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The Melbourne Cup betting phenomenon – 70,000 bets a minute and $250 million in turnover
The Melbourne Cup remains Australian racing’s unrivalled betting event, generating turnover figures that dwarf every other race and reinforcing its status as the nation’s biggest day for punters.
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🔒 🔒 ASIC says prediction markets have ‘all the features of a bet’
ASIC chair Sarah Court says the regulator is not convinced retail prediction markets are in the public interest, likening them to banned binary options, as lookalike products hit the Australian market.
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Rowe On Monday – Hatton savours Derby victory as Kieran and Tom Moore complete rare family double
In this week’s Rowe On Monday, Ross Hatton’s reveals his broodmare band of 30 at his South Australian farm includes Rose Memory and Seracena, who are the dams of first and second in this year’s Victoria Derby, while Kieran and Tom Moore are enjoying their rare Derby connection and Louis Mihalyka says Militarize has proven to be a good moneyspinner despite his infertility.
🔒 🔒 Zakouma gives Begg a long-awaited place on racing’s biggest stage
Melbourne Cup heartbreak has twice denied Grahame Begg, but the veteran trainer is finally set to realise a lifelong ambition with Zakouma in the race that has captivated him since childhood.
Melbourne Cup by the pedigree page – 23 sires represented, the most this century
The 2026 Melbourne Cup’s 24 runners represent 23 sires, the most this century, while Shockletz could make Shocking the first Cup winner to sire a winner of the race since 1984.
Needs Further, the sire who transformed a family, a farm and Tasmanian breeding, dies at age 19
For Armidale Stud’s David Whishaw, Needs Further was more than a horse who helped reshape Tasmanian breeding. The stallion’s death at 19 has left a family and a farm grieving a close mate and facing the difficult task of finding his successor.
