Emirates Melbourne Cup News

English horse A Prince Of Arran won his way into the Melbourne Cup with a victory in the 2018 Lexus Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.

Four Melbourne Cup entrants will be re-examined by Racing Victoria's veterinary team before acceptances to determine their fitness.

After having some success already in a short time in Australia, Jim Crowley chases the biggest of them all on Muntahaa in the Melbourne Cup.

The Darren Weir trained Sixties Groove is the roughie attracting most interest to win next Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup.

On one of the last strong gallops days, the international horses are gearing up for the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.

English stayer Duretto is out of the Melbourne Cup with confirmation he has a stress fracture in a foreleg after a wide range of tests.

Jockeys Corey Brown and Hugh Bowman have given glowing reports on their Melbourne Cup rides after trackwork at Werribee.

The Nominations for the 2018 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday sees 47 still in the race at the most recent acceptance time.

Andrew Balding’s contender was lame after a weekend gallop

The Ed Dunlop-trained English stayer Red Verdon will have to pass a third veterinary inspection to be cleared to run in the Melbourne Cup.

English trainer Charlie Fellowes believes A Prince Of Arran is in the best form of his life ahead of his bid to earn a Melbourne Cup berth in the Lexus Stakes.

Ed Dunlop plans to gallop Red Verdon tomorrow to make sure he’s right to go in the Melbourne Cup.

A bruised heel has stopped Red Verdon undergoing trackwork resulting in the stayer needing to pass a fitness test before accepting for the Melbourne Cup.

After moving a plate, English galloper Red Verdon has a bruised heel and is being watched in the preparation for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup.

A set of winkers will be applied to Red Verdon before a track gallop at Werribee in preparation for the Melbourne Cup.

Godolphin stayer Cross Counter has galloped at Werribee under Kerrin McEvoy in preparation for the Melbourne Cup.

Ryan Moore has elected to ride The CliffsofMoher for owner Lloyd Williams and trainer Aidan O’Brien in next Tuesday’s $7 million Melbourne Cup.

How the Lexus Stakes winners have fared in the Melbourne Cup.

Seabrook will be trainer Mick Price's only runner on the first day of the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington where she runs in the Group One Empire Rose.

The Chris Waller-trained Patrick Erin has been taken out of the Lexus Stakes and Melbourne Cup with an elevated temperature.

Permission has been granted for Club Jockey Zac Purton to be absent from Hong Kong in order to partner FINCHE for Trainer Chris Waller in the Melbourne Cup (Group 1) race to be conducted at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, 6 November 2018.

The race that stops a nation will again in the 2018 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday.

As he prepares to partner Muntahaa in the Melbourne Cup, English jockey Jim Crowley has ridden a winning double at Bendigo with his first rides in Australia.

Causing a boil over in the 2018 Bendigo Cup at Bendigo on Thursday, Red Alto staved them off late and stopped a few looking for Melbourne Cup spots.

Lexus Melbourne Cup (G1) 3200m