Emirates Melbourne Cup News

The nerves are starting to build for Paul Preusker as the trainer prepares to saddle his first Melbourne Cup runner, Surprise Baby.

The 2019 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday is always a great race and a great betting race too.

For just the third time in 10 years, star trainer Gai Waterhouse will not have a runner in the Melbourne Cup.

Trainer Danny O'Brien is backing Vow And Declare to fend off the international contingent in the Melbourne Cup and keep the prized trophy on home soil.

The OTI Racing-owned Downdraft has secured a Melbourne Cup start with a dominant victory in the Hotham Handicap at Flemington.

Jockey Stephen Baster is set to leave the racing industry at the conclusion of the spring carnival to begin a career as a real estate agent.

After running so well last year and winning the Geelong Cup, Prince Of Arran has the right credentials for the 2019 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday.

Southern France runs for the first time for Ciaron Maher and David Eustace in the 2019 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday.

The Victoria Racing Club and Racing Victoria will offer an increased prize pool for the champion trainer and jockey at next week's Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Star jockey Kerrin McEvoy will chase his fourth Melbourne Cup win when he rides the Chris Waller-trained Finche at Flemington.

Ciaron Maher has relied on the team in Australia from Aidan O'Brien's yard to help prepare Southern France for the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

As the strapper of second favourite Constantinople, Will Evans says it is a dream come true to be associated in the Melbourne Cup with Joao Moreira.

Indications are Hotham Stakes winner Downdraft has come through the run without issue as he prepares to race on a quick back-up in the Melbourne Cup.

Damien Oliver has set a record for the most wins by a jockey at Melbourne Cup carnivals, taking his tally to 73 with his first success win of the 2019 carnival.

Hong Kong-based Joao Moreira is set to ride Constantinople in the Melbourne Cup with connections of the horse opting not to wait for Glen Boss' appeal.

Favourite Constantinople will have no excuses after drawing gate 7 in the 2019 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday.

The Melbourne Cup is about hard-working families, not celebrities, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says.

Ben Hayes can etch his name alongside that of his father and grandfather as a Melbourne Cup-winning trainer if one of Lindsay Park's three runners wins.

Cross Counter is one of 11 northern hemisphere-trained horses in this year's Melbourne Cup and is striving to become the first dual international winner.

A Melbourne Cup-winning trainer's call to restrict international entries in the race to invitees has been rejected by two prominent local racehorse owners.

There are no surprises in the declaration of the final field for the $8 million Melbourne Cup.

Caulfield Cup winner Mer De Glace has been elevated to favouritism for the $8 million Melbourne Cup after the barrier draw.

Coolmore has four in the field for the 2019 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday.

Australian Bloodstock has Mustajeer chasing another big race handicap in the 2019 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday.

The controversial scratching of Marmelo has left his English trainer Hughie Morrison questioning why local horses haven't been subjected to the same CT scans.