Horse Racing

Tributes are flowing in memory of famous racehorse Makybe Diva, the only horse to have won the Melbourne Cup three times, after she died following a short battle with colic aged 27.

The three-time Melbourne Cup winner is being farewelled after a short battle.

‘I thought those ambulance days would be long over.’

The popular champion cheated death once but took a turn for the worse this week.

The racing community has been sent into shock following the death of a young jockey who was trampled to death mid-race in a freak accident. 

St Jean’s death came just three weeks after his five-year-old son won the Melbourne Cup.

The superstar jockey pleaded guilty for her part in the incident that sent a rival rider to hospital.

Stewards have ordered the Cox Plate winner to serve his suspensions concurrently. He also has to pay a hefty fine.

Umbrellas are essential as wet and wild weather wreaks havoc at the track.

EMMA FREEDMAN: The warring spring carnivals have brought out the best on the track this year, putting an end to the debate about the future of racing.

Champion hoop James McDonald has no qualms around Via Sistina’s wide alley for the Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday as the pair bid to back up their Cox Plate conquest.

Racing protestors were up in arms when they saw blood coming from the horse as it was paraded around Flemington.

Jamie Melham has revealed how she processed the ‘insane feeling’ of a historic victory at the Melbourne Cup, being only the second woman to do so.

Tony McEvoy recalls a young Jamie Melham ‘knocking off’ his horses before joining forces with the woman who would ultimately deliver him a Melbourne Cup.

The veteran rider has suffered a serious injury but still showed ‘typical class’ from his bed.