Emirates Melbourne Cup News

The winner of The Bart Cummings will gain a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup via the 2500m-race at Flemington.

Brimham Rocks has not been given a penalty for the Caulfield or Melbourne Cups for his Naturalism Stakes win which earned him a Caulfield Cup ballot exemption.

For the first time ever, the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has brought the glitz and glamour of the world’s biggest outdoor fashion event, Myer Fashions on the Field, to Shanghai.

Brisbane Cup winner Sixties Groove faces an important gallop on Tuesday that will define the import's immediate spring program.

Global superstar Taylor Swift will perform two songs at the Melbourne Cup in November, her only public appearance while she is in Australia.

Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter must overcome a tough penalty if he is to retain his crown at Flemington on November 5 after the weights were released on Tuesday.

Can the Irish St Leger run at The Curragh on Sunday be a Melbourne Cup form guide again?

Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince Of Arran has finished third in a Group Three race at Kempton ahead of his second trip to Australia.

Marsh pleased with quality pair; Bargain buy begins Melbourne Cup charge;

A Melbourne Cup spot is on the line in the 2019 The Bart Cummings at Flemington on Saturday.

Finche, fourth in last year's Melbourne Cup, has signalled he is on target to do better this time around with victory In the Kingston Town Stakes.

Steel Prince already has a spot in the Melbourne Cup but could also book his place in the Caulfield Cup when he runs in the MRC Foundation Cup.

Alfarris will attempt to gain a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup in The Bart Cummings following his narrow win at Flemington.

The Victoria Racing Club hopes to attract a bigger attendance to VRC Oaks day during Melbourne Cup week with a later start to the meeting.

Stella Artois Caulfield Cup and Lexus Melbourne Cup weights released

The Victoria Racing Club's spring celebrations are officially in bloom with the announcement of Australian model and TV star Tegan Martin as this year's Melbourne Cup Carnival ambassador.

Godolphin's 2018 Caulfield Cup winner Best Solution finished unplaced in his comeback race at Kempton Park in the UK on Saturday.

English trainer William Haggas hopes Raheen House can get a start in the Caulfield Cup before he runs in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

A change to the Asian Tour dates for international singing superstar Taylor Swift has forced her to pull out of her Melbourne Cup day gig at Flemington.

Melbourne Cup form was part of the Race History of Newcastle Cup run at Newcastle on Friday.

Cross Counter and Marmelo are high in the ballot for the 2019 Melbourne Cup but another of last year's placegetters Prince Of Arran is down the order in 48th.

The Victoria Racing Club has announced enhancements and changes to the Oaks meeting at Flemington during Melbourne Cup week.

Cross Counter has been given 57.5kg for his Melbourne Cup defence while Irish stayer Kew Gardens heads the weights with 58kg.

English horse Spanish Mission has won a rich race in New York with the Breeders' Cup an immediate goal and the Melbourne Cup in his long-term future.

Trainer Jim Conlan wants to test his Caulfield and Melbourne Cup hope Beau Balmain in the weight-for-age John F Feehan Stakes to plan his spring path.