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![Racing: Dalgety likes wider draw](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Dalgety likes wider draw
Trainer Cran Dalgety hopes the "slingshot effect" of being drawn wider can propel Christen Me to New Zealand Trotting Cup glory.
![Cup deaths freak tragedy, say vets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Cup deaths freak tragedy, say vets
Shocking though the fatalities are, public need to understand that racing is natural for horses, professor says.
![Racing: Flag ban likely in wake of tragic spooking incident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Flag ban likely in wake of tragic spooking incident
Racegoers could be banned from having flags at Victorian race meetings in the wake of Melbourne Cup runner Araldo's death.
![Wave of a flag, and a horse dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Wave of a flag, and a horse dies
Photo captures moment Melbourne Cup horse went berserk and broke its leg after seeing person in the crowd waving a large flag.
![Cup horse died from acute heart failure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Cup horse died from acute heart failure
Melbourne Cup favourite Admire Rakti collapsed in his stall and died just moments after crossing the finishing line.
![Horse deaths mar Cup race](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Horse deaths mar Cup race
The death of two horses competing in yesterday's Melbourne Cup - one just 15 mins after the race - has led to accusations the horses are being overworked on the track.
![Racing: Cassidy made to work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Cassidy made to work
Thirty-one years after he won the Melbourne Cup on Kiwi, Jim Cassidy is still making his mark on Australian racing's biggest day.
![Melbourne Cup: Dunlop overdue Cup luck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Melbourne Cup: Dunlop overdue Cup luck
The respect among Melbourne Cup competitors was obvious 60 seconds after Protectionist defeated his A$6.2 million Melbourne Cup rivals at Flemington yesterday.
![Melbourne Cup: Triumph and tragedy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Melbourne Cup: Triumph and tragedy
Protectionist has won the 2014 Melbourne Cup, but the favourite Admire Rakti has died after finishing last in the race.
![Jockey who turned down catwalk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Jockey who turned down catwalk
Katelyn Mallyon could be earning mega dollars as a model in the US, instead she chose 4am starts and broken bones.
![Melbourne Cup: Rodd may set precedent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Melbourne Cup: Rodd may set precedent
Riding a horse for Bart Cummings in the Melbourne Cup is an honour, even for the most experienced jockey.
![Racing: Valet hopeful for clean up in Cup](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Valet hopeful for clean up in Cup
Former Melbourne jockey Chris Barrett is one valet who keeps an interest in racing by working in the role in Sydney.
![Melbourne Cup: Admire Rakti ticks all boxes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Melbourne Cup: Admire Rakti ticks all boxes
Look for the Land Of The Rising Sun to shine as the Flemington sun begins its descent this afternoon.
![Racing: Cavalryman faces late vet check](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Cavalryman faces late vet check
Godolphin's Melbourne Cup contender Cavalryman is in doubt for today's race with a leg injury.
![Racing: Arden Rooney too strong](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Arden Rooney too strong
The Kaikoura Cup winner is going to need a new driver for next week's $700,000 New Zealand Trotting Cup.
![Kiwis in race for Melbourne Cup glory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Kiwis in race for Melbourne Cup glory
A New Zealand trainer in charge of three runners in today's Melbourne Cup is hoping his Kiwi galloper - owned by Manawatu dairy farmers - will go all the way.
![Racing: The yearning for a win that can be cured 'only by death'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: The yearning for a win that can be cured 'only by death'
Simon O'Donnell is extremely proud of what he achieved wearing Australia's baggy green cap.
![Melbourne Cup: Kiwis back NZ horse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Melbourne Cup: Kiwis back NZ horse
Kiwis are supporting their own when it comes to the Melbourne Cup, with punters backing Auckland Cup winner Who Shot Thebarman to the tune of $700,000.
![Tough odds to beat for Cup's $28m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Tough odds to beat for Cup's $28m
Kiwis punting on tomorrow's Melbourne Cup could win a nearly $28.2 million prize - if they can guess the correct order of the first 10 horses across the line.
![Racing: Trainer quick with Rakti quip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Trainer quick with Rakti quip
Answers can become wooden talking to Japanese through an interpreter.
![Racing: Protectionist could provide correct result](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Protectionist could provide correct result
Andreas Wohler says it was the German correctness in him that forced him into training racehorses.
![Racing: Arden Rooney up to class](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Arden Rooney up to class
Arden Rooney may not have open-class form but the man who knows best says he is a genuine topliner.
![Racing: Signed, sealed, delivered](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: Signed, sealed, delivered
It took just two minutes and 37 seconds for Signoff to go from outside the field for the Melbourne Cup to the $5.50 second favourite for the great race.
![Racing: First start since June](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Racing: First start since June
Missing the Caulfield Cup might work in My Ambivalent's favour as she heads to Flemington tomorrow.
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Racing: Sargent seeks Oaks double
When John Sargent won last year's A$300,000 Wakeful Stakes with Kirramosa he couldn't shake off winning rider Tommy Berry in the birdcage afterwards.