37 articles tagged "melbourne-cup"
The biggest racing day of the year has arrived. Thousands are flocking to Flemington for the Melbourne Cup. Full crowds are starting to gather at Flemington racecourse for the first time since the pandemic.
The prize pool for the Melbourne Cup is AUD$8.075 million. This includes AUD$7.75 million in cash and a number of trophies worth a total of AUD$325,000. abc.net.au reports that these include the famous main "L
The Fiji Fashion Week will be hosting a dress competition at Grand Pacific Hotel tomorrow with the Melbourne Cup race to be watched by the Australian High Commissioner, John Williams and some followers of the race.
Two of the top three horses in the market for this year's Melbourne Cup are a bit of a mystery, as they have not raced in Australia prior to the race. The favourite is English thoroughbred Deauville Legend, trainin
This year’s Melbourne Cup is looking like a wet one with the forecast looking grim. Melbourne has been experiencing winter-like conditions and Tuesday is set to be no exception for the 100,000 punters heading to
Melbourne Cup's second favourite horse, Loft will not be part of Tuesday’s race. Punters.com.au exclusively reports that Racing Victoria vets found an issue with Loft at his trot up yesterday morning. Co-own
Despite never winning beyond 2,400m going into the race, New Zealand-bred horse Verry Elleegant has secured the biggest win of her career with Melbourne Cup glory at Flemington. Hot favourite Incentivise led in th
Protesters have taken inspiration from a popular Netflix thriller series as they take a stand against the annual Melbourne Cup. Members from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the Coalition for the
The winner of the Melbourne Cup this year will get Australian $4.4 million in prize money. A total of $8 million prize money is up for grabs this year. Some of the favorites are Incentivise, Spanish Mission, V
The full field for the Melbourne Cup and barrier draw have been revealed. Each year, the announcement of the Melbourne Cup field is one of the most eagerly anticipated moments in racing. Defending champion Tw
The race that stops a nation is almost here — and this year, there will be some spectators in the stands. News.com.au reports the Victorian Government has confirmed a crowd of 10,000 vaccinated people will be al
Punters have already declared Melbourne Cup a two-horse war with USA’s Spanish Mission the only threat to raging favourite Incentivise. With several injured contenders falling by the wayside and out of Melbourne
One lucky Kiwi has scored the biggest Melbourne Cup win ever in New Zealand, pocketing NZ $1.16 million. The retired man from Christchurch placed a combination of First4 bets totalling $120. One of those combinati
Irish horse Twilight Payment and rider Jye McNeil have won this year's Melbourne Cup, the sporting event known as the "race which stops a nation". Twilight Payment led for most of the race. The horse is owned
They are the two best trainers in the world but neither Aidan O’Brien nor Kiwi expat Chris Waller will be at Flemington today as Anthony Van Dyck, Tiger Moth, Verry Elleegant and Finche try to win one of them a first
Australia’s premier horse race will go ahead tomorrow but there will be no crowd allowed for the Melbourne Cup despite the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Victoria state has eased strict lockdown regula
A total of 174 nominations are in for the 2020 Melbourne Cup. Up to contend the $8 million Cup is defending champion Vow and Declare from the Danny O’Brien stable. The stable has also nominated a number of o
