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| UpdatedMelbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne lauds champion horse Prince Of Penzance, saying she always knew he was a special talent even in the face of doubts from its own trainer.
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| UpdatedRonda Rousey is the biggest name in UFC and she's also inspiring women to take up the sport of fighting.
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| UpdatedMichelle Payne is on top of the racing world after becoming the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup, but it has been far from an easy road to success.
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| UpdatedBallarat strapper Steven Payne's Melbourne Cup dream has finally come true, and he has his sister to thank.
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| UpdatedAustralian horse racing favourite Red Cadeaux "looks happy" and his injury should be repairable, according to trainer Ed Dunlop.
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| UpdatedThe race that stops the nation, the Melbourne Cup, gets its start from a small Adelaide Hills company which exports its starting gates all over the world.
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| UpdatedTens of thousands of people flock to Flemington Racecourse to soak up the sun, champagne and atmosphere of the Melbourne Cup.
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| UpdatedMichelle Payne becomes the first female jockey to win Australia's biggest race, saluting on rank outsider Prince Of Penzance at Flemington.
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| UpdatedZac Purton, who rides Melbourne Cup favourite Fame Game, confirms track bias at Flemington after winning first race on Cup day.
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| UpdatedIt takes countless hours, even years of work to get a horse ready to compete in a Melbourne Cup. Here are the people who have put the finishing touches on the horses this year.
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A Melbourne Cup winning jockey from Streaky Bay in South Australia will start today's race from the same barrier he won the cup from in 2000.
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| UpdatedMore than 100,000 racegoers are expected to descend on Flemington for the 155th Melbourne Cup, but despite the dry weather forecast there are concerns a "soft and sticky" section of the track could cause trouble for jockeys and their mounts.
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| UpdatedThe Melbourne Victory have moved into the A-League's top four with a thumping 3-0 win over the Wellington Phoenix at Docklands.
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Housing prices fell in Melbourne and Sydney in October but price rises continued in Adelaide and Hobart.
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| UpdatedCaulfield Cup runner-up Trip To Paris continues to receive support in Melbourne Cup betting, resulting in favourite Fame Game drifting.
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A Frankston man who allegedly bashed a Muslim woman outside Victoria's State Library in Melbourne is arrested.
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| UpdatedIt's that time of year when Australians try and pick the winner of the race that stops a nation: the Melbourne Cup.
But how often does the favourite actually win? Can you back a winner based on colours?
ABC Fact Check examines the statistics since the first Melbourne Cup in 1861.
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From multiple winners to Cup first-timers, here is a look at the jockeys who will be in the hot seat for this year's Melbourne Cup.
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| UpdatedIt is called 'the race that stops a nation', but even in Melbourne not everyone stops for the Melbourne Cup.
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Ballarat strapper Steven Payne's family says he is challenging the stigma associated Down syndrome by playing a key role in Melbourne Cup preparations at Darren Weir's stable.
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| UpdatedA young man who thought he was a "vampire-chasing werewolf" when he stabbed a homeless man to death is found not guilty of murder.
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The Melbourne Cup may be the race that stops a nation, but the competition is just as fierce off the race track.
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| UpdatedA new report shows young people in Melbourne and Sydney might have difficulty upgrading from smaller dwellings to detached homes when starting a family because older people are not downsizing.
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