Circle Of Fire.
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.
‘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.
‘The quick back-up has worked before’: Is Zardozi the forgotten Cup horse?
James Cummings is confident his star staying mare Zardozi is ready to run the race of her life in Tuesday’s $8m Melbourne Cup (3200m).
‘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.
‘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.
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