The horse, the prep, and the race itself — how the tactics of winning the Melbourne Cup have evolved
The Melbourne Cup has changed greatly in 30 years, but some things remain the same. Just ask three-time cup-winning jockey Kerrin McEvoy.
Knight's Choice Surprising Melbourne Cup Winner
Knight's Choice etched his name into Australian folklore when running out a shock winner of the Melbourne Cup (G1) Nov. 5 at Flemington and in the process provided his sire, Newgate Farm resident Extreme Choice,
Fourth Melbourne Cup win not Absurde for Kerrin McEvoy
Absurde is rated a $13 chance for the Melbourne Cup after the announcement that the Aidan O’Brien-trained Group 1 St Leger (2916m) winner Jan Brueghel will not be a starter in the race after not passing veterinary inspections.
Outsider Knight’s Choice wins Melbourne Cup thriller
Rank outsider Knight’s Choice yesterday upset favorite Buckaroo to win the A$8 million (US$5.29 million) Melbourne Cup, earning Irish jockey Robbie Dolan a debut victory in Australia’s “race that stops a nation.
Mug's guide to picking the Melbourne Cup winner
Want to pick the Cup winner based on the horse's name, the most successful barriers, or the number on the saddle cloth? This guide has got you covered.
Melbourne Cup 2024: Start time, where you can watch, plus six horses to keep onside
Many British and Irish racing fans will be setting their alarms to wake them during the small hours so they don’t miss the £2 million ‘race that stops a nation’
Historical data to help you back the Melbourne Cup winner
Tuesday’s 164th running of the Melbourne Cup will see 24 finely tuned equine athletes line up for the race which stops the nation – it’s no ordinary event.
Inside 2024 Melbourne Cup vet protocols: ‘We want to see horses race … not miss out’
Gilbert Gardiner examines Racing Victoria’s Melbourne Cup veterinary protocols, explaining how technology is used to identify horses at a heightened risk of injury. Each horse in the Melbourne Cup has one final Racing Victoria vet inspection to pass.
Horse racing: Melbourne Cup stage awaits Positivity
Talented Kiwi mare Positivity will step out on the greatest stage for stayers at Flemington on Tuesday, when she contests the A$8 million Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). In the care of highly-respected Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman,
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Three-time Cup champ Kerrin McEvoy slammed over Absurde ‘travesty’
Others argued McEvoy and Absurde was “unlucky”. Kerrin McEvoy would want that again. Photo: X and Getty Images McEvoy ...
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What the jockeys said: 2024 Melbourne Cup
KNIGHT'S CHOICE, at odds of 99-1, ran up between horses to get the bob in the $8,560,000 Melbourne Cup (G1) at @FlemingtonVRC ...
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Willie Mullins eyes another Absurde challenge in Melbourne Cup
Willie Mullins has not given up on his Lexus Melbourne Cup ambitions after watching Absurde finish best of his two runners in ...
Kerrin McEvoy chasing legends Harry White and Bobbie Lewis as a four-time winner of the Melbourne Cup
Arwon was destined to win a Melbourne Cup. His name is Nowra spelt backwards, the home of the Cup’s first champion, Archer ...