Caulfield Cup
Cash the ‘biggest sticking point’: Paul Guerra’s challenge to build Melbourne a Caulfield home
Melbourne’s new CEO takes control in September. These are the hurdles he has to clear to secure the Demons their new base.
- Danny Russell and Peter Ryan
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The bosses of Victoria’s premier race clubs met at a billionaire’s Toorak mansion. A merger was on the menu
Billionaire Jonathan Munz invited members of the Melbourne Racing Club and Victoria Racing Club to his lavish home to discuss their potential merger.
- Cameron Houston and Danny Russell
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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
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
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
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
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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
‘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
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
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
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