There will be no long faces in any of Dave Canny's three Ballarat pubs if Half Yours completes the famed Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double on Tuesday.

Racenet's Clinton Payne thinks a $41 roughie can cause a boilover in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Get his tips and form assessment for each of the 24 runners.

Storm Rider was promoted into the field as a standby declared runner with the withdrawal of Packing Bole, inheriting barrier one.

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at Monday's meeting at Ballarat, with scratchings decimating the card.

Forget the Melbourne Cup, it's Big Dance day at Randwick with 10 races for us to dine out on. Pretty keen to stay out of this ...

Valiant King showed signs he was ready to fire long before the grey burst into Melbourne Cup contention, Chris Waller has ...

The 2025 edition sees seven prior winners booked for the 24 final acceptors, while five jockeys will be having their first ...

Michael Rodd's dream came true in 2007 when he won the Melbourne Cup but he wasn't prepared for the crushing pressure that ...

Since the year 2000, the most successful Melbourne Cup winning weights have been 51 to 51.5kg with five winners while 52 to 52.5kg and 54 to 54.5kg have each have won four Melbourne Cups since 2000.

Race-by-race preview, tips and best bets for Melbourne Cup day at Flemington, including a $21 on-topper in race three.

Punters tipster Katelyn Mallyon offers up her selections for Saturday's G1 Victoria Derby day card at Flemington as the Melbourne Cup carnival kicks off once again.

Some Melbourne Cup-winning jockeys have retreated into the racing bubble after scoring on the first Tuesday in November - not so Dolan.