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Tommy Berry and Saltcoats win at Randwick on December 14.

Race-by-race preview and tips for Saturday meeting at Randwick

Everything you need to make your selections for the nine-race meeting.

  • Brad Gray

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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
Jockey Joao Moreira will ride Buckaroo in the Melbourne Cup.

Magic Man Moreira’s shot at Melbourne Cup redemption

When it comes to sins, Joao Moreira’s is rather vanilla. It does not involve sex, drugs or rock ’n’ roll. For punters it’s far more egregious than that – a poor Melbourne Cup ride.

  • Andrew Wu
Melbourne Cup carnival ambassador Michelle Payne.

The Irish are coming: Michelle Payne’s guide to every horse in the Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne delivers her expert view on who will deliver the goods in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup field.

  • Danny Russell
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Record number of female jockeys booked for Melbourne Cup; Via Sistina ruled out

Next Tuesday for the first time in Melbourne Cup history five female jockeys could ride in Australia’s most famous race.

  • Peter Ryan and Rob Harris
Horse physio Tom Simpson helps Via Sistina warm up before her stunning victory in the 2024 Cox Plate.

Meet Tom Simpson, the horse physio to the stars

How does a horse tell a physio where they are sore, or how their movement is restricted? Some of the answers come straight from the horse’s mouth – but not all. Meet Tom Simpson, who works with some of Australia’s best horses.

  • Andrew Wu
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Horse trainer Aidan O’Brien.

‘Ridiculous’: Master trainer vents after stewards take his Cup fancy out of race

Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien disagrees with the stewards who withdrew Jan Brueghel from the Melbourne Cup, and believes its absence is a stroke of fortune for the other runners in the race.

  • Peter Ryan, Danny Russell and Rob Harris
Craig Williams won his sixth Melbourne Cup on the International runner Onesmoothoperator

Craig Williams shines in Geelong Cup win, while favourite suffers tendon injury

Grinning trainer of the Geelong Cup winner says his bad experiences with the Melbourne Cup are in the past as he declares this starter better than previous entrants.

  • Peter Ryan
Joliestar and James McDonald will start favourite in the Everest.

Waller’s trackwork top gun says Joliestar is ‘ready to explode’

The track rider of Joliestar – the horse with the longest stride in the Chris Waller yard – says the Everest contender has been a handful this week.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Giga Kick powers away to win The Everest in 2022.

‘If you back them, you’re a long way in front’: Why younger is better in The Everest

For the first time in The Everest’s short history, four three-year-old horses have been chosen to compete. Is this the start of an evolution in the race?

  • Adam Pengilly

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