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Bettering Bart: The lessons from a master that set Maher on a path to his own history
In the backstory of Ciaron Maher, who on Tuesday became the first trainer in the Melbourne Cup’s 166-year history to train the first three horses across the line, lies a brief period of learning all he could from the man whose achievements in Australia’s greatest race surpass all others, Bart Cummings.
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Point Of Law
Point Of Law gives Frankel the Melbourne Cup sire honour that eluded Galileo
Point Of Law’s Melbourne Cup win gives Frankel his first winner of the race from 11 starts by his progeny, an honour his sire Galileo never achieved from 39 starts, and makes him Frankel’s fifth individual Australian Group 1 winner.
The workforce behind Flemington’s biggest Melbourne Cup crowd in a decade
Flemington drew nearly 100,000 racegoers to Melbourne Cup Day, its largest crowd since 2016. The VRC’s most recent workforce figure, more than 14,000 accredited staff across the 2024 carnival, gives the scale of the caterers, builders, security, cleaners, turf staff and broadcast crews behind the event.
Rowe On Monday
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.
Grahame Begg
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.

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