It is the first Tuesday in November, which means it is time to run the Melbourne Cup around the famous 3200 metres. We have ...

Most Melbourne Cup Wins – Jockey Bobbie Lewis (1902 ... Photo: George Sal/Getty Images. Winning horse colours The colour bay ...

The Melbourne Cup is back for another year, with some new faces and returning thoroughbreds for the biggest race in Australia ...

Wondering who you should have your money on in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup? Need some handy stats to impress your friends and ...

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

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

The very existence of horse racing encourages an industry plagued with animal cruelty allegations. Just like in any sport, only the elite make it to races as renowned as the Melbourne Cup.

MELBOURNE, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Nine years after trailblazer Michelle Payne became the first woman to ride a Melbourne Cup winner, a record contingent of four female jockeys will attempt to become ...

MELBOURNE, Nov 5 (Reuters ... I missed the camaraderie of the jockeys in the room." Knight's Choice was the longest-odds winner of the Cup since 100-1 shot Prince of Penzance made Michelle ...

Tens of thousands of racegoers have flocked to Flemington under sunny skies, to celebrate the race that stops a nation.

He just proved everybody wrong. Jockey Robbie Dolan celebrates after riding Knight's Choice to win the Melbourne Cup horse race at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday ...