Finally cracking it for a Melbourne Cup win, after 26 years of trying, would mean the world to champion jockey Frankie Dettori — and his Australian relatives. Dettori is the most famous name in world ...

Rated a genetic freak, Australia’s tough stayer Vow And ­Declare was always going to be there if it became willing and just maybe a bit of rough stuff at the end has delivered him racing’s holy grail.

The local hope pipped the field in a thrilling finish to the race that stops the nation. A protest on behalf of Il Paradiso against Master Of Reality sparked high-drama soon after the race. Master Of ...

Having climbed Everest with a memorable Melbourne Cup win, the trainer of Vow And Declare will let the dust settle on his star stayer’s win before deciding his next plan of attack. Still coming to ...

Walker’s Prince of Arran was promoted from third to second in the final finishing order after Master of Reality’s protest was upheld. However, Walker’s celebrations were soured somewhat when a Racing ...

But both Cross Counter, to be ridden by William Buick, and the flamboyant Dettori aboard Master Of Reality, will bid to rewrite the record books at Flemington on Tuesday. And they won’t be alone. Vow ...

He isn’t at any fancy odds but on what he’s shown in his two Australian starts for two easy wins he’s better than his opposition. Unlucky last start at Randwick when third behind Cascadian, who ...

Melbourne Cup Day is undeniably a global spectacle when it comes to the many frivolous fashions from the field, but things have just been stepped up a notch thank to an actual royal making her grand ...

The racing experts at Ladbrokes have analysed every horse in the field and given us their thoughts on the leading contenders. No horse has completed the Caulfield Cup/Melbourne Cup double since ...

Tuesday’s $10 million Melbourne Cup is poised to assemble the first full field of 24 since 2019 after all runners passed their final veterinary checks on Monday. Racing Victoria’s vets completed the ...