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Michelle Payne with Lady Marigold Southey AC who funded her statue at Flemington Racecourse.

She’s lived soaring highs and devastating lows, but this special moment lifted Michelle Payne’s spirits

Michelle Payne made history when she won the 2015 Melbourne Cup. Now she’s part of another very rare group of just five at Flemington Racecourse.

  • Danny Russell

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Warrnambool trainer Symon Wilde had his mare Sirileo Miss stood down for 12 months.

No answers in breast cancer drug mystery, as horse trainers hit with fines

Racing tribunal hands out $24,000 in fines despite no evidence to prove that trainers were culpable.

  • Danny Russell
Phoenix Thoroughbreds’ horse Farnan (white cap) wins the 2020 Golden Slipper.

Money laundering probes, a multimillion-dollar deal and misleading evidence: The curious case before Victoria’s racing tribunal

Bahrain businessman Nader Al AlaAli has appealed a racing tribunal’s guilty finding for giving misleading evidence in a case, questioning links to a man’s international breeding and racing operation, a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme and money laundering.

  • Danny Russell
Patrick and Michelle Payne.

‘He will be sorely missed’: Paynes post tribute after driver, horses die in accident

The brother-and-sister team of Patrick and Michelle Payne released a heartfelt statement after the tragic, early morning accident.

  • Danny Russell
Co-owner, Dennis Gowing, leads Melbourne Cup winner, What a Nuisance with jockey Pat Hyland.

‘He was never a self-promoter’: Hyland remembered as Newitt makes Newmarket history on All-Star Mile day

A hall of famer and a fallen jockey were both remembered on a history-making day at Flemington.

  • Danny Russell
Makybe Diva and Glen Boss win the third of their Melbourne Cups at Flemington.

‘I had a sense’: Boss recalls final moment with Melbourne Cup legend Makybe Diva

News broke at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday that the only winner of three Melbourne Cups has died.

  • Danny Russell and Scott Spits
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Makybe Diva, with her Cups and strapper Christine Mitchell at trainer Lee Freedman's Rye property in 2005.

Three Cups, one Diva: Remembering the horse who rewrote the record books

Makybe Diva didn’t just win. She dominated. And in doing so, she left a hoofprint on the soul of a racing nation.

  • Rob Harris
Sirileo Miss has returned to racing after testing positive to formestane, a product used to treat breast cancer.

‘What have they done?’ Horse trainers to learn their fate in breast cancer drug case

Racing stewards are pushing for $60,000 in fines despite no evidence to explain race-day positive tests.

  • Danny Russell
Former Richmond champion Dustin Martin embraces trainer Clinton McDonald after the Blue Diamond Stakes.

Dusty’s delight: Horse with superstar connections steals the Blue Diamond show

A horse with a superstar’s name, ridden by the husband of a champion jockey, and owned by the mate of one of the greatest AFL players in history stole the spotlight in the $2 million Blue Diamond Stakes.

  • Danny Russell
Tabcorp has signed a new broadcast deal with Racing Victoria that will show races throughout the world.

McLachlan signs off on racing broadcast deal; Melbourne Cup trainer to sell up; $220m Moonee Valley project hits snag

Gillon McLachlan’s TAB has signed a new partnership with Racing Victoria, while trainer Danny O’Brien looks to streamline his business and Moonee Valley loses key staff member.

  • Danny Russell