Finishing last in the Melbourne Cup (G1) will come with a guaranteed AU$100,000 payment—or about US$65,402—after Racing Victoria announced a prize money overhaul for its most famous race. The "Race ...

Emerging stayer Zakouma has booked a ticket into the Melbourne Cup with Listed Andrew Ramsden (2800m) victory at Flemington.

South Australian trainer Garret Lynch is defying the odds with staying mare Alainge, who will chase a coveted Melbourne Cup ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australia-trained gelding Knight's Choice has won the 164th running of Australia's premier horse race the Melbourne Cup at odds of 80-1. The unfancied five-year-old was well ...

Discover how Michelle Payne broke barriers in Australian horse racing by becoming the first female jockey to win the ...

Leaving plenty of onlookers stunned at what had just unfolded in front of them in the AU$8.56 million (US$5.68 million) race, the AU$91-1 chance delivered a second Melbourne Cup win for co-trainer ...