Emirates Melbourne Cup News

Second acceptances have been taken for this year's Melbourne Cup with 64 horses remaining in contention.

Short Fuse begins prep with a bang; Torcedor out of Melbourne Cup;Te Aroha meeting abandoned

The spring carnival attrition rate is starting to rise with the classy import Torcedor the latest withdrawal from the Melbourne Cup.

The Richard Hannon-trained Raymond Tusk will miss the Caulfield Cup to be kept for the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

Trainer Charlie Fellowes says Prince of Arran's Melbourne Cup tilt may take a turn should the import win the Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield.

Thieves have taken off with a replica of the 2017 Melbourne Cup during a Victorian cafe burglary.

Damien Oliver is set to get the first feel of his Caulfield Cup mount Mustajeer at Werribee this week.

Inglis will auction a 25 per cent share in leading Caulfield and Melbourne Cups contender Mustajeer who is in quarantine at Werribee.

Plenty of Melbourne Cup form has been generated from the Race History of The Bart Cummings run at Flemington on Saturday.

Champion jockey Kerrin McEvoy, the only man to win both The Everest and and Melbourne Cup, has refused to play favourites as debate rages.

It inspired the biggest Australian sports film of the decade, but the story of Michelle Payne’s historic Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) victory has its roots on this side of the Tasman.

Frenchman Christophe Lemaire, winner of the 2011 Melbourne Cup on Dunaden, has been booked to ride English horse Gold Mount in the Melbourne Cup.

The final shipment of 14 international spring carnival raiders arrived in Melbourne on Saturday.

This Melbourne Cup Day at Yarra Valley harness racing is going green.

Surprise Baby has been penalised 1kg for both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups for his win in The Bart Cummings at Flemington.

The Paul Preusker-trained Surprise Baby has firmed into favouritism for the Melbourne Cup after winning The Bart Cummings to book his ticket into the race.

After a narrow defeat in the Andrew Ramsden, Surprise Baby will attempt a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup via the Bart Cummings at Flemington.

Today’s second acceptance deadline did little to change the list of contenders for the 2019 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) with only three of the top 50 ranked horses being withdrawn.

Having already secured his Caulfield Cup mount and a likely Melbourne Cup hopeful, former champion Kiwi jockey Michael Walker will be testing out further Group One prospects within the next eight days.

New Zealand stayer The Chosen One has received a half kilo Melbourne Cup penalty for his win in the Group Two Herbert Power Stakes.

The prospect of partnering Kiwi-bred stayer Surprise Baby in next month’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) is enough to make a gruelling few weeks well worthwhile for jockey Jordan Childs.

Racing Victoria has no plans to break with almost 150 years of tradition by rescheduling the Melbourne Cup, chairman Brian Kruger says.

Karaka graduate Surprise Baby is on his way to emulating his sire Shocking after he booked a spot in next month's $8 million Melbourne Cup with his powerful win at Flemington on Saturday.

The TAB has taken a big bet on Surprise Baby to win the Melbourne Cup, the day before he attempts to win his way into the race via The Bart Cummings.

First acceptances for the $ 8 million Melbourne Cup have been taken with 80 horses, including defending titleholder Cross Counter, still in contention.