Flemington racecourse's usually loud and boisterous crowd was momentarily stunned into silence as Knight's Choice claimed the ...

Frank Reys was the first - and remains the only - Aboriginal jockey to win the 'race that stops a nation' when he rode to ...

Tuesday’s 164th running of the Melbourne Cup will see 24 finely tuned equine athletes line up for the race which stops the ...

Although there was only one victorious champion at the end of the Melbourne Cup, it was homegrown fashion that really stole ...

Melbourne Cup king Lloyd Williams believes Vauban will atone for his Cup failure last year and storm to victory, while he ...

When it comes to sins, Joao Moreira’s is rather vanilla. It does not involve sex, drugs or rock ’n’ roll. For punters it’s ...

A host of celebrities stepped out in colourful spring-themed outfits for the big racing day for a chance to show off stylish ...

Want to pick the Cup winner based on the horse's name, the most successful barriers, or the number on the saddle cloth? This ...

Lloyd Williams knows more about Melbourne Cups than probably anyone - he's won seven of them - so when he places distance doubts on one of the key betting fancies, punters must listen.

White is the most successful Melbourne Cup colour, in the silks of 75 winning jockeys. Blue has been in the colours of 61 Melbourne Cup winners, narrowly ahead of black with 59 wins. Red has returned ...

The most successful horse colour at the Cup since its inception ... are the most successful Melbourne Cup jockeys of the past 40 years. Mark Zahra has won the last two consecutive Melbourne ...