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As it happened: Almandin wins 2016 Melbourne Cup
Almandin has just taken out the $6.2 million race at Flemington Racecourse, beating Heartbreak City in a thrilling finish.
Almandin has just taken out the $6.2 million race at Flemington Racecourse, beating Heartbreak City in a thrilling finish.
If Hartnell is a flat track bully then bring on the $6.2 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington today says champion Kiwi jockey James McDonald.
The smartest kids in the room have crunched the data, analysing 40000 participants from 4000 races, and they reckon they have found
He's the obscenely-wealthy owner whose stable dominates world racing - and today he badly wants the Melbourne Cup.
The greatest horse race in the southern hemisphere slips into stride today at Flemington. Here's your online Melbourne Cup guide with a Kiwi flavour.
Twelve years ago when James McDonald was growing up on a Cambridge horse and dairy farm he dreamed of the day he might win a $7000 race at Ellerslie.
Money can buy you most things in life - love and Melbourne Cups being definite exceptions.
Smolda could win or lose today's Kaikoura Cup in the first 400m.
Form cross references are not infallible, but they work in more cases than not.
English trainer Charlie Appleby has arrived in Australia in time to see Oceanographer win his way into the Melbourne Cup.
The Cummings name is attached to some of Australia's most famous races, and the latest generation has ensured it will be so for many years to come.
Tony Pike stared into the Yarra River on his way to lunch in Melbourne yesterday and focused his mind.
Melbourne's fabulous Derby Day this afternoon might provide the best punting opportunities.
Shouldn't be difficult to land a complimentary drink at the Victorian Police headquarters this Christmas.
Not too long ago the thought of Arden's Choice matching it with Hughie Green was absurd.
The avalanche of money that has come for New Zealand's Sacred Elixir could see him start one of the shortest-priced favourites in recent years.
New Plymouth trainer Jeff Bliss is optimistic his honest mare Hotshot Lass can bounce back to her true form on her home track today.
Dual group one winner Tarzino could return to the land of his birth to start his stallion career.
The logjam for Melbourne Cup berths will go to the wire when 32 horses remained in Cup contention after second declarations yesterday.
While most of the leading contenders have taken a traditional route to the Victoria Derby, two hopefuls from the John Sargent stable have been on a less orthodox path.
They say manners maketh man, but they might also maketh the New Zealand Trotting Cup winner.
Yesterday's $100,000 Sarten Memorial at Te Rapa did little to confirm absolute favouritism for the 2000 Guineas at Riccarton.
Because for all his talent and a trophy case that includes the Auckland Cup and Miracle Mile, Have Faith In Me is starting to become painful for punters.
However, it was all to no avail as Winx coasted by Hartnell at Moonee Valley.
Super mare Winx produced a devastating performance to win the $3,230,00 Group One Cox Plate in wintry conditions at Moonee Valley today.
He earns more than All Blacks captain Kieran Read and his Black Caps counterpart Kane Williamson - and today he'll again take on the best in the world.
The phones of Frank and Shaune Ritchie have been running hot with transtasman calls all week.
Winx's trainer Chris Waller talks about the unique pressure of the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley.