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Thoroughbred Breeders chief executive Tom Reilly.

Caulfield board member resigns over removal of club’s chief executive

The Melbourne Racing Club board has been thrown back into turmoil following allegations of poor governance over the appointment of a $500,000-a-year chief operating officer and the removal of the CEO.

  • Cameron Houston and Danny Russell

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A firefighter at the scene of the blaze at Caulfield Racecourse on Tuesday.

Accused arsonist faces court charged over $1 million Caulfield Racecourse blaze

A 51-year-old alleged firebug has appeared in court after being charged with lighting the blaze that ripped through a grandstand at the heritage-listed Caulfield Racecourse.

  • Melissa Cunningham and Lachlan Abbott
James McDonald after winning the Cox Plate.

J-Mac sticks neck out over ‘ridiculous’ skivvy logo ban; Victorian racing codes lose $58m

Racing Victoria stewards are cracking down on jockey skivvy ads, while Caulfield is looking to scrap one of its group 1 race days and the state’s racing codes suffer a $58 million loss.

  • Danny Russell
Ethan Brown had a day to remember.

He outrode J-Mac, hugged Jamie Kah and saw his grade 1 teacher: Ethan Brown’s day to remember

More than a year after he suffered life-threatening injuries, jockey Ethan Brown has put in one of the performances of the spring.

  • Danny Russell
Brothers JD, Ben and Will Hayes trained two of the first four winners on Cox Plate day.

How Succession should have ended: Hayes dynasty proves what’s possible when a family gets it right

Passing a business empire down through the generations can be tricky business. So far, the Hayes family is getting it right.

  • Danny Russell
Melbourne Cup winner Knight’s Choice soaks in the adulation at Flemington.

‘The Australian horse has done it’: Inside the Flemington bubble as an underdog wins the Cup

The Melbourne Cup legend may be wearing thin, but don’t tell anyone who was at Flemington on Tuesday.

  • Greg Baum
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William Buick riding Vauban to win The Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup Stakes at York Racecourse on August 23

A race in two: These are the horses our tipsters think can win the Cup

Vets scratched another stayer from the Melbourne Cup as punters backed Buckaroo and Land Legend to win $1 million. But our form analysts don’t have them in their top three.

  • Danny Russell
Dan Clarken and Oopy McGillivray with their Melbourne Cup runner, The Map.

Small-time trainers and knockabout owners keeping the Cup dream alive

The Map went to the right stable to bring out her best, and now she carries the hopes of a Tasmanian breeder, a bunch of knockabout owners, two laid-back trainers and those who love the romance of the Melbourne Cup.

  • Peter Ryan
Jockey Harry Coffey with brother Sam, mum Maree and dad Austy.

‘He’s not perfect any more’: The beginning of a racing fairytale

Harry Coffey says everyone knows his story. But this is the first time it has been told by his mum, Maree.

  • Danny Russell
Trainer James Cummings is following a strategy used with great effect by his famous grandfather Bart Cummings.

With the Melbourne Cup field down to 28, another horse awaits clearance to run

Two more Melbourne Cup entrants must pass tests to be cleared to run on Tuesday. It comes after the Cup field was cut to 28 on Thursday on vet advice.

  • Danny Russell and Andrew Wu

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