Racing at Ellerslie offers the perfect excuse to get dressed for the occasion.

The first Melbourne Cup to reach A$1 million was in 1985, won by former New Zealander What A Nuisance.

25 years of betting on the Melbourne Cup has finally paid off for an Auckland fish shop worker who picked the first four horses over the finish line at Flemington.

When you're an Australian sporting legend you walk on water - and Damien Oliver proved it yesterday on a horse called Fiorente.

The PM began his day at the TAB yesterday and by the end of it had enjoyed two wins - one on the horses, the other on his controversial SkyCity pokies deal.

The Melbourne Cup is just as much about the fashion on the field as the fillies. Our gallery brings you the best looking ladies at gents at Flemington for race day.

It's billed as the race that stops Australia but in New Zealand, at least, the Melbourne Cup actually gets things going.

Robot technology is bringing legendary racehorse Phar Lap to life for Australian school children.

Leaning on a rail in the corner of the Flemington birdcage on Saturday applauding Jim Cassidy as he came back on Zoustar for his 100th group one victory was Roy Higgins.

English trainer Ed Walker may be a novice in Australia, but he hasn't walked around with his eyes closed.

Chris Waller went to Australia with little more than a credit card in his pocket. When that maxed out, the Kiwi trainer went to the bank and got another one.

English horse Ruscello has ruined the Melbourne Cup dreams of several hopefuls with his all-the-way win in the Lexus Stakes at Flemington.

Greg Dixon ignores some sage advice from a racing guru and wins big.

The Melbourne Cup was once again about the fashion - as well as the races - as thousands turned out to celebrate in Auckland and across the Ditch.

Luca Cumani says he has brought the right pair to win his first Melbourne Cup

The proprietor of New Zealand's famed Cambridge Stud, Hogan is responsible for the most influential staying blood introduced to the Southern Hemisphere.

Defending champion Dunaden will be racing in Australia for the last time in the Melbourne Cup tomorrow.

The Melbourne Cup is not simply a horse race - it's now the dream of every millionaire, billionaire and loose-change horse syndicate around the world.

This is the second year in a row no New Zealand-trained horses will be racing because of increasingly tough international competition.

Trainer Murray Baker was looking for anything after It's A Dundeel finished a distant seventh in Saturday's A$1.5 million Victoria Derby at Flemington.