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Weir chasing Derby-Oaks Flemington double
Melbourne
Wednesday 7 November 2018, 5:50pm
Trainer Darren Weir has three chances in the VRC Oaks, having already won the Victoria Derby with colt Extra Brut during the Flemington carnival. Read more »
Latrobe ready for Mackinnon Stakes assault
Melbourne
Wednesday 7 November 2018, 5:15pm
After deciding to bypass the Melbourne Cup with Latrobe, Irish trainer Joseph O'Brien will saddle him up in the Group One Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington. Read more »
Wakeful winner on target for VRC Oaks test
Melbourne
Wednesday 7 November 2018, 3:27pm
Co-trainer Simon Zahra says Aristia has come through her Wakeful Stakes win extremely well ahead of a staying test in the Group One VRC Oaks at Flemington. Read more »
Ron Quinton plans for a Royal Celebration
Sydney
Wednesday 7 November 2018, 3:18pm
Trainer Ron Quinton has found another winnable race for Royal Celebration who will wind up his spring campaign at Rosehill. Read more »
Owner Bishara to watch VRC Oaks from afar
Melbourne
Wednesday 7 November 2018, 1:54pm
Verry Elleegant's part-owner and former trainer Nick Bishara has been forced to stay at home in New Zealand and will watch the filly's VRC Oaks bid from afar. Read more »
A guide to the $1m VRC Oaks at Flemington
Melbourne
Wednesday 7 November 2018, 1:26pm
Trainer Darren Weir is chasing his first $1 million VRC Oaks win at Flemington during the most fashionable meet of the spring racing calendar. Read more »
Cross Counter right type for Cup: Appleby
Melbourne
Wednesday 7 November 2018, 10:40am
Trainer Charlie Appleby says Cross Counter has come through unscathed and in good order following his historic win in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Melbourne Cup crashes online betting sites
Sydney
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 7:33pm
TAB punters bet more than $115 million on the 2018 Melbourne Cup as four of the nation's largest sports betting sites suffered technical issues. Read more »
Month ban for Bowman out of Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 7:14pm
Jockey Hugh Bowman has been suspended on three charges emanating from his ride aboard Marmelo in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Kerrin McEvoy celebrates third Cup victory
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 6:31pm
Star jockey Kerrin McEvoy is savouring his third Melbourne Cup win, and first for Godolphin, after partnering Cross Counter to victory at Flemington. Read more »
Cup 21st Group One win for Appleby
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 6:21pm
Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby has given Sheikh Mohammed his first Melbourne Cup and recorded his third Group One win in Australia. Read more »
Kerrin McEvoy and the Melbourne Cup
Sydney
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 6:19pm
A look at Kerrin McEvoy's three wins in the Melbourne Cup from Brew in 2000 to Cross Counter. Read more »
Nakeeta gets another Melbourne Cup cheque
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 5:53pm
The 12th placed finish of Scottish-trained galloper Nakeeta in the Melbourne Cup has added another $150,000 to his bank balance. Read more »
Who is Godolphin's Sheikh Mohammed
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 5:41pm
Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed has added the Melbourne Cup to his list of Group One wins for his Godolphin operation. Read more »
Chris Waller leads home local Cup runners
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 5:32pm
Melbourne Cup fourth placegetter Finche was the first Australian-trained horse to finish with sixth-placed Youngstar the first Australian-bred galloper. Read more »
What the 2018 Melbourne Cup jockeys said
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 5:26pm
What the jockeys said after the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Morrison proud of Marmelo's Cup second
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 5:13pm
In his second attempt to win the Melbourne Cup, English-trained stayer Marmelo has run a gallant race for second to Cross Counter at Flemington. Read more »
Cross Counter's journey to 2018 Cup glory
Sydney
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 5:00pm
The racing career of Cross Counter, Godolphin's first Melbourne Cup winner. Read more »
Trainer feels a winner with Cup placing
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 4:56pm
A Prince Of Arran has given English trainer Charlie Fellowes one of his greatest thrills with a third placing in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
How the international Cup runners fared
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 4:50pm
A look at where the international runners finished in the 2018 Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Godolphin's record in the Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 4:33pm
A look at global racing operation Godolphin's history in the Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Finishing order for the 2018 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 4:04pm
Where your horse finished in the 2018 Melbourne Cup. Read more »
Buick steers Pohutukawa to Flemington win
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 2:50pm
Visiting European jockey William Buick has claimed his first win of this year's Melbourne spring carnival with his first ride on Pohutukawa at Flemington. Read more »
Spring comes to Randwick for big Cup day
Sydney
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 2:04pm
Thousands of Sydneysiders enjoyed the warm spring weather at Randwick as they gathered to celebrate Melbourne Cup day with a seven-race meet. Read more »
Prebble celebrates Cup day win
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 2:01pm
Brett Prebble has ridden an overdue winner, steering Legend Of Condor to victory on the Melbourne Cup undercard at Flemington. Read more »
