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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Ten of the 24 runners in this year's Melbourne Cup have flown in from overseas for the $10 million staying race that stops our nation. Here's what their connections have had to say about them.

The Melbourne Cup has rarely been run in wet conditions so far this century, but it is worth noting the prices of the placegetters when the Cup most recently raced on a Soft 7 in 2022: Gold Trip won ...

Everyone loves backing a winner on Melbourne Cup day, and Racing.com has you covered. Our team of experts including form analysts, journalists and jockeys have done the form, gone through the markets ...

Golden Guru has shown good ability on occasions but finds himself still a maiden. He arguably should have won a harder race two starts ago and, if he brings his best form, should be too good for these ...