RACE 7 - Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m), 3:00pm Starting with last year's favourite, Vauban , who is fancied again and appears to be going as well as -- if not better than -- last year, entering with ...

Anti-racing protesters and animal rights advocates are optimistic the tide has permanently turned against horse racing and fewer young people are watching the Melbourne Cup. But with the # ...

The Melbourne Cup — the race that stops the nation — is here again with a field of 24 local and international horses racing over 3200m for a whopping $8 million in prizemoney.

Victorian Police were seen on patrol during Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 07, 2023. Getty Images. But despite being given the chance of either horse for the Melbourne Cup ...

Anti-racing protesters and animal rights advocates are optimistic the tide has permanently turned against horse racing and fewer young people are watching the Melbourne Cup. But with the # ...

The official finishing order for the Melbourne Cup, run over 3200 metres at Flemington. Knight’s Choice won in a boilover, from Warp Speed and Okita Soushi. November 5, 2024 ...

BLING SHINES, DELIVERS MELHAM CUP WEEK WIN. Ben Melham is on the board for the Melbourne Cup Carnival courtesy of Team Freedman’s decision to pivot from Oaks Day to contest the Schweppervescence Plate ...

The horse has an impressive history in similar distance races to the Melbourne Cup, placing first in the 3,200m Sydney Cup this April by two lengths. Mark Zahra and his winning horse Gold Trip ...

Nine years after trailblazer Michelle Payne became the first woman to ride a Melbourne Cup winner, a record contingent of four female jockeys will attempt to become the second to claim Australia's ...

Featuring 24 horses racing over 3,200 meters (1.98 miles) at Flemington Racecourse, in Melbourne, Australia, the Melbourne Cup is an annual highlight of the international racing calendar.