International horses not entered in the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup, or Cox Plate will now only need one mandatory ...

Dolan, who won last year’s Melbourne Cup aboard Queensland bolter Knight’s Choice, has been telling anyone who will listen that Oughton would be tough to beat in the Listed Eye Liner at Ipswich.

An Ebor win would assure the emerging stayer a start in the Cup but also attract a weight penalty. Vauban carried 55kg in 2023 Melbourne Cup, finished 14th of 23, and melted in hot conditions.

Queensland produced its first Melbourne Cup winner but there is a chance that not even the history-making feat of Knight’s Choice will be enough to clinch Horse of the Year honours in his own state.

The 2025 Melbourne Cup — an 18-carat gold trophy that’s now worth a record $850,000 – will visit six Australian states and territories as part of a 37-stop trip from Thursday 5 June to ...