2 h. ago Melbourne Cup 2025 LIVE: Gates open at Flemington as AI predicts a Cup winner

Follow all the action from Flemington as we gear up for a huge day of racing and fashion ahead of the race that stops the nation.

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20 h. ago Vauban has failed twice in the Melbourne Cup. Here’s why the third time will be the charm

Form analyst Ally Mosley has run her eye over the Cup field and come up with a winner – and the wet weather will only help her pick.

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20 h. ago How to pick a Melbourne Cup winner: A bluffer’s guide to punting

Which barrier number has the most wins in Flemington history’s and are you better off picking a gelding or mare? With history as our guide, here’s some Cup Day help for the mug punters seeking a winner in the big race.

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21 h. ago Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne’s next challenge? Fashion

The champion jockey is easing into her role as an ambassador for the Victoria Racing Club having traded her saddle for a stylist.

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41 h. ago Michelle Payne’s Cup win was unforgettable. But no one mentions this man’s involvement

It will soon be time for the Racing industry to consider bringing a Melbourne Cup winner out of exile.

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1 week ago Friends rally around Pendlebury as more complaints about manager emerge

Leading financier Ozzie Kheir, the owner of 2021 Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant, confirmed he was owed “a substantial amount of money”, while a different former AFL player is rumoured to be out $1 million.

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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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