Melbourne Cup
MPs left hanging as Qantas charm offensive fails to launch
Try as it might, Qantas can’t seem to avoid annoying members of federal parliament.
- by Madeleine Heffernan and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Rank outsider wins Cup lead-in but runner-up will enter race that stops the nation instead
The connections of Geelong Cup winner Amade said they’re unlikely to press onto the Melbourne Cup, despite triumphing in a thrilling finish to the race on Wednesday.
- by Damien Ractliffe
‘Take the race away from them’: The farcical rule that could cause a protest in the Melbourne Cup
Prominent owner Terry Henderson says he will lodge a protest in the Melbourne Cup if his horse is narrowly beaten by a horse whose jockey breaks the whip rules.
- by Damien Ractliffe
Frankie Dettori denied Melbourne Cup dream after whip ban
Frankie Dettori’s dream of winning a Melbourne Cup, one of the few major races not on his glittering CV, is over.
- by Rob Harris
Michael Clarke just wants to talk about lemon, lime and nothing bitter
The former Australian cricket captain couldn’t dodge questions about his recent spectacular dust-up in a Noosa parking lot.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Spooked: The exclusive Melbourne school where Halloween is not welcome
An upmarket school tells parents it wants no part of the sinister occult practices of Halloween that bring “annoyance, destruction and havoc”.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Do you leave your Melbourne Cup event plans until the home straight? Here’s how to pick a winner
If you’ve left your decision too late, we’re here to help. Here are our top eight Melbourne Cup events in Perth.
- by Rob Broadfield
‘Why is my life more important than another?’ Everest jockey’s dangerous trips to Ukraine
Huddled in a war bunker with an eight-year-old girl helping her grandmother, Craig Williams broke down. But the champion jockey has found his purpose in life and is on a mission to raise millions for the war-torn country.
- by Adam Pengilly
The Everest winner will earn $100,000 per second - and this is how a jockey can win it
Bart Cummings used to tell his jockeys to wait until the Flemington clock tower in the Melbourne Cup. But how much do tactics come into play over the speed trip at Royal Randwick?
- by Adam Pengilly
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City life
Melbourne Cup parade scratched, but could be back in 2024
The annual Melbourne Cup parade that has run through the city every year since 1983 - except for pandemic years - has been cancelled.
- by Cara Waters
Melbourne Cup champ Gold Trip swoops field to win Turnbull Stakes
Could Gold Trip become the first horse since Makybe Diva to win back to back Melbourne Cups?
- by Damien Ractliffe