57 h. ago Record day for Melham’s historic win at Caulfield Cup as Ka Ying Rising wins the Everest

Follow along live as The Everest and Caulfield Cup race days are run and won with the results, fashions and post race reactions.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Heightened risk of injury’: Melbourne Cup favourite scratched

The withdrawal from “the race that stops a nation” is a bitter blow to star trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.

Events

3 d. ago Mey day, Mey day: This is the horse we expect to win the Caulfield Cup

An English galloper and an Italian jockey loom as the biggest danger to Jamie Melham’s date with destiny.

Politics

5 d. ago Jockey Robbie Dolan felt defenceless when his baby girl was in hospital. So he sang to her

Born prematurely, Robbie Dolan’s daughter Maisie spent over 110 days in a neonatal intensive care unit in Liverpool Hospital. The Melbourne Cup winner sang to his daughter every day and night, a tradition he still continues. 

Events

9 d. ago A fan sent me a mysterious bottle of oil. Will I look like Brad Pitt by Cup Day?

A letter from a reader contained one of the most touching and funniest sentences I’ve ever read – and a bottle of Wonder Oil.

Politics

2 w. ago They met every day at the pool for years – until the coffee cup ‘incident’

Art dealer Adrian Newstead and performer/quizmaster Russell Cheek have swum every morning at their local pool for 17 years – except when Adrian was banned.

Politics