Emirates Melbourne Cup News

Kerrin McEvoy rides Tiger Moth in the Melbourne Cup but warns Ashrun is in the race with a big chance after guiding him to victory in the Hotham Stakes.

Jordan Childs' spring began with a blow when he found out he had lost the Melbourne Cup ride on Surprise Baby but he's gained the mount on Stratum Albion.

Melbourne Cup hopeful Surprise Baby pleased connections as he underwent his final piece of work before Tuesday's race.

Princess Jenni has returned to form with a Bendigo Cup win, holding off overseas raider Pondus who needed a weight penalty to get into the Melbourne Cup.

Kris Lees will rely on Mustajeer as his sole Melbourne Cup representative, and has booked a former winner of the race to ride him.

A wet track and rise in distance helped Miami Bound return to her best with an easy win in the Moonee Valley Cup and the Melbourne Cup is her next stop.

In-form hoop Mark Zahra says he's thankful to connections for keeping him on star mare Verry Elleegant for the Melbourne Cup.

Victoria's racing minister says a range of factors contributed to a decline in attendance at the Melbourne Cup.

Vow And Declare, a horse bred in Australia, trained in Australia, owned in Australia and ridden by an Australian, has won the Melbourne Cup.

The majority of the top 35 horses still in contention for the Melbourne Cup have been passed fit to start by Racing Victoria veterinarians.

The great race is the Melbourne Cup run at Flemington on Tuesday.

Dual Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince Of Arran will line up in next week's renewal of the race in good order after pleasing connections in his latest workout.

English stayer Prince Of Arran has already been placed in two Melbourne Cups but track rider Aled Beech says he's in better form for this year's tilt.

With eight days until the running of the 160th Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m), the 24-runner field set to line up has taken further shape after third acceptances for Australia’s most iconic race closed at 10am (AEDT) this morning (Monday, 26 October).

Miami Bound has assured herself a start in the Melbourne Cup after winning the Moonee Valley Gold Cup.

Chris Waller has confirmed Mark Zahra as the rider for star mare Verry Elleegant in the Melbourne Cup, a race the premier trainer is yet to win.

Trainer Danny O'Brien says Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare has come through his victory at Flemington well and is a happy horse the morning after.

Flemington looked in better shape ahead of the four-day Melbourne Cup carnival.

Aidan O'Brien's travelling foreman T J Comerford is hoping a firm Flemington track will help the Irish stable in its bid for a first Melbourne Cup.

Group 1 performer Platinum Invador will make a last-ditch attempt to try and secure a spot in the Melbourne Cup when he lines-up at Flemington on Saturday.

45 are left chasing spots from the last lot of nominations for the 2020 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday.

The good fortune of winning the Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington earlier in the year has afforded Oceanex the perfect build up to the Melbourne Cup.

Tabcorp is pleased to have secured an exclusive wagering vision partnership with the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) for the four days of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Just like the previous three days of this year's Melbourne Cup carnival, crowd numbers were down on recent years on Stakes day at Flemington.

After an all-Australian win in the Melbourne Cup, trainer Danny O'Brien is already dreaming about the prospect of back-to-back victories for Vow And Declare.