Thurlow aiming for Melbourne glory
Group 1-winning stayer Glory Days made a pleasing return to the track at the Foxton trials on Tuesday in preparation for a Group 1 Melbourne...
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Subzero improves but not out of woods
Subzero, winner of the 1992 Melbourne Cup, has made some improvement over the weekend as he battles illness at Bendigo Equine Hospital.
Sir Charles Road preparing for Melb Cup
New Zealand stayer Sir Charles Road has arrived in Sydney to be prepared for a campaign aimed at the Melbourne Cup.
Lindsays buy into Melbourne Cup hopeful
Auckland Cup-placed Blue Breeze will race in the Cambridge Stud colours this spring as the stayer attempts to qualify for this year’s $A8 million Group...
Twilight in zone in Curragh Cup
Twilight Payment has dug deep to beat Latrobe in the Curragh Cup to come into Melbourne Cup calculations.
Change to Cup weight benchmark for NH 3yos
The benchmark weight for a northern hemisphere three-year-old in the Melbourne Cup has been lifted by 1kg after a review.
Melbourne Cup for resurgent Gold Mount
Gold Mount, a Royal Ascot winner when called Primitivo, has made a winning return in England after racing in Hong Kong and will be aimed...
Melbourne Cup to be worth $8 million
The Melbourne Cup will be worth a record $8 million with the winner to earn connections $4.4 million.
Melbourne Cup to tour 39 destinations
This year's Melbourne Cup tour will feature 39 destinations around Australia and five other countries.
Star Freedman pair heading off for spells
Santa Ana Lane and Steel Prince will head to the spelling paddock with trainer Anthony Freedman to plan their paths to the spring.
Steel Prince nails Cup berth in narrow win
The Anthony Freedman-trained Steel Prince has won a ballot-free exemption into the Melbourne Cup with a nose win in The Andrew Ramsden at Flemington.
Steel Prince races for Melbourne Cup start
Stayers in The Andrew Ramsden will be racing for more than just prize money at Flemington with the winner gaining a ballot exemption into the...
Marsh aiming to live Cup dream
Trainer Stephen Marsh is Melbourne-bound in search of a golden ticket. The Cambridge trainer will saddle progressive stayer Felaar in the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes...
Decision pending on Furrion’s next move
Trainer David Hayes says a decision is pending whether Furrion heads to the paddock or presses on to run in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes later...
Injury puts dent in Schabau’s 2019 Cup bid
Connections of German import Schabau will have to wait until next year's Melbourne Cup with a tendon injury sidelining the stayer.
Melbourne Cup assault starts at Flemington
The Melbourne Cup is the target for imported stayer Muntahaa who has his first run for Lindsay Park in the Australian Cup at Flemington.
Cup horse injury could not be foreseen: RV
An investigation has found the ultimately fatal injury suffered by The Cliffsofmoher during the Melbourne Cup could not have been foreseen or prevented.
Melbourne Cup dream for Verdana Blue
Verdana Blue has ended the long unbeaten run of dual champion hurdler Buveur D'Air in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton to prompt thoughts of the...
Cup-winning jockey John Marshall dies
Jockey John Marshall, winner of the 1999 Melbourne Cup on the Bart Cummings-trained Rogan Josh, has died aged 60.
Stablehand gave no Melbourne Cup top-ups
A stablehand who has admitted administering illegal race day treatments to horses says it did not happen on Melbourne Cup day.
Melbourne Cup references in Aquanita case
Four trainers are fighting their disqualifications over the Aquanita eight race day treatments scandal.
Andrew Ramsden winner to gain a Cup berth
The Melbourne Cup has another ballot exempt race with the Andrew Ramsden joining The Bart Cummings, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Lexus Stakes.
Bowman has Cup ban reduced on appeal
Jockey Hugh Bowman has had a one-month suspension cut to 23 meetings and a fine on appeal to the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board.
Bowman appealing Melbourne Cup penalties
Jockey Hugh Bowman is fighting three charges at the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board from the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
Ladbrokes offers bonus bets to customers following Cup outage
A DISASTROUS outage on Melbourne Cup day for online bookmaker Ladbrokes has seen the company hand out a multitude of bonus bets to their customers....