Emirates Melbourne Cup News

Last year's Melbourne Cup winning trainer Danny O'Brien has lost one of his four runners from this year's race with the scratching of King Of Leogrance.

Rich Hill Stud’s John Thompson knows what it takes to breed a Melbourne Cup winner.

For the past 12 months Horsham trainer Paul Preusker has meticulously focused on one race for his star stayer Surprise Baby and the fruits of that planning will be revealed on Tuesday when the lightly tried Kiwi-bred contests the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) for the second time.

Champion Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien and Winx's jockey Hugh Bowman will team up with Anthony Van Dyck in a bid to win their first Melbourne Cup.

How the international stables rate their chances in the Melbourne Cup, to be run at Flemington.

Trainer Paul Preusker believes Surprise Baby is a more mature and furnished horse than when he finished fifth in last year's Melbourne Cup.

The 160th renewal of the Melbourne Cup will be like no other as it will be run for the first time without crowds in attendance due to the Victorian Government’s Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

The 2020 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday is a wide open affair.

German-trained stayer Ashrun has earned a Melbourne Cup start after winning the Hotham Stakes at Flemington.

The Danny O’Brien trained, Lloyd Williams owned King Of Leogrance has been scratched on race morning from the Melbourne Cup.

Irish-bred import Sir Dragonet will join two former Australian champions if he can take out the $8 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday.

There won’t be many people hoping for a dead-heat in this year’s Melbourne Cup, but Tony Rider will be one.

Newcastle stayer Mustajeer will have to break an 82-year hoodoo to win tomorrow’s $7.75m Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington.

As the breeder of one Melbourne Cup runner and the owner of another, New Zealander Tony Rider is planning to celebrate regardless of the race result.

Chris Munce won a Melbourne Cup as a jockey aboard Jezabeel and he is tipping English Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck to capture Australia's famous two-miler.

A third of the final field of 24 for the $8 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday are internationally trained and have been based at the International Horse Centre at Werribee for the duration of their stay.

Check out the final field after barriers were drawn for the 2020 Lexus Melbourne Cup.

Twilight Payment has won the Melbourne Cup, leading home Tiger Moth and Prince Of Arran in Australia's greatest thoroughbred race.

Australia’s leading trainer Chris Waller is hoping for third time lucky with Finche (GB) when the imported stayer contests the $8 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday.

Some facts and figures on the history of the Melbourne Cup, including the most successful trainers and jockeys.

Overseas-trained horses to have won or been placed in the Melbourne Cup.

All you need to know about the history of the Melbourne Cup, Australia's greatest thoroughbred race.

Giving the trophy to the invaders in the Tips and Race Preview for the 2020 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday.

At this time of the year the name Lupton takes on a special meaning at Flemington through the deeds of the legendary Waverley wonder Kiwi and his win in the 1983 Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m).

English Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck is predicted to start an outright favourite to deliver Aidan O'Brien his maiden win in a Melbourne Cup.