The Melbourne Cup (G1) will be worth AU$10 million this November, up AU$1.3 million, with the changes primarily designed to reward connections of the runners who finish between 13th and last.

There is extra incentive to have a runner in this year’s Melbourne Cup after Racing Victoria confirmed prizemoney for Australia’s most famous race will be boosted to $10m.

Finishing last in the Melbourne Cup will come with a guaranteed A$100,000 payment after Racing Victoria (RV) announced a prize-money overhaul for its most famous race. The 'race that stops a nation' ...

Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien might have found the spearhead for his bid for a third Melbourne Cup win at Flemington in November.

This year, the Melbourne Cup Carnival has been reimagined to bring fashion, food and entertainment even closer to the trackside action, with the unveiling of a series of exciting new precincts ...

Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien could have a top contender for his third Melbourne Cup after Al Riffa’s dominant win in the Group 2 Curragh Cup, a proven form reference for the first Tuesday in ...

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Robbie Dolan has been hit with a 13-day suspension for careless riding from an incident at Doomben on Saturday.

Rekindling and Twilight Payment landed the Michael John Kennedy Curragh Cup en route to glory in Melbourne for Joseph O'Brien and Al Riffa is poised to go down the same route as he relished the step ...

The Geelong Racing Club has declared the move to make the Geelong Cup a ballot-free race for the Melbourne Cup as the most significant moment in the club's 160-year history. Both the Geelong Cup and ...

Melbourne Cup-winning jockeys Blake Shinn, Craig Williams (inset, top) and Michael Rodd (inset, bottom). Three Melbourne Cup-winning jockeys have blasted the "ridiculous" inertia of a crucial review ...

Melbourne Cup winner Michael Rodd faces another month or more on the sidelines after having his broken hand surgically repaired and secured with a small metal plate and screws.

The Melbourne Cup will be a $10 million race for the first time this spring, but it is the 'turbo-charging' of country maiden races for the new season that holds the greatest significance for ...