Emirates Melbourne Cup News

In a change from last year, all horses entered for the Caulfield Cup are eligible for a Melbourne Cup penalty if they win.

Impressive Herbert Power Stakes winner Yucatan has been given a 2.5kg weight penalty for the Melbourne Cup.

The Charlie Appleby-trained Hamada has had to be euthanised after breaking a leg in a routine track gallop at Werribee while preparing for the Melbourne Cup.

British jockey Silvestre de Sousa will miss Champions day at Ascot through suspension but his ban ends in time for him to ride in the Melbourne Cup.

Allan Sharrock says he has nobody but himself to blame after missing the first acceptance payment for next month's A$7 million Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), rendering Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner Ladies First ineligible to start.

Until recently, knowing the identity of the previous year’s Melbourne Cup winner would have earned you little more than a bit of kudos at your local pub quiz, but the world’s richest two-mile handicap is growing in popularity in Britain and Ireland.

James Cummings has secured a start for Avilius in the Melbourne Cup with the import taking out the race named in his grandfather's honour at Flemington.

Wheal Leisure will make a bid for a Melbourne Cup start when she contests the Bart Cummings at Flemington.

Roger Charlton gelding vying for favouritism

Irish sensation Yucatan has been penalised 2.5kg for the $7.3 million Melbourne Cup for his stunning Herbert Power Stakes win.

Melbourne Cup contender, Godolphin's Cross Counter, has suffered a minor setback with a cut to a leg.

The final shipment of eight internationally trained nominated for the Melbourne Cup are bound for Melbourne ahead of their spring carnival targets.

Part-owner Nick Williams believes Latrobe has the potential to be a better horse than Rekindling who gave Irish trainer Joseph O'Brien his first Melbourne Cup.

Kiwi stayer Sir Charles Road remains in contention for a Melbourne Cup start despite a setback costing him his chance to contest next week’s Caulfield Cup.

Godolphin's Avilius has received a 1.5kg penalty for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups following his narrow win in The Bart Cummings at Flemington .

Willie Mullins’ stayer was second in Melbourne Cup in 2015

Trainer James Cummings says exciting import Avilius is primed for the Bart Cummings at Flemington as the stayer bids to secure a Melbourne Cup start.

Narrow miss for Sully in Cranbourne Cup; Melbourne Cup tilt in the balance

Taranaki trainer John Wheeler hasn’t given up hope of getting Pentathlon into next month’s Gr.1 A$7 million Melbourne Cup, but he has come up with a left-field alternative if the talented stayer misses a start in the 3200m Flemington feature.

Queensland's racing industry has put plans to strike on Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup days this year on hold for now as it seeks a slice of a new betting tax.

Sydney jockey Brenton Avdulla will ride Irish Derby winner Latrobe in the Melbourne Cup.

Avilius is set to run in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on the way to the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

A few big names, including Torcedor, Max Dynamite and Thomas Hobson, were pulled from the 2018 Melbourne Cup reckoning over the last few days.

With two Flemington wins already under his belt this spring, import Jaameh will be chasing a Melbourne Cup spot when he runs in The Bart Cummings.

Japanese horses Chestnut Coat and Sole Impact are undergoing quarantine at Werribee ahead of their targets in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.