Mike Moroney (2000), Sheila Laxon (2001), Graeme Rogerson (2007), Mark Kavanagh (2009), Gai Waterhouse (2013), Danny O’Brien ...

Archer Stakes winner Point King has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup, dashing hopes of a record eighth Cup victory for ...

Previously, the closest Queensland may have come to claiming a Melbourne Cup winner was in 1943 when Dark Felt was born and ...

Meanwhile, another four horses have won the Cup twice -- Think Big (1974, 1975), Rain Lover (1968, 1969), Peter Pan (1932, ...

Winning a Melbourne Cup is the pinnacle of horse racing in Australia and it takes years of hard work and preparation to get ...

The story of the Cup is well known - first run in 1861 when won by the mighty Archer, and a grand stage for some of all-time ...

Archer was the first favourite and back-to-back winner to claim the Melbourne Cup, starting at $3 in the second-ever edition of the race in 1862. The stallion was one of five horses to win the ...

Goldolphin trainer James Cummings, a grandson of Bart and who trained with the Legend for several seasons, wound back the ...

The Melbourne Cup is one of the richest races in Australia, second only to The Everest, with the winner taking home ...

In fact, just 32 favourites have won the Melbourne Cup since it was first run and won by the legendary Archer in 1861. That's ...

All the glitz and glamour were on show at the Sunshine Coast Turf Club to watch the Melbourne Cup and kick off the fun and ...

Here is a quick look at historical facts, since Archer won the first Melbourne Cup back in 1861, 163 years ago. The first Melbourne Cup was run on a Thursday, November 7, it was first run on a ...