Emirates Melbourne Cup News

Those still officially left in the nominations for the 2021 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday don’t number a large many.

The Victoria Derby remains the target but a start in the Melbourne Cup is off the agenda for Forgot You.

Stewards have fined Kerrin McEvoy $50,000 for overuse of the whip on Melbourne Cup runner-up Tiger Moth.

New Zealand-trained stayer The Chosen One finished a gallant fourth in Tuesday’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) won by the Joseph O’Brien-trained Twilight Payment.

Some people try for years, even decades, to win a Melbourne Cup but young jockey Jye McNeil has managed the incredible feat at his first try.

Jye McNeil won his first Melbourne Cup when leading all the way on Twilight Payment for Joseph O’Brien.

Twilight Payment has won the 2020 Melbourne Cup for trainer Joseph O’Brien and jockey Jye McNeil.

Jamie Mott will have just his second ride in the Melbourne Cup when he partners last year's winner Vow And Declare today.

The Melbourne Cup always gets attention from around the world and among those looking on from afar today will be Melvyn Ford, the Hong Kong-based Brit who owns a part share in Russian Camelot.

A tendon injury has ruled European raider Away He Goes out of the Melbourne Cup.

Young jockey Jye McNeil still can't believe he has won a Melbourne Cup but he is making sure he takes the time to savour the post-race theatre.

Owner Lloyd Williams's decision to gamble on a rookie jockey has paid off with a seventh win in the Melbourne Cup.

In a year that has been like no other, Irish trainer Joseph O'Brien has watched his horse win Australia's most famous race from the other side of the world.

Twilight Payment has won the 2020 Melbourne Cup for trainer Joseph O’Brien and jockey Jye McNeil.

Trainer Joseph O’Brien won his second Melbourne Cup when Twilight Payment led all the way.

Twilight Payment leads all the way to win the 2020 Melbourne Cup

Jamie Kah will bid to become just the second female jockey to ride a Melbourne Cup winner when she gets on board Prince Of Arran today.

Some of the most important players on Derby Day and through Cup week at Flemington were on show this morning at trackwork.

Racing Victoria says it will be several weeks before it can release the findings of a report into the Melbourne Cup death of Irish stayer Anthony Van Dyck.

Top jockey Kerrin McEvoy has had his Melbourne Cup day soured after being suspended and fined for overuse of the whip on runner-up Tiger Moth.

Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 1 Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington won by Twilight Payment.

The 2019 English Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck has been put down after suffering a fractured fetlock during the running of the Melbourne Cup.

Below are the quotes from the beaten jockeys in the 2020 Melbourne Cup.

The Melbourne Cup field has been reduced to 23 with the race morning scratching of the Danny O'Brien-trained King Of Leogrance.

Paul Preusker believes the lessons learned from last year's Melbourne Cup will hold Surprise Baby in good stead for his second tilt at the race.