Series
Melbourne Cup 2025
Enjoy our reporting from the lead-up to this year’s race.
She broke her back in her fourth race. Now Celine Gaudray will ride in the Melbourne Cup
Broken bones and suspensions haven’t dampened the big smile of rising star Celine Gaudray who will ride in the Melbourne Cup for the first time on Tuesday, just 10 years after lobbing on trainer Pat Carey’s doorstop looking for part-time work.
- Peter Ryan
Watch the video: ‘What the hell just happened?’ Robbie Dolan relives elation of Cup win
Twelve months after he shocked the world by joining the Melbourne Cup honour roll, the Irish jockey relives the race blow by blow.
- Danny Russell
- Analysis
Fairytales and heavyweights: How to tip the Melbourne Cup trifecta
Racing writers Danny Russell and Peter Ryan pull apart the Melbourne Cup field searching for the winning trifecta formula.
- Danny Russell and Peter Ryan
- Updated
The in-form favourite, the X-factor and the wet-track specialist: Michelle Payne rates every Cup runner
Ten years after her famous Melbourne Cup win on Prince of Penzance, Michelle Payne gives here horse-by-horse guide to this year’s race.
- Michelle Payne and Danny Russell
- Blinkers On
Michelle Payne’s Cup win was unforgettable. But no one mentions this man’s involvement
It will soon be time for the Racing industry to consider bringing a Melbourne Cup winner out of exile.
- Danny Russell
He’s best mates with Tiger and used to own Man United. Meet the Irish billionaire with his first runner in the Cup
Irish racing’s most famous owner is a man of few words but big ambitions. Goodie Two Shoes will become his first Cup runner on Tuesday.
- Peter Ryan
Pick your winners with our 2025 Melbourne Cup sweep
The Melbourne Cup is almost upon us, and this is the easiest and best way to organise your home, party or office sweep. Enter the player names, get your picks and watch the race. Easy.
- Opinion
I’ve watched Gai Waterhouse transform this horse — and something is different
A horse attempting the Melbourne Cup for the third time hasn’t triumphed in more than 30 years. But something about this runner feels different — a new calmness, a sharper focus, and a maturity that wasn’t there before.
- Ally Mosley
How to pick a Melbourne Cup winner: A bluffer’s guide to punting
Which barrier number has the most wins in Flemington history and are you better off picking a gelding or a mare?
- Hannah Kennelly
- Analysis
How the experts are tipping the Melbourne Cup, the best bets for the day and how to place a wager
This is your complete guide to the races on Cup Day, with tips for each race, extended selections for the Melbourne Cup and the best bets of the day.
- Danny Russell
First Caulfield, now Melbourne. On Tuesday Jamie Melham can rewrite racing history
Jamie Melham will join her husband Ben as the first husband-wife pair to ride in the same Melbourne Cup. But can she become the first female to win the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double on favourite Half Yours.
- Peter Ryan
He quotes The Godfather and has a private jet. Some say he wields too much power in Victorian racing
Jonathan Munz is an influential racehorse owner who made his fortune in a plumbing supplies business. As the Melbourne Cup carnival begins, we profile the man who is making things happen in racing.
- Danny Russell and Cameron Houston
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