Emirates Melbourne Cup News

Damien Oliver has equalled the record of 72 career Melbourne Cup carnival wins for a jockey, reaching the milestone in the final race of this year's carnival.

Jockey Hugh Bowman has lodged an appeal against the severity of a one-month suspension incurred for three charges out of the Melbourne Cup.

Criquette Head-Maarek, the first female trainer to win Europe's most prestigious race the Arc, felt honoured to be at Flemington in Melbourne Cup week.

After winning the Melbourne Cup, Kerrin McEvoy and Charlie Appleby will be in opposing camps when the field lines up for the VRC Sprint Classic.

Teofilo, the sire of Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter, will stand for 40,000 euros at Kildangan Stud in Ireland in 2019.

Sydney based jockey Kerrin McEvoy today won a third Melbourne Cup aboard the Godolphin owned and Charlie Appleby trained Cross Counter while Hong Kong's Zac Purton finished fourth in the feature and picked up a Listed win in the following race.

Jockey Hugh Bowman has been suspended on three charges emanating from his ride aboard Marmelo in the Melbourne Cup.

A look at Kerrin McEvoy's three wins in the Melbourne Cup from Brew in 2000 to Cross Counter.

Melbourne Cup fourth placegetter Finche was the first Australian-trained horse to finish with sixth-placed Youngstar the first Australian-bred galloper.

Jaameh has raced to a hard-fought win in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Flemington after missing out on making the Melbourne Cup field.

A look at the Group One VRC Sprint Classic on the final day of the Melbourne Cup carnival.

We come to the final day of the 2018 Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington and it throws up an outstanding sprinting contest in the VRC Sprint Classic.

After deciding to bypass the Melbourne Cup with Latrobe, Irish trainer Joseph O'Brien will saddle him up in the Group One Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington.

Cross Counter has been installed early favourite to repeat his Melbourne Cup success in 2019.

Sheikh Mohammed's first words to trainer Charlie Appleby after winning the Melbourne Cup were - in Arabic - "well done, well done, well done".

Star jockey Kerrin McEvoy is savouring his third Melbourne Cup win, and first for Godolphin, after partnering Cross Counter to victory at Flemington.

The 12th placed finish of Scottish-trained galloper Nakeeta in the Melbourne Cup has added another $150,000 to his bank balance.

Planned industrial action on the final day of the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington by some race day workers has been averted.

The Mackinnon Stakes is the last of eight Group One races held across Melbourne Cup carnival week.

Group race victories by a Snitzel juvenile and a 7YO daughter by Not A Single Doubt book-ended the 2018 Melbourne Cup meeting for the Arrowfield Stud sires at Flemington.

Trainer Charlie Appleby says Cross Counter has come through unscathed and in good order following his historic win in the Melbourne Cup.

Charlie Appleby’s charge triumphs in Flemington feature

TAB punters bet more than $115 million on the 2018 Melbourne Cup as four of the nation's largest sports betting sites suffered technical issues.

Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby has given Sheikh Mohammed his first Melbourne Cup and recorded his third Group One win in Australia.

Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed has added the Melbourne Cup to his list of Group One wins for his Godolphin operation.