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A long shot, but Nakeeta holds Cup hope for Darren Dance

A long shot, but Nakeeta holds Cup hope for Darren Dance

Owner Darren Dance acknowledges Nakeeta's form figures are uninspiring, but his galloper will be running on when most Cup rivals have had enough.

  • by Michael Lynch

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Flashback: The remarkable story of the 1948 Melbourne Cup winner
Flashback

Flashback: The remarkable story of the 1948 Melbourne Cup winner

In 1948, apprentice jockey Ray Neville won the Melbourne Cup against the odds. We remember the remarkable story with this article from the archives.

  • by Andrew Rule
Turn the taps on at Flemington, says Yucatan's owner
Melbourne Cup

Turn the taps on at Flemington, says Yucatan's owner

Nick Williams, the owner of Melbourne Cup chances Yucatan and The Cliffsofmoher has called for Flemington to water the track ahead of Tuesday's race but not all the trainers of overseas horses support his view.

  • by Peter Ryan
Greatest? Enable races into history in US days after Winx triumph
Spring Racing Carnival

Greatest? Enable races into history in US days after Winx triumph

Arguments will be re-ignited as to who is the best after super mare Enable's US triumph makes headlines just days after Winx's history-making Cox Plate.

  • by Michael Lynch
Race-by-race preview and tips for Goulburn
Today's Tips

Race-by-race preview and tips for Goulburn

Everything you need to find a winner on the seven-race card at Goulburn on Sunday.

  • by Neil Evans
World powers on Melbourne Cup collision course
Melbourne Cup

World powers on Melbourne Cup collision course

An Irish training genius and Melbourne Cup fanatic Lloyd Williams will go head to head with the ruler of Dubai as the big boys come out to play on Tuesday.

  • by Adam Pengilly
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Melbourne Cup 2018: Your downloadable office sweep
Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup 2018: Your downloadable office sweep

It's that time of year when the gold coins and notes come out and the Melbourne Cup sweep rules offices around the nation. Get your downloadable sweep here.

No favours for the favourite in Melbourne Cup barrier draw
Melbourne Cup

No favours for the favourite in Melbourne Cup barrier draw

Nick Williams joked he would have to sack himself from drawing barriers after he picked up gate 23 for Melbourne Cup favourite Yucatan.

  • by Chris Roots & Adam Pengilly
Melbourne Cup guide: Every horse's chances
Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup guide: Every horse's chances

The field has been set, and now it's time to figure out where to put your hard-earned for the race that stops a nation.

  • by Peter Ryan
Celebrities descend upon Melbourne for Derby Day
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Celebrities descend upon Melbourne for Derby Day

Usain Bolt and Elle Macpherson were just some of the celebrities to arrive for the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Favourite Yucatan pulls horror gate as invaders fare badly in Cup draw
Melbourne Cup

Favourite Yucatan pulls horror gate as invaders fare badly in Cup draw

Favourite Yucatan drew poorly in stall 23 for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup while Caulfield Cup hero Best Solution will have every chance from gate six

  • by Michael Lynch