Emirates Melbourne Cup News

Hunting Horn and Master Of Wine, winners at The Valley and Randwick, have escaped penalties for the Melbourne Cup.

Cross Counter and Marmelo, who ran one-two in the 2018 Melbourne Cup, have undergone scans ahead of this year's race.

On the eve of the Melbourne Cup carnival, Victorian racing authorities have announced a major financial commitment to the welfare of retired racehorses.

Champion jockey Damien Oliver has made the decision to stick with his Caulfield Cup mount Mustajeer in Tuesday week's $8 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

Sydney's foreshore playground, Barangaroo, will come alive this Lexus Melbourne Cup Day as the city's official live site for 'the race that stops a nation on Tuesday November 5.

English stayer Prince Of Arran has moved to 23rd in the Melbourne Cup ballot after being given a 1kg penalty for his win in the Geelong Cup.

The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) was proud to host a beautiful lunch on Tuesday 22 October at the Myer Family home, Cranlana, in Toorak.

Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby has locked in UK jockeys James Doyle and William Buick to ride his Melbourne Cup runners Cross Counter and Ispolini.

Gold Mount and Qafila have both been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup after running in the Caulfield Cup.

Epsom Derby winner Camelot is set to have his first Melbourne Cup starter after his Irish son Hunting Horn won the G2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup on October 26.

On the eve of the Melbourne Cup carnival, Victorian racing authorities have announced a major financial commitment to the welfare of retired racehorses.

Jockey Damian Lane will complete a history making grand slam if he adds the Melbourne Cup to his wins in the Golden Slipper, Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate.

A new rider will need to be found for Melbourne Cup hopeful Constantinople after his jockey Glen Boss was suspended at Randwick.

Melbourne Cup hopeful Downdraft will attempt to work his way up the order of entry via the Moonee Valley Cup.

He was third in the Melbourne Cup last year and has come back looking stronger this year.

Prince Of Arran has continued a trend of international winners in the Geelong Cup with his victory in the Melbourne Cup lead-up race.

Wednesday's Geelong Cup will go a long way to defining the Melbourne Cup aspirations of trainer Kris Lees in more ways than one.

Group One-winning stayer Glory Days is out of the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m).

Auckland Cup winner Glory Days has taken longer than hoped to recover from a slight injury and will miss the Melbourne Cup.

Co-trainer Natalie Young is thrilled with the way import Mirage Dancer has come through his Caulfield Cup placing and is looking forward to the Melbourne Cup.

Glen Boss says there are some similarities between three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva and Cup hope Constantinople after riding him work at Flemington.

Prince Of Arran’s 1kg penalty is one of the stories relating to the global entries in the Melbourne Cup.

Racing Victoria's, Greg Carpenter, has today announced he has issued a weight penalty of 1kg to Prince of Arran in the $8 million Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m).

The Victoria Racing Club will welcome Irish racing legend Johnny Murtagh to the 2019 Melbourne Cup Carnival as the VRC's International Racing Guest.

True Self missed a start in the Caulfield Cup with connections banking on a Geelong Cup win to enhance her hopes of a start at Flemington.