10 h. ago ‘Just keep a lid on it’: Zahra wins four on Derby Day but wants more as cup carnival continues

Mark Zahra rode four winners on Victoria Derby Day including Observer in the feature race on a glorious spring day at Flemington.

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13 h. ago Planning your Cup Day look? Maybe pack a brolly and gumboots

The weather bureau forecasts up to 15 millimetres of rain across much of Melbourne for Cup Day, bringing back memories of one of the wettest races on record.

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13 h. ago Cup Day weather: Wet forecast means a brolly and gumboots might be in order

The weather bureau forecasts up to 15 millimetres of rain across much of Melbourne for Cup Day, bringing back memories of one of the wettest races on record.

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24 h. ago The ‘James Bond moment’: Why the sky is full of helicopters on Melbourne Cup day

One after another, they arrive, with their VIP passengers on board, before taking off again.

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3 d. ago Inflation shock sends ASX lower; Banks decline, Woolworths gains

The Australian sharemarket slumped after inflation unexpectedly jumped in the latest quarter, wiping out hopes for a rate cut at the Reserve Bank’s next meeting on Melbourne Cup Day.

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2 w. 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.

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2 w. 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.

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2 w. 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.

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2 w. 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. 

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2 w. ago Bathurst 1000 LIVE: Drivers turn to drink as wet weather brings Bathurst chaos

The 62nd edition of the famous Bathurst 1000 will - as always - feature speed, chaos and carnage. Who will conquer the mountain and win the Peter Brock Trophy?

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3 w. 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.

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last month 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.

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