On Tuesday, 24 horses will line up for battle over 3200 metres around Flemington for the Melbourne Cup.

The day is finally here, the first Tuesday of November, (t̶h̶e̶ b̶e̶s̶t̶ e̶x̶c̶u̶s̶e̶ t̶o̶ g̶e̶t̶ o̶n̶ t̶h̶e̶ p̶i̶s̶s̶...

There is divided opinion over whether the Melbourne Cup - and all other horse racing - should be cancelled.

The Melbourne Cup — the race that stops the nation — is here again with a field of 24 local and international horses racing over 3200m for a...

The TAB says the Melbourne Cup is the biggest day for the New Zealand TAB by quite some margin, with Kiwi horse racing fans expected to spend up to...

The TAB says the Melbourne Cup is the biggest day for the New Zealand TAB by quite some margin, with Kiwi horse racing fans expected to spend up to...

By Tim Donner There are many ways to judge the state of a presidential or Senate race beyond the tsunami of polls we attempt to process in the...

If you want to talk to someone who knows about riding the winner of the Melbourne Cup, Kerrin McEvoy is not a bad place to start.

If you want to talk to someone who knows about riding the winner of the Melbourne Cup, Kerrin McEvoy is not a bad place to start.

While most kept their eyes on the horses racing on the field, a new trend swept Melbourne Cup’s exclusive birdcage.