Another Cummings and Hayes target Cup
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 1:45pm
Fourth-generation trainer James Cummings and Ben Hayes are hoping to add to their families' Melbourne Cup hauls. Read more »
Shraaoh too strong first-up at Flemington
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 1:42pm
Following an arduous trip from England, the Chris Waller-trained Shraaoh has scored a first-up win on Australian soil on Melbourne Cup day. Read more »
Matt Cumani thrilled with Cup day winner
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 12:59pm
Trainer Matt Cumani has registered his first Melbourne Cup carnival win, with four-year-old One More Try winning a 1700m handicap for mares at Flemington. Read more »
Bella Rosa snares debut stakes win in wet
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 11:51am
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained two-year-old filly Bella Rosa has struck with a Group Three win on debut at a wet Flemington on Melbourne Cup day. Read more »
Cup weather improves, Yucatan favoured
Melbourne
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 7:59am
Yucatan has reclaimed his position as the Melbourne Cup favourite after a couple of hours of drying weather at Flemington bringing a track upgrade to soft. Read more »
James Cummings with Melbourne Cup hope
Melbourne
Monday 5 November 2018, 7:18pm
His late grandfather won 12 Melbourne Cups as a trainer, now James Cummings is striving for his first win in the race with import Avilius. Read more »
Last words from connections on Cup hopes
Melbourne
Monday 5 November 2018, 7:10pm
Connections of the 24 Melbourne Cup runners state their cases for victory. Read more »
McDonald back from wilderness on Yucatan
Melbourne
Monday 5 November 2018, 6:42pm
James McDonald hopes to live out a childhood dream when he pilots favourite Yucatan in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Read more »
Flemington track to be watered for Cup day
Melbourne
Monday 5 November 2018, 6:08pm
A change in Melbourne's weather forecast has prompted Flemington officials to put 5mm of irrigation on the track ahead of the Melbourne Cup meeting. Read more »
Craig Williams chasing elusive Cup victory
Melbourne
Monday 5 November 2018, 6:06pm
Champion jockey Craig Williams will be aboard the only mare in this year's Melbourne Cup when he chases an elusive win in Australia's most famous race. Read more »
Lloyd Williams aiming for seventh Cup win
Melbourne
Monday 5 November 2018, 5:52pm
Lloyd Williams is already the most successful owner in Melbourne Cup history and is aiming for No.7 with Yucatan or The Cliffsofmoher. Read more »
Another Freedman to add his name to Cup
Melbourne
Monday 5 November 2018, 5:51pm
Trainer Richard Freedman believes problem child Auvray can secure a top 10 finish in the Melbourne Cup after coaxing the former French horse back to form. Read more »
Muntahaa chasing a rare Gosden Cup double
Melbourne
Monday 5 November 2018, 5:34pm
A Melbourne Cup victory by Muntahaa would complete a unique double for trainer John Gosden after the US Breeders Cup win of Enable. Read more »
McEvoy, Brown jockeying for third Cup win
Melbourne
Monday 5 November 2018, 4:51pm
Jockeys Corey Brown and Kerrin McEvoy are both striving for their third Melbourne Cup wins with the rides on Magic Circle and Cross Counter, respectively. Read more »
Young guns have first attempt at Cup glory
Melbourne
Monday 5 November 2018, 4:16pm
Patrick Moloney and Jordan Childs ride for the first time in the Melbourne Cup on Mike Moroney stablemates Vengeur Masque and Sound Check. Read more »
Celebrations over Cup run for NZ's Zacada
Melbourne
Monday 5 November 2018, 4:03pm
Zacada might be an outsider for the Melbourne Cup but his owners are celebrating him getting into the race and will keep it up - win, lose or draw. Read more »
Prince, Fellowes chase Melbourne Cup glory
Melbourne
Monday 5 November 2018, 2:56pm
As he prepares A Prince Of Arran for the Melbourne Cup, English trainer Charlie Fellowes says the well-travelled stayer has been remarkable for his stable. Read more »
Winx signs off after history-making spring
Melbourne
Monday 5 November 2018, 1:43pm
Champion Winx has headed for a well-earned rest after another stellar spring carnival, culminating in her record fourth Cox Plate win. Read more »
How Australia celebrates Melbourne Cup day
Sydney
Monday 5 November 2018, 12:51pm
The Melbourne Cup is the race that stops the nation on the first Tuesday in November. Read more »
Flemington rated good for Melbourne Cup
Melbourne
Monday 5 November 2018, 11:29am
The Flemington track is rated in the good range for the Melbourne Cup but showers and a possible thunderstorm are predicted before the race. Read more »
VRC Oaks draws field of 15 at Flemington
Melbourne
Monday 5 November 2018, 11:22am
Leading trainer Darren Weir will saddle two of the leading hopes in the VRC Oaks for three-year-old fillies at Flemington. Read more »
God Given wins in Italy for Luca Cumani
London
Monday 5 November 2018, 9:14am
God Given has won the Premio Lydia Tesio to give the soon-to-be-retired trainer Luca Cumani a 50th and final Group One success. Read more »
Accelerate wins Breeders' Cup Classic
Louisville
Sunday 4 November 2018, 7:30pm
Accelerate has won the Breeders' Cup Classic to put himself in the frame to be named North America's Horse of the Year. Read more »
Cross Counter chasing Melbourne Cup glory
Melbourne
Sunday 4 November 2018, 7:14pm
The Charlie Appleby-trained Cross Counter will be one of three horses aiming to give global operation Godolphin its first Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Read more »
Vengeur Masque pick of Moroney Cup pair
Melbourne
Sunday 4 November 2018, 6:51pm
Young jockeys Patrick Moloney and Jordan Childs will have their first Cup rides on the Mike Moroney-trained Vengeur Masque and Sound Check respectively. Read more »