10 h. ago King’s horse forced to wait for Melbourne Cup golden ticket bid as patrons evacuated in Geelong

The Geelong Cup will be run on Thursday after the meeting was postponed due to damaging winds and safety concerns.

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22 h. 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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41 h. ago Chief vet’s bullying claim against Racing Vic overshadows Cox Plate

Five horses were scratched in the eight days before last year’s Melbourne Cup, leaving owners and trainers angered and confused, and now the chief vet has launched a legal action against racing’s governing body over how she alleges she was treated.

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4 d. 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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4 d. ago Caulfield Cup and The Everest LIVE: Jamie Melham makes history on Half Yours, first woman jockey to win Caulfield Cup; 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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4 d. ago Caulfield Cup and The Everest LIVE: Ka Ying Rising storms to victory in the Everest as Caulfield buzzes ahead of the cup

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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4 d. ago Caulfield Cup and The Everest LIVE: Melbourne and Sydney turn on their racing charm as feature races edge closer

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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4 d. ago Caulfield Cup and The Everest LIVE: Countdown on for feature races as Melbourne and Sydney bask in classic spring weather

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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4 d. ago Caulfield Cup and The Everest LIVE: Ideal spring weather in Melbourne and Sydney on one of Australia’s biggest race days

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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4 d. ago Caulfield Cup and The Everest LIVE: Punters in Melbourne and Sydney prepare for massive race day

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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5 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.

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6 d. ago Michelle Payne took the Melbourne Cup on tour. This is what it meant to the people of Ballarat

A decade on from her history-making Melbourne Cup victory, Michelle Payne and Prince Of Penzance continue to inspire people. On Thursday, some of those people told their stories as she toured the Cup around her hometown.

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7 d. ago How rain and dirt launched an unlikely bid to make Melbourne Cup history

His owner is an ex-rocket scientist. His jockey has won more than half a billion dollars. This is the American horse bidding to make Melbourne Cup history.

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7 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. 

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1 week ago ‘Festival vibe’ for Flemington with turf turning into dance party after last race

Chief executive Kylie Rogers wants to enhance the party atmosphere at Flemington for the Melbourne Cup carnival and intends to turn the hallowed turf into a dance floor after the last race on Champions Stakes Day.

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2 w. ago ‘He holds a special place’: Zahra, Without A Fight return to where the magic first happened

Dressed in his famous yellow and black-spotted silks, Mark Zahra caught up with his good-luck charm, the horse he piloted to the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double in 2023.

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2 w. ago Gai upstages King Charles: The day Flemington belonged to racing royalty

Gai Waterhouse’s imported galloper beat a star-studded field in the Turnbull Stakes just one race after King Charles’ horse Gilded Water missed its chance for a golden ticket into the Cup.

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2 w. ago Racing queen upstages King’s horse as Sir Delius becomes Melbourne Cup favourite

Gai Waterhouse’s imported galloper beat a star-studded field in the Turnbull Stakes just one race after King Charles’ horse Gilded Water missed its chance for a golden ticket into the Cup.

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2 w. ago How a cuppa with the King could land Ciaron Maher his next Melbourne Cup

The royal family will be tuning into Flemington on Saturday to see if their horse qualifies for the race that stops a nation.

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