Michelle Payne was the first woman jockey to win the Melbourne Cup in 2015 at odds of $100-1. Having recently relinquished her jockey licence, she will attend this year’s carnival as an ambassador.

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November was the deadliest month on Victorian roads last year, equal with January, recording 32 deaths in the month, 13 of which were over the Melbourne Cup weekend alone. More than 11,200 ...

SYDNEY, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The owners of Melbourne Cup favourite Via Sistina have decided ... Stakes at Flemington Racecourse the following weekend. The seven-year-old became outright favourite ...

will endure a nervous few nights as his luckless Moonee Valley Cup run was one of the better Melbourne Cup trials over the past weekend. Of the 35 horses remaining, five of them have not passed the ...

But over the weekend, influencers and celebrities headed ... Follow the ABC Sport live blog of all the action from Flemington on Melbourne Cup day. One influencer who works at the Melbourne ...

The Melbourne Cup is worth $8 million, with the winner receiving $4.4 million. Trainers receive 10% of the winnings, jockeys 5%, and 85% goes to the owners of the horse.