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RacingNovember 2

Verry Elleegant victory at Melbourne Cup

New Zealand-bred horse Verry Elleegant has won the Melbourne Cup at Flemington, storming home in the final straight to win by three-and-a-half lengths.

DunedinNovember 1

Race-day fashion influenced by pandemic

Cup Day at Wingatui is looking a little different this year.

RacingNovember 1

Incentivise hot favourite to take Melbourne Cup

Australian-bred stayer Incentivise will look to cap a golden Spring with victory in the Melbourne Cup as the runaway favourite in the race that stops the nation and neighbouring New Zealand.

NewsNovember 3

Otago stops for race

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DunedinOctober 31

Record ticket sales for Melbourne Cup Day

Record sales for the Mainland Air Melbourne Cup Day at the Wingatui racecourse are pleasing organisers, who expect about 8000 people to attend.

RacingNovember 6

Racing: Betting scandal overshadows Melbourne Cup

Australian jockey Damien Oliver, who will ride Americain in the Melbourne Cup later today, has admitted to placing an illegal bet on a rival horse and could face a lengthy ban, local media reported.

DunedinNovember 2

Fine line-up on track and off

The weather put a damper on many outfits at Melbourne Cup Day at the Wingatui racecourse yesterday.

EntertainmentOctober 31

Stars come out for Melbourne Cup

Sarah Jessica Parker, Dita Von Teese and the Kardashian sisters are among the stars jockeying for position as the biggest drawcards in the celebrity stakes at today's Melbourne Cup carnival.

DunedinOctober 31

Megan leaping into Cup mode

After once donning silks for race meets, Megan Brick will be wearing something slightly more ladylike for today's Melbourne Cup.

The MixJanuary 11

Cup brimmeth over

RacingNovember 3

Racing: Third time lucky for grinning Cup winners

The Australian owners of Americain are still pinching themselves a day after winning the Melbourne Cup.

RacingNovember 2

Racing: What the jockeys said after the Cup

What the jockeys had to say after the Melbourne Cup... GERALD MOSSE (Americain, 1ST)

RacingNovember 2

Racing: Cup day could bring showers

Melbourne's fickle weather could bring a few showers down on the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup, with punters urged to pack an umbrella just in case.

RacingNovember 2

Racing: Bauer out of Melbourne Cup

English stayer Bauer has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup due to a foot problem.

RacingNovember 1

Racing: Picking a Cup winner by the numbers

That time of year has arrived again when people throughout the country reach for the form guides and search frantically for clues to identify the Melbourne Cup winner.

RacingNovember 1

Racing: High Chaparral claims derby trifecta

High Chaparral showed what a loss he will be to the New Zealand breeding industry when siring the trifecta in the $A1.5m ($NZ1.85m) AJC Derby at Randwick yesterday.

RacingNovember 1

Racing: Overseas raiders accept Cup challenge

International trainers have accepted the challenge to try to win the 150th Melbourne Cup with a star-studded entry for the $6 million race.

RacingNovember 1

Racing: Beach workout has Alcopop fizzing

Last year's beaten Melbourne Cup favourite Alcopop pleased in a beach workout today and is set to make a belated return in Saturday's Penny Edition Stakes.

RacingNovember 1

Racing: Landlocked on Cup path

Melbourne Cup aspirant Landlocked has taken the first steps towards the famous race with a dashing victory over 1200 metres at Canterbury.

RacingNovember 1

Racing: Cups hope Moudre impresses Williams

Leading jockey Craig Williams may have found himself a more than handy Caulfield and Melbourne Cup ride if up-and-coming stayer Moudre can continue his authoritative rise through the ranks.

RacingNovember 1

Racing: Success for Pitman

Trainer Michael Pitman is of a mind to back up Coup Align at Caulfield next Saturday after a win in the $A75,000 Apache Cat Classic at Cranbourne yesterday.

RacingNovember 1

Racing: So You Think Melbourne Cup favourite

So You Think will run as favourite in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup for Bart Cummings and Dato Tan Chin Nam despite reports the champion had been sold to an international stud.

RacingNovember 1

Racing: Cummings to thwart international raid

An 82-year-old grandfather is leading the defence of the Melbourne Cup from an annual international invasion which has globalised Australia's most famous horse race.

RacingNovember 1

Racing: Melbourne Cup uniquely Australian

The Victoria Turf Club came in for some criticism when it decided its new race in 1861 would be a two mile handicap, with many saying it should be at set weights. The fact the Melbourne Cup remains a handicap over 3200 metres is what makes it unique in world racing.

RacingNovember 1

Racing: Kinane joins So You Think fan club

Last week, retired international jockey Michael Kinane went on record saying So You Think would find the Melbourne Cup beyond his capabilities.

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