The Melbourne Cup is the country’s most prestigious thoroughbred race and the richest two-mile contest in the global racing calendar. The Melbourne Cup is a 3200m race for three-year-olds and over, ...

The deal between Tabcorp and the Victoria Racing Club means the Melbourne Cup will move from Network Ten to Channel Nine for the next six years. Experts rely on physical and mental attributes to ...

Dual Melbourne Cup-winning Irish trainer Dermot Weld has snuck under Racing Victoria handicapper guards with untapped stayer Harbour Wind. Harbour Wind has finished first or second in all seven ...

The first Melbourne Cup race was held in 1861, and just four years later, the day was already a half holiday in metropolitan Melbourne. By 1873, Cup Day was officially a public holiday throughout most ...

Melbourne Cup winning owner Nick Williams said there is a genuine prospect that most of Australia’s top jockeys won’t be able to take part in this spring’s Melbourne Cup. Following the release of ...

After his placing in the Group 1 Irish St Leger on Sunday, current Melbourne Cup favourite ($11 with Sportsbet) Vauban has been allocated 55.5kg - half a kilogram more than he carried when unplaced in ...

Aidan O'Brien is eager to relaunch his bid for a first Melbourne Cup with a team featuring St Leger winner Jan Brueghel, but the master trainer is far from sure any of his leading contenders will be ...

Last year's winner Without A Fight has been allotted top weight of 58.5kg for the Lexus Melbourne Cup, two more kilos than he carried in 2023. Trainer Ciaron Maher holds 16 nominations for this ...

A week after they were bullied by the Penrith pack, the Roosters responded in kind with a mauling of Manly’s middles that was ...

After the defeat to Penrith, Trent Robinson knew he had to dial up the intensity. As they ripped into each other on the training paddock, Roosters players thought, “What are we doing?” ...

A brutal week of training and the return of their two enforcers helped the Roosters take care of business on Saturday night ...

Joao Moreira has been runner-up twice in the Melbourne Cup which has made him hungrier to win our famous staying race. Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien has again voiced his displeasure over the ...