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Monaco Consul fit and ready - Moroney
Monaco Consul has pleased trans-Tasman trainer Mike Moroney in the lead-up to Tuesday's $A6 million Melbourne Cup.
Racing: Huge 'offer' for Cup favourite
Rumours swept Melbourne last night that a A$40m to A$50m offer had been made for Melbourne Cup favourite So You Think.
Racing: Brilliant stayer's lucky day could be tomorrow
Sydney jockey Jim Cassidy reckons he's found his next Kiwi, winner of the 1983 Melbourne Cup.
Cup will runneth over in NZ too
It might be Australia's biggest day, but the tills will ring loudly and the bubbly will flow on this side of the Tasman as well on Tuesday.
Racing: Bart Cummings hospitalised
Legendary trainer Bart Cummings remains in Melbourne's Epworth Hospital where his condition is reported to be stable.
Prison guards slammed over 'Underbelly' slaying
Were prison guards playing a game of indoor cricket when Victorian gangland hitman Carl Williams was bashed to death?
Failures cost investors not the state
Sydney's motorway ring route has been largely built on PPP projects.
Rugby: Foreign legion on hold for now
Despite having the option to sign overseas players, New Zealand sides are proving reluctant.
Cipriani to wow Super rugby: Wilkinson
Jonny Wilkinson has predicted fellow Englishman Danny Cipriani will take Super Rugby "by storm" next year.
Melbourne: Oz indigenous history set with Hairspray
The message from Melbourne is racial tolerance, writes Megan Anderson.
Weekend leisure: Professors of fun and games
Applications are open for kids aged between 4 and 10 years old to become professional toy testers for one fun-filled year.