Verry Elleegant victory at Melbourne Cup
New Zealand-bred horse Verry Elleegant has won the Melbourne Cup at Flemington, storming home in the final straight to win by three-and-a-half lengths.
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Race-day fashion influenced by pandemic
Race-day fashion influenced by pandemic
Cup Day at Wingatui is looking a little different this year.
Incentivise hot favourite to take Melbourne Cup
Incentivise hot favourite to take Melbourne Cup
Australian-bred stayer Incentivise will look to cap a golden Spring with victory in the Melbourne Cup as the runaway favourite in the race that stops the nation and neighbouring New Zealand.
Otago stops for race
Otago stops for race
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Record ticket sales for Melbourne Cup Day
Record ticket sales for Melbourne Cup Day
Record sales for the Mainland Air Melbourne Cup Day at the Wingatui racecourse are pleasing organisers, who expect about 8000 people to attend.
Racing: Betting scandal overshadows Melbourne Cup
Racing: Betting scandal overshadows Melbourne Cup
Australian jockey Damien Oliver, who will ride Americain in the Melbourne Cup later today, has admitted to placing an illegal bet on a rival horse and could face a lengthy ban, local media reported.
Fine line-up on track and off
Fine line-up on track and off
The weather put a damper on many outfits at Melbourne Cup Day at the Wingatui racecourse yesterday.
Stars come out for Melbourne Cup
Stars come out for Melbourne Cup
Sarah Jessica Parker, Dita Von Teese and the Kardashian sisters are among the stars jockeying for position as the biggest drawcards in the celebrity stakes at today's Melbourne Cup carnival.
Megan leaping into Cup mode
Megan leaping into Cup mode
After once donning silks for race meets, Megan Brick will be wearing something slightly more ladylike for today's Melbourne Cup.
Cup brimmeth over
Cup brimmeth over
For longer than we can really nail down, the four of us have been attending Cup Week in Christchurch. Rex Martin, from Wellington, Stephen Gray, from Nelson, Nevan Trotter and myself, from...
Racing: Third time lucky for grinning Cup winners
Racing: Third time lucky for grinning Cup winners
The Australian owners of Americain are still pinching themselves a day after winning the Melbourne Cup.
Racing: What the jockeys said after the Cup
Racing: What the jockeys said after the Cup
What the jockeys had to say after the Melbourne Cup...
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Racing: Cup day could bring showers
Racing: Cup day could bring showers
Melbourne's fickle weather could bring a few showers down on the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup, with punters urged to pack an umbrella just in case.
Racing: Bauer out of Melbourne Cup
Racing: Bauer out of Melbourne Cup
English stayer Bauer has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup due to a foot problem.
Racing: Picking a Cup winner by the numbers
Racing: Picking a Cup winner by the numbers
That time of year has arrived again when people throughout the country reach for the form guides and search frantically for clues to identify the Melbourne Cup winner.
Racing: High Chaparral claims derby trifecta
Racing: High Chaparral claims derby trifecta
High Chaparral showed what a loss he will be to the New Zealand breeding industry when siring the trifecta in the $A1.5m ($NZ1.85m) AJC Derby at Randwick yesterday.
Racing: Overseas raiders accept Cup challenge
Racing: Overseas raiders accept Cup challenge
International trainers have accepted the challenge to try to win the 150th Melbourne Cup with a star-studded entry for the $6 million race.
Racing: Beach workout has Alcopop fizzing
Racing: Beach workout has Alcopop fizzing
Last year's beaten Melbourne Cup favourite Alcopop pleased in a beach workout today and is set to make a belated return in Saturday's Penny Edition Stakes.
Racing: Landlocked on Cup path
Racing: Landlocked on Cup path
Melbourne Cup aspirant Landlocked has taken the first steps towards the famous race with a dashing victory over 1200 metres at Canterbury.
Racing: Cups hope Moudre impresses Williams
Racing: Cups hope Moudre impresses Williams
Leading jockey Craig Williams may have found himself a more than handy Caulfield and Melbourne Cup ride if up-and-coming stayer Moudre can continue his authoritative rise through the ranks.