French galloper and race favourite Presage Nocturne has failed to back up his encouraging Caulfield Cup run at Flemington on Tuesday, finishing 19th in the Melbourne Cup.

The dubious honour in 2025 goes to Buckaroo. The talented galloper finished well back in this year's race, however master trainer Chris Waller reported the horse returned back to the mounting yard ...

“A big shout out to my grandpa up there, he watched the Caulfield Cup, that was the last thing he did before he passed away, now he’s up in heaven watching me. I can’t go to the funeral on Thursday ...

Jamie Melham has joined Michelle Payne in the Melbourne Cup history books with a stunning victory in Tuesday's feature aboard Half Yours. A decade after Payne became the first female jockey to win the ...

Queensland owner and breeder Paul Lanskey found himself in a familiar place on Melbourne Cup Day, which is the winner’s stall, when his mare Litzdeel bolted in the Australian Heritage Cup (2800m). It ...

"It's been a lucky day for the family," Josh Hickmott said. Josh said his first experience of Melbourne Cup Day was in 2012 when his father trained Green Moon to win, while he was also there when his ...

The world's best jockey, James McDonald, has generously pledged his Melbourne Cup Day prizemoney earnings to injured rider Tom Prebble. McDonald got his Cup Day off to a flying start, guiding Pallaton ...

Velazquez has ridden once before in Australia - at the Magic Millions on the Gold Coast about 10 years ago - but he'd long wanted to come to Melbourne for the Cup Carnival to see for himself what all ...

Furthur is a $23 chance in Sportsbet’s Melbourne Cup market. As someone who has worked in racing for many years, Singh is realistic with his expectations ahead of Australia’s greatest race, but that ...

8. Meydaan (Simon & Ed Crisford) James McDonald 54kg (22) ...

Ridden by Ethan Brown, the son of Too Darn Hot ($6) ran a green but solid third placing in the Listed Debutant Stakes and his race experience was on show as he claimed the lead 250 metres out and held ...

Riding a Cup Day winner: "It's a great feeling. I was on a horse who was presented very well. He took a lot of improvement from his first up run, raced like an ultimate professional today, and had a ...