Lloyd lines up Classic assaultPOLL: LLOYD Williams will gang tackle Saturday’s $300,000 Zipping Classic at Sandown, having entered four horses including Melbourne Cup winner Almandin.
Monday Rewind: Encore, the show must go onPOLL: FLEMINGTON’S four-day extravaganza is done for another year but as usual the carnival leaves behind some wonderful memories.
Spieth’s day in sun will comeSPIETH and Fell Swoop will win Group 1 races — it is only a matter of time. They were the hard-luck stories from the Darley Classic at Flemington.
Same again please, BarmanCHRIS Waller’s Who Shot Thebarman will take an identical path to Saturday’s Zipping Classic as it did last year when he won the Group 2 race.
Beating the bookie betting banPUNTERS frustrated by big bookmakers banning and limiting gamblers who stand to make some cash are starting to fight back, write Nathan Exelby and Ben Dorries.
United effort behind an emotional victoryGELAGOTIS brothers express gratitude for opportunity to train rising star Malaguerra after the talented sprinter delivers on biggest stage.
Carnival wrap: The best of the bestCHAMPION mare Winx was the undisputed star of another thrilling Melbourne Spring Carnival, which was dominated by NSW-trained horses and jockeys.
Alannah holds court after comeback winTONY Gollan took more satisfaction than usual in the comeback win of My Girl Hayley, who gave stable apprentice her first win since returning from a near career-ending injury.
Clark puts in five-star performanceTIM Clark has vowed to savour his career-best five-win haul at Canterbury on Saturday, acutely aware of the ups and downs of a life in racing.
No longer between rock and hard placeTAB BIG BETS/SUNDAY FIX: LEON and Trent Corstens partially purged the disappointment of losing the Australian Cup when Awesome Rock won the Emirates Stakes.
Malaguerra’s mighty effort breaks rivals heartsMALAGUERRA won the Darley Classic on Saturday — but it was a race where the losers mattered, too.
Fame anything but fleeting for ‘Highwayman’NOW trainer Matthew Dunn has mastered the art of setting a horse for TAB Highway Handicap races, he’s turning his attention to next year’s Country Championships.
Corstens’ Rock star simply awesomeAWESOME Rock’s Group 1 win in the $2m Emirates Stakes at Flemington on Saturday was a long time coming, but it was worth the wait.
Fabulous Francis shows Cup potentialFRANCIS Of Assisi streaked to favouritism for next year’s Melbourne Cup when he thrashed his rivals in the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.
Jockey left paralysed after shocking fallGERMAN jockey Frederik Tylicki has been left paralysed from below the waist following a fall in a horrific four-horse pileup earlier this week.
Malaguerra back to his dashing bestTHE Gelagotis team is confident its winning run can continue at Flemington on Saturday with Malaguerra in the Group 1 Darley Classic.
Williams weighs up Classic twist for AlmandinMELBOURNE Cup hero Almandin could be a surprise starter at Sandown next Saturday.
Kepitis still has plenty of firepowerDEBBIE Kepitis, who has become used to that winning feeling as the part-owner of champion Winx, could have more to celebrate at Canterbury on Saturday.
Taste of big time puts spring in Spriggs’ stepBLAKE Spriggs has experienced what racing’s big league is like and it is driving him to take his riding career to a new level.
Analysis: Emirates Stakes, Darley ClassicVADAMOS’S brave fourth in the Cox Plate has Herald Sun’s Matt Stewart leaning towards the French stayer in Saturday’s $2m Group 1 Emirates Stakes.
The Early Oil: Emirates Stakes DayDEMONSTRATE can make it four in a row on the quick back up at Flemington on Saturday, says leading Herald Sun form analyst Michael Manley.
Spring Carnival: Weekend Best BetsOUR experts give you an early shot at finding a winner on Emirates Stakes Day as they look at the major races around the nation.
Inside mail: Big bets and market moversSYDNEY’S premier trainer Chris Waller and form jockey Tim Clark will be carrying the hopes of favourite punters at Canterbury Park on Saturday.
Saturday Best with Ray and DuffTAB BIG BETS: The Daily Telegraph’s Ray Thomas and Sky Thoroughbred Central form expert Ron Dufficy discuss the main races at Flemington and Canterbury on Saturday.
Bolter causes stunning Oaks upsetSYDNEY visitor Lasquieti Spirit, starting at the massive odds of $101, has dominated the $1 million Group 1 VRC Crown Oaks from start to finish.
