Horse Racing

The memory of champion racehorse will not be forgotten but his statue won't quite make full scale as a dedicated country turf club member pushes on with a hometown tribute.

Jockey James McDonald has scored another Melbourne Cup week win steering Zardozi to victory in the VRC Oaks.

Without A Fight's win made the father-and-son duo the 12th trainers to win the Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double in the same year.

Danny Miller was in his early 20's when a trainer asked him to ride in the Melbourne Cup. 

Danny Miller was in his early 20s when he raced in the Melbourne Cup 56 years ago on a horse called Royal Coral. Now, after a 50-year racing career, he has been honoured with a mural at his local turf club.

The Freedman family has etched another famous victory into history after 'Without A Fight' claimed the Cup being trained under father-son duo Sam and Anthony following in the footsteps of five time winner Lee.

Father and son duo Anthony and Sam Freedman add their names to their family's rich Melbourne Cup legacy, as celebrations continue in Melbourne. 

Check out the full finishing order from the 2023 Melbourne Cup.

Mark Zahra answers the critics for his choice in rides, becoming the first jockey in 44 years to win back-to-back Melbourne Cups on different horses, as Without A Fight beats the field at Flemington.

Tens of thousands of punters descended on the Flemington Racecourse for the running of the 2023 Melbourne Cup — the 163rd iteration of the historic race.

Without A Fight wins the Melbourne Cup, becoming the first horse in 22 years to complete the Melbourne-Caulfield Cup double. Follow live.

Do horses even know they are in a race, let alone have a desire to win it? Do they understand what it means when their nose is the first one to pass the post?

Ahead of the 163rd running of the Melbourne Cup, test your knowledge with this quiz about Australia's most famous horse race.

The French Gelding will need to pass a final vet inspection tomorrow morning, otherwise it'll be scratched from the famous race.

It's nearly the first Tuesday in November, so that means it's Melbourne Cup time. Here's your guide to Australia's most famous race.

RSPCA calls for greater transparency in horse racing industry as well as banning the use of whips in races like the Melbourne Cup.

Superstar jockey Frankie Dettori flies into Australia today ahead of the race that stops the nation — but racing's Greatest Showman's Melbourne Cup dreams have been dashed again. Andrew McGarry looks at Dettori's career and the latest plot twists in his incredible story.

Frank Reys is being remembered after winning the Melbourne Cup 50-years ago. He is the only Aboriginal jockey to win the race.

Fifty years ago, Frank Reys made a scorching burst in the closing stages to win the Melbourne Cup on Gala Supreme. Frank was the first, and remains the only, First Nations jockey to win the Cup.

Without A Fight has won the Melbourne Cup, giving jockey Mark Zahra back-to-back wins and father-and-son training team Anthony and Sam Freedman their greatest triumph. 

Ridden superbly by star jockey James McDonald, Riff Rocket edges out Apulia to triumph in the Victoria Derby at Flemington.

Damien Oliver is hoping a final fling on European import Alenquer will help him secure a fourth Melbourne Cup victory before his retirement.

Jockey Lachlan Scorse remains in the ICU and two others were hospitalised following a mid-race collision at a racetrack in Taree.

Less than a month after undergoing amputation surgery, horse rider Suzin Wells was back in the saddle.

Romantic Warrior snuck home just ahead of Mr Brightside to claim the 2023 Cox Plate with Alligator Blood finishing third.