His owners had every intention of retiring him heading into the race, but Junoob showed there's plenty of life left in the old legs - if needed - with a commanding win in the listed City Tattersalls Club Cup at Randwick on Saturday.
John O'Shea could celebrate with Peacock at the end of Saturday's Gothic Stakes at Caulfield but Godolphin's other two runners made excruciating viewing as he watched the replay.
It was appropriate in the week the state's imminent greyhound ban was reversed, Garry Frazer won at Randwick.
James Cummings and Blake Shinn had each experienced how hard it was to face the breeze and win going into Saturday's Caulfield Classic, so it was the last place they wanted to be with Good Standing was in front.
Racing is a sport of risk and reward, but when Ciaron Maher saw "an exquisite filly" he knew he just had to have her.
Caulfield Cup winning mare Jameka who is now second favourite for the Melbourne Cup will have to defy a weight carrying record if she is to clinch the elusive double.
Australian mare Jameka repelled a strong field of international challengers when she was given a perfect ride by Nick Hall to win the Caulfield Cup for Caulfield based trainer Ciaron Maher.
The sky is blue and the fascinators are pinned on tight as a windy beginning kicks off celebrations at the 2016 Caulfield Cup.
Trainer Chris Waller believes that several options are now open for Vanbrugh after his win at Saturday's Coongy Cup at Caulfield.
Race results and dividends from the 10-race meeting at Caulfield on Caulfield Cup day.
If ever there was an appropriate winner at Caulfield on Cup day it was the three-year-old New Zealand-trained filly Eleonora, partnered by Damien Oliver.
At carnival time they come from everywhere; it's an added difficulty for punters trying to weigh up the form lines from Melbourne and Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.
Superstar galloper Octagonal, one of the top racehorses of the past 30 years, has died at the age of 24.
The Cox Plate favourite produced a stunning piece of work.
Racing Victoria chairman David Moodie has stood aside from his position pending an ongoing investigation by racing integrity commissioner Sal Perna.
Godolphin stayer Scottish has Fiorente-like qualities, according to bookmaker Rob Waterhouse, and should be favourite for Saturday's Caulfield Cup.
Champion jockey Damien Oliver will turn to the Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) to have his 20 meeting suspension overturned after failing on Friday in front of the Racing Appeals & Disciplinary Board.
 One of Australia's most successful racehorse owners Lloyd Williams has the opportunity of winning his second Caulfield Cup after he managed to buy a share in English stayer Sir Isaac Newton on the eve of the $3 million Handicap..
The Hartnell influence comes into play for Scottish in Saturday's $3 million Caulfield Cup, with the possibility the Europeans will give the major staying event a quality lift.
Jockey Zac Purton flew into Melbourne on a mission on Friday to take another Caulfield Cup back to Hong Kong, this time for Germany, as he becomes the ultimate gun for hire.
Deadlier than the male?
It has been a year since Lankan Rupee appeared on a racecourse but the return of the former horse of the year has Mick Price hoping one of his favourites can match past glories.
Hartnell has been rated the equal Arc de Triomphe winner Found for his Turnbull Stakes romp making him the highest rated horse in Australia this season.
Horse trainer by day, sometimes greyhound trainer by night. And it's hard to imagine Garry Frazer managing to enjoy success in both in the space of a few hours.
Former top jockey Danny Nikolic has again lost his right to attend racecourses after Victoria's highest court overturned a decision that a police ban against him was unlawful.
The great trainers of the last century, Bart Cummings, Tommy Smith and Colin Hayes, all had their own secret strategies on how to condition a race horse.
A balmy spring day with a predicted top temperature of 24 degrees means a bumper crowd for Caulfield Cup day. One of Australia's leading tipsters passes on a few tips on how to enjoy your day and some of the horses to watch.
Three years after he rode Hawkspur when favourite in a Caulfield Cup, Jim Cassidy opens up on his sometimes volatile relationship with Australia's leading group 1 trainer Chris Waller in his new book - including the sledge which riled the Hall Of Famer moments after last year's Sydney Cup win.
Tony McEvoy trained stayed Big Memory is out of Saturday's $3m Caulfield Cup after knocking its hock overnight.
An unprecedented ride followed by unforgettable comments in victory has seen Michelle Payne awarded the esteemed Don prize for producing the most inspired moment in Australian sport in the past year.
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