Emirates Melbourne Cup News

Some people try for years, even decades, to win a Melbourne Cup but young jockey Jye McNeil has managed the incredible feat at his first try.

Jye McNeil won his first Melbourne Cup when leading all the way on Twilight Payment for Joseph O’Brien.

Twilight Payment has won the 2020 Melbourne Cup for trainer Joseph O’Brien and jockey Jye McNeil.

Jamie Mott will have just his second ride in the Melbourne Cup when he partners last year's winner Vow And Declare today.

The Melbourne Cup always gets attention from around the world and among those looking on from afar today will be Melvyn Ford, the Hong Kong-based Brit who owns a part share in Russian Camelot.

Twilight Payment has won the Melbourne Cup, leading home Tiger Moth and Prince Of Arran in Australia's greatest thoroughbred race.

Australia’s leading trainer Chris Waller is hoping for third time lucky with Finche (GB) when the imported stayer contests the $8 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday.

Some facts and figures on the history of the Melbourne Cup, including the most successful trainers and jockeys.

Overseas-trained horses to have won or been placed in the Melbourne Cup.

Twilight Payment has won the 2020 Melbourne Cup for trainer Joseph O’Brien and jockey Jye McNeil.

Trainer Joseph O’Brien won his second Melbourne Cup when Twilight Payment led all the way.

Twilight Payment leads all the way to win the 2020 Melbourne Cup

Jamie Kah will bid to become just the second female jockey to ride a Melbourne Cup winner when she gets on board Prince Of Arran today.

Last year's Melbourne Cup winning trainer Danny O'Brien has lost one of his four runners from this year's race with the scratching of King Of Leogrance.

Rich Hill Stud’s John Thompson knows what it takes to breed a Melbourne Cup winner.

For the past 12 months Horsham trainer Paul Preusker has meticulously focused on one race for his star stayer Surprise Baby and the fruits of that planning will be revealed on Tuesday when the lightly tried Kiwi-bred contests the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) for the second time.

Champion Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien and Winx's jockey Hugh Bowman will team up with Anthony Van Dyck in a bid to win their first Melbourne Cup.

The 2019 English Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck has been put down after suffering a fractured fetlock during the running of the Melbourne Cup.

Below are the quotes from the beaten jockeys in the 2020 Melbourne Cup.

The Melbourne Cup field has been reduced to 23 with the race morning scratching of the Danny O'Brien-trained King Of Leogrance.

Paul Preusker believes the lessons learned from last year's Melbourne Cup will hold Surprise Baby in good stead for his second tilt at the race.

The Danny O’Brien trained, Lloyd Williams owned King Of Leogrance has been scratched on race morning from the Melbourne Cup.

Irish-bred import Sir Dragonet will join two former Australian champions if he can take out the $8 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday.

There won’t be many people hoping for a dead-heat in this year’s Melbourne Cup, but Tony Rider will be one.

Newcastle stayer Mustajeer will have to break an 82-year hoodoo to win tomorrow’s $7.75m Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington.