The Australia-trained gelding Knight’s Choice has won the US$5.6 million Melbourne Cup, Australia’s premier horse race at ...

MELBOURNE, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Knight's Choice won the 164th running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to ...

Auckland Thoroughbred Racing has partnered with the Victoria Racing Club to establish a new path towards the Melbourne Cup (3200m) for the winner of the G2 Auckland Cup (3200m). The victor of New ...

Aidan O'Brien's Jan Brueghel has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup after failing a pre-race veterinary check. The three-year-old, who is the reigning St Leger hero, had travelled to Australia in ...

Irish colt and long-time favourite for next week’s Melbourne Cup, Jan Brueghel has sensationally been ruled out after failing a compulsory vet examination over the weekend. The unbeaten Aidan O ...

Dominant Cox Plate winner Via Sistina has shot to outright Melbourne Cup favouritism despite not yet being a confirmed starter for the race that stops the nation. Via Sistina looks primed to take ...

Irish raider Jan Brueghel, one of the pre-race favourites for next Tuesday's Melbourne Cup, has been withdrawn from the race. A stewards' report from Racing Victoria stated the horse was at a ...

Leading trainer Chris Waller has confirmed that his Caulfield Cup placegetters Buckaroo and Land Legend will press on to the Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday in November. "They've pulled up well, ...

Here is the current state of play in the Melbourne Cup order of entry - with a number of withdrawals really shaking the great race up. The non-runner decision of Via Sistina was preceded by the ...

One of the favourites for next week's Melbourne Cup has been ruled out of the $8.5 million race, with Racing Victoria (RV) scratching Irish colt Jan Brueghel on the advice of vets. Connections to ...

Melbourne Cup favourite Jan Brueghel has taken to the Werribee track as the unbeaten galloper settles in ahead of his bid to give Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien his first Melbourne Cup. O’Brien ...

The Melbourne Cup is worth $8 million, with the winner receiving $4.4 million. Trainers receive 10% of the winnings, jockeys 5%, and 85% goes to the owners of the horse.