A track rider for the Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra stable is in quarantine after attending a gym later declared a Tier 1 COVID exposure site.

The Victoria Racing Club and Racing Victoria will offer an increased prize pool for the champion trainer and jockey at next week's Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Sydney's foreshore playground, Barangaroo, will come alive this Lexus Melbourne Cup Day as the city's official live site for 'the race that stops a nation on Tuesday November 5.

The Victoria Racing Club will welcome Irish racing legend Johnny Murtagh to the 2019 Melbourne Cup Carnival as the VRC's International Racing Guest.

Victoria Racing Club has consolidated its racing strategy until 2025 that will provide a sense of certainty for industry participants.