Horse Racing

Jamie Melham has become just the second woman to win the Melbourne Cup, saluting on Half Yours a decade after Michelle Payne’s breakthrough win.

Favourite Gringotts has gone back-to-back in Randwick’s Listed $3 million Big Dance (1600m), again beating Vivvy Air for the second year running and giving his trainer Ciaron Maher the race trifecta.

TV stars, sports personalities, and flamboyantly dressed punters rushed through the gates at Flemington to enjoy a day out at the races.

The glamour of the Melbourne Cup hasn't been dulled for spectators battling cold and drizzly conditions in the lead-up to Australia's most famous race. But they have had to dodge puddles.

The weather continues to keep punters pondering their Melbourne Cup selections, but the biggest downpour on raceday has been the flow of money for the new race favourite.

One punter has gambled a mind-blowing amount of money on the race, with a potential prize of millions.

From fancied runners to funny names, there’s no locked-in way to pick the Melbourne Cup winner — and rain has thrown another spanner in the works.

Jockey Jye McNeil has high hopes for a tumultuous Melbourne Cup winning reception after his silent triumph five years ago in the iconic Flemington race which stops a nation.

Race calling legend Bruce McAvaney has picked the two horses that will give Gringotts a run for his money in the $3 million race.

Who are the riders to look out for in Tuesday’s great race? Racing writer Hayden King casts his eye over the hoops who could make the biggest impact.

EMMA FREEDMAN: Jamie Melham will ride the Melbourne Cup favourite as she leads a stable of female jockeys taking the racing world by storm.

Australia’s biggest bookmakers are wary of ‘roughies’ as Melbourne battens down for a drenching ahead of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday.

Celebrities from the world of sport and fashion, and even a touch of Hollywood, have turned heads at this year’s big racing days in Melbourne and Sydney.

The latest victory extended her unbeaten run to a perfect eight from as many starts.