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Punters scale back bets on Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 7:38pm

One punter won a lotto-like divident on the Melbourne Cup, but for many others it was a race too close to call.  Read more »

Cup win overshadows colourful race careers

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 7:37pm

The Melbourne Cup win of Fiorente focussed attention on the colourful background of trainer Gai Waterhouse and jockey Damien Oliver.  Read more »

Green Moon lame after Melb Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 7:12pm

Green Moon, who has finished near the tail of the field in his Melbourne Cup defence, has pulled up lame.  Read more »

Damien Oliver wins his third Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 6:38pm

Damien Oliver has steered Fiorente to a Melbourne Cup victory that has put the seal on his comeback to racing after a long ban.  Read more »

Tragedy mars Cup for French

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 6:23pm

French jockey Christophe Lemaire had hoped to win his second Melbourne Cup but the race ended in sadness when his mount Verema suffered a fatal injury.  Read more »

Gai Waterhouse now a Cup winning trainer

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 6:14pm

No title has been harder earned for Gai Waterhouse than that of Melbourne Cup-winning trainer.  Read more »

Chief steward praises clean Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 5:57pm

Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey says this year's Melbourne Cup has been the cleanest he has seen during his time in the top job.  Read more »

French tragedy unfolds in Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 5:49pm

The death of the French mare Verema cast a pall over the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Oliver caps Cup day with another winner

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 5:44pm

Damien Oliver has continued his winning momentum with a victory in a support race at Flemington to add to his Melbourne Cup triumph.  Read more »

Dunlop proud of Red Cadeaux's Cup second

Tuesday 5 November 2013, 5:28pm

Trainer Ed Dunlop hasn't ruled out a fourth attempt at the Melbourne Cup for veteran Red Cadeaux who has finished runner-up for the second time.  Read more »