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Hot tips for the Melbourne Cup

Monday 2 November 2015, 8:27pm

Who is tipping which horse for the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.  Read more »

Quotes from Cup players

Monday 2 November 2015, 7:46pm

Quotes from connections of Melbourne Cup runners.  Read more »

Spencer back in Melbourne for Cup ride

Monday 2 November 2015, 7:45pm

Jamie Spencer has won a Group One Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington on Side Glance and will try to add a Melbourne Cup on the Michael Bell-trained Big Orange.  Read more »

Internationals in the Melbourne Cup

Monday 2 November 2015, 7:00pm

Internationals history in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Buick hopes to deliver Godolphin a Cup win

Monday 2 November 2015, 6:47pm

William Buick will have his third Melbourne Cup ride when he partners Sky Hunter for trainer Saeed bin Suroor who has tried many times to win the race.  Read more »

Overseas-trained horses dominate Cup

Monday 2 November 2015, 6:37pm

The Melbourne Cup is dominated by overseas-trained horses but leading local trainer Chris Waller is hoping to uphold Australasian pride.  Read more »

127 horses killed on Aust tracks in a year

Monday 2 November 2015, 6:34pm

The number of racehorses that have died on Australian tracks over the past 12 months has hit 127 and activists say thousands more disappear every year.  Read more »

Who Shot Thebarman peaking for Cup: Shinn

Monday 2 November 2015, 6:18pm

Blake Shinn has already won one Melbourne Cup and the jockey believes Who Shot Thebarman is a genuine chance of giving him another.  Read more »

Statistics on Australian racehorse deaths

Monday 2 November 2015, 6:15pm

Animal activists say more than five times the number of horses running in the Melbourne Cup have died on Australian tracks this year.  Read more »

Another Payne to be a part of Cup action

Monday 2 November 2015, 5:44pm

Michelle Payne and her brother Steve each have an important role to play with Prince Of Penzance in the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »