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.
Point Of Law has won the 2026 Melbourne Cu, beating stablemates Zahrann and Juja Kibo to give trainer Ciaron Maher the trifecta in Australia's greatest race.
Racing Victoria stewards have ordered the Melbourne Cup scratching of the Chris Waller-trained Asterix because of a breach of race-day treatment rules,. resulting in a $50,000 fine for the champion trainer.
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.
An impressive Group 3 debut victory by Amelia’s Affair has her co-trainer Annabel Archibald talking up her prospects for the 2027 Golden Slipper.
More than US$100 million was spent on breeding stock at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale in Kentucky, an auction which precedes the cross-town Keeneland sale in Lexington.
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.
A $1 million wager by JP McManus on the George Boughey-trained Hopewell Rock, laid by Lyndon Cleary, Chris Lester and Swiftbet was the biggest bet at Monday's Melbourne Cup Call of the Card at Crown.
Nick Ryan did not attend Monday's stewards inquiry, forcing its adjournment, as Racing Victoria officials also heard evidence from veterinarian Dr Luke Campbell following the discovery of syringes containing a prohibited substance at the trainer's Flemington stables on Saturday.
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.
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