It's Melbourne Cup time again, when some once-a-year punters win big with crazy omen bets while most tear up their office sweep tickets while swearing that it's all rigged anyway - but we're here to help. However, jockey Mark Zahra has ridden the past two Cup winners, the horse did win this year's Sydney Cup over this distance, and trainer …
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. But connections of Via Sistina - bought by Yulong Investments for $5.5 million in December last year - will 'let the dust settle' before deciding whether to back her up in the Melbourne …
It's Spring Racing Carnival time and during the next 18 days, three of Australia's biggest and most famous races will be run and won. The two Cups and a Plate — the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup — draw some of the best racehorses in Australia, and in recent years an increasing number of challengers from overseas. This …
Irish horse State Of Rest has won a dramatic Cox Plate ahead of Anamoe at Moonee Valley, after a protest was dismissed by stewards. Key points: Anamoe's jockey Craig Williams claimed there was interference from John Allen on board State Of Rest Stewards took more than 20 minutes before dismissing the protest It was trainer Joseph O'Brien's first win in …
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has sent a clear message as to what the future of the economy looks like in the state, saying proof of double vaccination will now be the price of entry. Key points: The Victorian government will trial increased freedoms for double vaccinated residents Victorian businesses have thrown their support behind a 'vaccine passport' scheme The Moonee …
