Melbourne Cup 2023
A collection of the best of our Melbourne Cup coverage, from fashion to the races and everything in between.
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Favourite flops for 10th year straight as Without A Fight storms to Cup victory
For the 10th year in a row, the pre-race Cup favourite failed to salute as Without A Fight won and became the first horse since Ethereal in 2001 to claim the Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double.
- by Damien Ractliffe
Melbourne Cup results: The finishing order
The official finishing order for the 2023 Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Right You Are failed to finish and the 24th horse in the field, Cleveland, was scratched on Monday.
The Melbourne Cup moment that had Richmond stars sweating
It was hard to hear the jockey’s exact words, but he moved his body back and forth and from side to side to deliver his message about Soulcombe’s run.
- by Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan
The former footballer who helped Zahra pick a winner on Cup Day
Head ruled over heart and on Tuesday Mark Zahra became a central figure in Australian racing history, becoming only the ninth jockey in the famous race’s 163 years to go back-to-back.
- by Andrew Wu
How a former member of the ‘FBI’ and his son trained the Cup winner
Anthony and Sam Freedman have added to the family’s history with the Melbourne Cup in grasping the Freedmans’ ninth Melbourne Cup.
- by Peter Ryan
How a chance meeting with a low-profile sheikh sealed Melbourne Cup success
The wealthy racehorse owner was not at Flemington to see his horse win the Melbourne Cup, preferring the comfort of his Dubai loungeroom.
- by Rob Harris
All the right choices at the Melbourne Cup
Jockey Mark Zahra had his pick of highly fancied horses for this Cup, but only one could win.
- by Chip Le Grand
Haute and heavy: Melbourne Cup’s best dressed
There was only one question on everyone’s lips: would the tropical conditions encourage the wearing of shorts?
- by Melissa Singer
The Melbourne Cup
As all eyes turn to Melbourne for the race that stops the nation, our photographers capture all the fashion and fun at Flemington.
Opinion
Put down the fascinator. Racewear has run its course
It’s time to rip up the fashion rule book for the Melbourne Cup and let style win.
- by Damien Woolnough
What is a handicap in horse racing and how does it work?
What is a handicap in horse racing? What is involved in rating a horse? And how do you “beat the handicapper”? We explain ahead of the Melbourne Cup.
- by Damien Ractliffe
Analysis
What are the whip rules in racing? And does a horse feel pain when whipped?
Ahead of the biggest week of racing in Australia - Melbourne’s spring racing carnival - Damien Ractliffe looks at the whip rules and whether they’re working.
- by Damien Ractliffe
‘Thought we were mad’: The race that changed the Melbourne Cup forever
Thirty years since Dermot Weld’s horse and jockey Michael Kinane proved the doubters wrong, the veteran Irish trainer’s eyes still light up when he recalls that first Tuesday in November in 1993.
- by Rob Harris
Off to the races: Your ultimate spring racing fashion guide
Whether you’re in GA or the members, here are the right colours, fabrics and flowers to wear on the most important race days.
- by Damien Woolnough
Straight from the horse’s mouth: Are you a Melbourne Cup quiz champion?
It’s the race that stops the nation, but how well do you know it?
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From a Lion’s pour to keeping a Tab on punters, it’s just another Cup in the cage
Chief executives, sports stars, the great and the not so good gathered in the Birdcage for the running of the 163rd Melbourne Cup.
- by Stephen Brook and Cara Waters
Sketch
Melbourne’s Cup: The race that can’t stop inflation
Did the rising howl that brought home Without A Fight at this year’s Cup come with a note of desperation after the Reserve Bank raised interest rates again?
- by Tony Wright
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