Pleasure for Payne on Ladies DayMICHELLE Payne kicked off ‘Ladies Day’ at Flemington in superb fashion with her first city winner in 10 months, saluting in the first race on impressive mare Tavi Bay.
A dip in crowds at Flemington carnivalTHE four-day Flemington Cup Carnival attendance may drop below 300,000 for the first time this century.
That’s the Spirit: Bolter runs away with OaksLASQUETI Spirit did her very best Might And Power impersonation to score a stunning Victoria Oaks upset at Flemington on Thursday. WATCH THE FINISH
Stable watch: Inside mail for CanterburyTAB BIG BETS: TEAM Snowden had a treble at three separate venues on Melbourne Cup Day and the stable is chasing another hat-trick of wins at Canterbury on Saturday.
Freedman hopes Show ‘Em will shinePROMISING three-year-olds Show ’Em and Chaussure will get a test of their potential in an intriguing Schweppes Handicap at Canterbury on Saturday.
Dale ready to Swoop on ClassicFELL Swoop’s trainer Matthew Dale hopes his sprinter can end a frustrating run of Group 1 seconds in the Darley Classic at Flemington on Saturday.
Previews: Kempsey and Wagga WaggaBEST BETS: THE aptly-named Cash Spinner is poised to deliver noted horseman John Shelton back-to-back Cup wins when she tackle’s the Kempsey Cup on Friday.
Rose has sweet smell of successMACKAY truck driver Cliff Beckmann got cold feet initially when he considered forking out $2000 for a share in a horse being advertised on the internet.
Almandin in frame for tilt at Doomben CupMELBOURNE Cup winner Almandin is a potential Queensland winter carnival contender, with owner Lloyd Williams flagging the Doomben Cup as a potential target next year.
Vandyke wary of Rose falling short in staying testTRAINER David Vandyke has questioned whether the short odds for Yankee Rose in Thursday’s Crown Oaks was an accurate assessment of his filly’s chances in the $1m staying classic.
Analysis: Crown Oaks paved with GoldPUNTERS can strike gold with Team Hayes in the Crown Oaks, writes Herald Sun form analyst Michael Manley.
Little Miss ready rock and rollROBBIE Laing admits he broke a trainer’s golden rule when he initially ruled Missrock out of the Crown Oaks after jockey Hugh Bowman said the filly couldn’t stay.
Lloyd’s search for six already in trainLLOYD Williams has earmarked up to a dozen potential Melbourne Cup candidates as the record-breaking owner’s obsession with the Cup continues.
Scottish set to fly in EmiratesDENIED again in the Melbourne Cup, Godophin will renew its quest for more Australian spring riches when Scottish starts in the Emirates Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.
Preview: Best bets for HawkesburyCOP the tip. Trainer Noel Mayfield-Smith reckons he hasn’t taken such a powerful team to a race meeting in a decade.
History against Almandin defending Cup titleALMANDIN has to defy the odds again just to have a chance to defend his Melbourne Cup title next year.
Williams lauds McEvoy as world’s bestRECORD-breaking owner Lloyd Williams has hailed Kerrin McEvoy as the best “rider of staying horses in the world” while savouring an unprecedented fifth Melbourne Cup victory.
The $1 billion plunge that still can’t win a CupTWENTY-six starts. Ten jockeys. Eighteen years. One billion dollars. No matter how much you blew on your Melbourne Cup plunge, it’s nothing compared to this man.
‘We are all very thirsty lads’THE madcap Irishmen reckon they would not have made it through the night if Heartbreak City had landed the Melbourne Cup prize. So second was a great result.
High five: Lloyd the new Cups kingLLOYD Williams became the most successful owner in Melbourne Cup history and gave a once-spurned jockey the sweetest success of all in the 156th running of the race that stops a nation.
Williams: ‘We are still learning’MELBOURNE Cup-winning owner Lloyd Williams says his team is still learning about racing European horses in Australia.
Almandin’s brave journey to the topWHO would have thought a race in Baden Baden, Germany, more than two years ago would have such a profound effect on the Melbourne Cup.
TV reporter doing live cross accosted by womanPERFORMING a live TV cross in front of a sea of inebriated punters is a risky proposition at the best of times. One reporter found that out the hard way.
Melbourne Cup: How the race was run and wonNOT sure what happened to your Cup tip in the run? Michael Manley breaks down the key moments of the Melbourne Cup.
Cup finishing order: what jockeys saidFIND out where your horse finished in the Melbourne Cup, what the jockeys said and the all important TAB dividends for the big race.