What it really takes to win the Melbourne Cup
Winning a Melbourne Cup is the pinnacle of horse racing in Australia and it takes years of hard work and preparation to get there.
Fourth Melbourne Cup win not Absurde for Kerrin McEvoy
Absurde is rated a $13 chance for the Melbourne Cup after the announcement that the Aidan O’Brien-trained Group 1 St Leger (2916m) winner Jan Brueghel will not be a starter in the race after not passing veterinary inspections.
Mug's guide to picking the Melbourne Cup winner
Want to pick the Cup winner based on the horse's name, the most successful barriers, or the number on the saddle cloth? This guide has got you covered.
Post-race jockey reports from the 2024 Melbourne Cup
Queensland galloper Knight’s Choice caused a major boilover when winning the $8.56 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday.
The horse, the prep, and the race itself — how the tactics of winning the Melbourne Cup have evolved
The Melbourne Cup has changed greatly in 30 years, but some things remain the same. Just ask three-time cup-winning jockey Kerrin McEvoy.
Inside 2024 Melbourne Cup vet protocols: ‘We want to see horses race … not miss out’
Gilbert Gardiner examines Racing Victoria’s Melbourne Cup veterinary protocols, explaining how technology is used to identify horses at a heightened risk of injury. Each horse in the Melbourne Cup has one final Racing Victoria vet inspection to pass.
Horse racing: Melbourne Cup stage awaits Positivity
Talented Kiwi mare Positivity will step out on the greatest stage for stayers at Flemington on Tuesday, when she contests the A$8 million Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). In the care of highly-respected Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman,
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Three-time Cup champ Kerrin McEvoy slammed over Absurde ‘travesty’
“There wasn’t enough room for me to come outside, so I decided to cut the corner,” Dolan explained. “I heard Kerrin ...
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Absurde hit-out pleases McEvoy
Jockey Kerrin McEvoy was delighted by his first sit aboard his Melbourne Cup contender Absurde on Tuesday morning. The Willie Mullins-trained gelded son of Fastnet Rock finished seventh in last year's ...
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Melbourne Cup dream still alive for Willie Mullins
Partnered by Kerrin McEvoy and William Buick respectively, both Absurde and Vauban were settled in the pack through the ...
Kerrin McEvoy chasing legends Harry White and Bobbie Lewis as a four-time winner of the Melbourne Cup
Arwon was destined to win a Melbourne Cup. His name is Nowra spelt backwards, the home of the Cup’s first champion, Archer ...
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McEvoy's Absurde Cup aim
A three-time Melbourne Cup-winning jockey, McEvoy is booked to ride the Willie Mullins-trained Irish visitor Absurde on the first Tuesday in November, aiming to add to his previous wins in the ...
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Willie Mullins eyes another Absurde challenge in Melbourne Cup
Willie Mullins has not given up on his Lexus Melbourne Cup ambitions after watching Absurde finish best of his two runners in ...
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Willie Mullins not giving up on Melbourne Cup dream as European raiders fail to fire
Willie Mullins has not given up on his Lexus Melbourne Cup ambitions after watching Absurde finish best of his two runners in the Flemington feature.The Closutton trainer fielded the same two horses ...
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Mullins: We will be back
On the one hand, Mullins was pleased with the effort of Absurde, who settled well back in the field and took inside runs under Kerrin McEvoy to eventually finish fifth, less than two lengths off the ...