Series
Melbourne Cup countdown
Ahead of the running of the Melbourne Cup, on the first Tuesday in November, get the latest news, read expert analysis and download our sweep.
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- Spring racing carnival
The Irish are coming: Michelle Payne’s guide to every horse in the Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne delivers her expert view on who will deliver the goods in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup field.
- Danny Russell
‘It was meant to be’: Jamie Kah rides the emotions on the way to Derby victory
Racing folk are a hardened lot, but there were tears shed openly after Another Wil’s thrilling victory in the Damien Oliver. And yet, Jamie Kah’s biggest moment of the day was still to come.
- Peter Ryan and Andrew Wu
Pick your winners with our 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.
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Training giants dominate with nine Melbourne Cup runners
Chris Waller and Ciaron Maher will go head-to-head on Tuesday with a huge chunk of the Cup field between them.
- Danny Russell, Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan
The Melbourne Cup icon who’s never been to Flemington
Meet the horse named in honour of a Cuban heavyweight boxing champion. He’s never been to Flemington but his impact on Melbourne’s great turf event in recent years has been profound.
- Rob Harris
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2026
This year’s laugh fest has kicked off, with more than 2000 performers stepping up to the mic. Here, our writers take a closer look
- 10 stories
Hate of origin: Inside football’s most intense rivalry
Essendon and Hawthorn have hated each other for more than 40 years, from some old-fashioned thuggery and a fake drug scandal in the mid-80s to last year’s failed bid by the Hawks to poach the Bombers’ captain.
- 5 stories