Melbourne Cup winner to get AUD$4.4 million today
The prize pool for the Melbourne Cup is AUD$8.075 million. This includes AUD$7.75 million in cash and a number of trophies worth a total of AUD$325,000. abc.net.au
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Fiji Fashion Week hosts Melbourne Cup dress competition event
The Fiji Fashion Week will be hosting a dress competition at Grand Pacific Hotel tomorrow with the Melbourne Cup race to be watched by the Australian High Commissioner, J
Who are the favourites to win Melbourne Cup?
Two of the top three horses in the market for this year's Melbourne Cup are a bit of a mystery, as they have not raced in Australia prior to the race. The favourite is
Rain forecast for this year’s Melbourne Cup
This year’s Melbourne Cup is looking like a wet one with the forecast looking grim. Melbourne has been experiencing winter-like conditions and Tuesday is set to
Melbourne Cup second favourite, Loft out of Tuesday’s race
Melbourne Cup's second favourite horse, Loft will not be part of Tuesday’s race. Punters.com.au exclusively reports that Racing Victoria vets found an issue wit
Verry Elleegant wins Melbourne Cup
Despite never winning beyond 2,400m going into the race, New Zealand-bred horse Verry Elleegant has secured the biggest win of her career with Melbourne Cup glory at Flem
Protesters use Squid Game demonstration 'to denounce the Melbourne Cup'
Protesters have taken inspiration from a popular Netflix thriller series as they take a stand against the annual Melbourne Cup.Members from People for the Ethical Treatme
Winner of Melbourne Cup to get AUD $4.4 million
The winner of the Melbourne Cup this year will get Australian $4.4 million in prize money. A total of $8 million prize money is up for grabs this year. Some of the
Melbourne Cup 2021: Full field, barrier draw revealed
The full field for the Melbourne Cup and barrier draw have been revealed. Each year, the announcement of the Melbourne Cup field is one of the most eagerly anticipated
10,000 vaccinated people will be allowed into Flemington to celebrate the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday
The race that stops a nation is almost here — and this year, there will be some spectators in the stands. News.com.au reports the Victorian Government has confi
Melbourne Cup declared a two-horse war
Punters have already declared Melbourne Cup a two-horse war with USA’s Spanish Mission the only threat to raging favourite Incentivise. With several injured con
Christchurch punter now a millionaire thanks to record $30 bet
One lucky Kiwi has scored the biggest Melbourne Cup win ever in New Zealand, pocketing NZ $1.16 million. The retired man from Christchurch placed a combination of Fir
Twilight Payment wins Melbourne Cup
Irish horse Twilight Payment and rider Jye McNeil have won this year's Melbourne Cup, the sporting event known as the "race which stops a nation". Twilight Payment led
Melbourne Cup 2020: Aidan O'Brien, Chris Waller chase elusive cup victory from afar
They are the two best trainers in the world but neither Aidan O’Brien nor Kiwi expat Chris Waller will be at Flemington today as Anthony Van Dyck, Tiger Moth, Verr
No crowds at the Melbourne Cup tomorrow
Australia’s premier horse race will go ahead tomorrow but there will be no crowd allowed for the Melbourne Cup despite the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions
Entries for 2020 Melbourne Cup released
A total of 174 nominations are in for the 2020 Melbourne Cup. Up to contend the $8 million Cup is defending champion Vow and Declare from the Danny O’Brien stab