The Melbourne Cup returns to Flemington on Tuesday, 5 November as the so-called ‘Race that stops a nation’ is run for the 164th time. This 3,200m, Group 1 thoroughbred feature makes up part of ...

Half Yours finished powerfully under Jamie Melham to run edge out River Of Stars to win the Caulfield Cup by a half length. Half Yours earned a 2kg penalty for the win taking his Melbourne Cup weight ...

The patriotic punters will be lining up to support Jamie Melham and Half Yours in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup. The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Half Yours is the only Australian-bred horse in the field ...

Beaten favourite when he ran third to Almandin in last year’s Cup, the James Cummings trained gelding is back for another attempt. Likes: Consistent performer at this level with 7 wins and 10 places ...

There’s another fascinating Melbourne Cup in prospect, with 24 runners tackling a Group 1 handicap (still a concept that has us Brits scratching our heads), with more than £2.25m going to the winner.

It’s the race that stops the nation – including our politicians in Canberra and at Spring St. And it seems there is a favourite among our regions politicians over who will take out the $8 million ...

Melbourne Cup popularity has surged with a record $247.4m wagered on Australia’s biggest race alone. Australians punted ...

Defending champion Cross Counter is well in calculations of Toowoomba racing identities heading into today’s Melbourne Cup. Anthony Collins will be calling the races at Clifford Park tomorrow and ...