Horse Racing

A fire is raging in the Caulfield racecourse grandstand.

Firefighters battle major blaze in racecourse grandstand

WATCH: A major fire has raged in the famous grandstand at a major metropolitan racetrack with significant damage reported.

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Newcastle trainer Sam Kavanagh has lost his battle with cancer.

‘Shocking’ news shatters racing as ‘wonderful human’ dies, aged 38

The popular trainer lost his health battle overnight after ‘complications proved too much’.

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William Pike is set to be sidelined.

Pike pain: Scooter crash sidelines star jockey

Star jockey William Pike will miss the rest of the Ascot carnival after injuring himself riding an E-scooter.

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Jockey James Orman has lost the top of his finger after a horse bit it off.

Horse bites off top of jockey’s finger in stable mishap

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: The leading hoop has been hospitalised after the bizarre incident.

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Luke Nolen has been taken to hospital after a nasty fall.

Champion jockey taken to hospital after nasty fall

Racing was halted while medics rushed to help the 44-year-old.

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Anthony Cummings has had his horse training business placed into liquidation.

Racing royalty’s business collapses owing millions

The company is under administration and the 68-year-old could be forced out of his family’s famous stables.

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Knight’s Choice just nosed out Warp Speed and Okita Soushi in a thrilling Lexus Melbourne Cup run.

Lucky punter snags $3.2m win from $100 Melbourne Cup bet

One punter has nabbed a life-changing seven-figure collect after a remarkable stake in the Melbourne Cup.

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Melbourne Cup winner Robbie Dolan belting out the tunes with Ronan Keating at the Crown Oaks lunch .@FlemingtonVRC

How Robbie Dolan celebrated Melbourne Cup success

Irish jockey Robbie Dolan has delivered another stunning performance alongside pop star Ronan Keating as he revelled in his Melbourne Cup success.

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Knight’s Choice won the Melbourne Cup as a huge outsider.

Twist as footy star explains detail on Melbourne Cup betting post

The covered-up bet below a $10,000 Cup win has been revealed after his post was referred to the integrity unit.

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Former The Voice contestant Robbie Dolan has won the Melbourne Cup.

From heartache on The Voice to a Melbourne Cup triumph

Newly-minted Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Robbie Dolan once competed in television singing contest The Voice. 

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Robbie Dolan rides #11 Knight's Choice to Melbourne Cup glory.

FINISHING ORDER: How every Melbourne Cup runner fared

The nation has been stopped, the race has been won. Here is how every horse fared in the Melbourne Cup.

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Knight's Choice jockey Robbie Dolan and trainers trainers John Symons and Sheila Laxon celebrate.

Knight’s Choice edges home in Melbourne Cup boilover

Unheralded outsider Knight’s Choice has sprung one of the rudest shocks in Melbourne Cup history, edging out Warp Speed in a photo finish.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 05: Bob Geldof poses for a photo during 2024 Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 05, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Sam Tabone/Getty Images)

Liz Hurley, Olympic stars lead Melbourne Cup fashion stakes

A host of celebrities stepped out in colourful spring-themed outfits for the big racing day for a chance to show off stylish fashion statements on a national stage.

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