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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.

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‘It just looks like they pressed play on the song and jumped around.’

The ex-Dragons and NSW forward allegedly accessed another man’s account and transferred the funds to himself.

The huge crowd at Flemington have watched on in horror as a star jockey crashed to the turf in a bad race fall.

‘The last thing he watched was the Caulfield Cup, he was such a big supporter of mine.’

Of the frocks we’ve seen, many are in need of a good press.

The race that stops the nation has been run and won. Here is where every horse finished in the Melbourne Cup.

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.

Former Australian captain Michael Clarke has shared details about his ongoing health battle.

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.