Melbourne Cup trophy reaches insane 165-year first
It’s the race that stops the nation and now the Melbourne Cup trophy itself has reached new heights for 2026.
Horse racing
Melbourne Cup winning trainers face ‘enormous’ ban
The father and son trainers fronted the Victorian Racing Tribunal on Wednesday and a verdict will be determined on July 1.
Teenage girl arrested after horses stabbed at barrel racing event
A teenage girl was arrested after three horses were stabbed multiple times in a horror incident at a competition event in the USA.
'Universally loved' jockey dies six weeks after freak accident
Veteran jockey Shane McGovern has died after a freak accident last month that saw him trapped under a horse for six hours.
Group 1 winning trainer dies after Melbourne tram fall
The 70-year-old was hospitalised last Thursday after reportedly falling while stepping off a tram in Melbourne.
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$6m horse out of major race after freak stingray encounter
Group 1 winner Lady Of Camelot has been ruled out of Saturday's Doomben 10,000 after a beach swim went horribly awry.
Jockey faces double amputation after trackwork accident
A Queensland jockey could lose both legs after he was trapped under a dead horse for six hours.
Winx's $10 million foal retires without ever racing
The first surviving foal of equine superstar Winx has retired without ever racing after veterinarian advice.
Jockey celebrates win, then gets banned instead
Callum Pritchard mistakenly pulled his ride up a lap short during a jumps meeting at the English country track of Plumpton.
Melbourne Cup icon Payne immortalised with statue
Melbourne Cup icon Michelle Payne has been immortalised with a bronze statue at Flemington racecourse.