Champion trainer Ciaron Maher had the quinella in the Big Dance last year and is every chance of repeating the feat again on Tuesday.

After some deliberation and with no confidence, the seven-time Melbourne Cup winning owner has declared his top tip for the race.

The pre-race bolter? The punting pig? The over-racer? Which Melbourne Cup day punter are you ... if you're being honest with yourself.

Tavi Time finished fourth in last year's Big Dance but his trainer Kris Less is confident of a more pointy finishing position in Tuesday's $3 million feature at Royal Randwick.

Armed with a $26 outsider, a barrier draw he's convinced is a Queensland omen, and singing jockey Robbie Dolan, who owes him a performance at the after-party, the recruitment agency boss from Brisbane ...

Australian Bloodstock already have two Melbourne Cup trophies on the mantelpiece and their famous colours will be out in force at Flemington on Tuesday.

Two-time Melbourne Cup-winning owner Luke Murrell has offered his forthright thoughts on this year's Melbourne Cup.

Fengarada ($126) is a famous wet-tracker, but he's famously out-of-form too. Brave Miss ($7.50) is in form on top of the ground, but has won over a mile on soft ground multiple times (note, this is ...

Owner Brae Sokolski won just about every big race in Australia during a golden period, but the man who part-owns a pair of Melbourne Cup hopefuls says he has enjoyed the anonymity of a quiet couple of ...

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Jye McNeil recalls the surreal silence of his 2020 triumph during the Covid pandemic.

Self-proclaimed showman Robbie Dolan explains why he won't be feeling the pressure as he bids to defend his Melbourne Cup jockey crown.

France-based Italian Alessandro Botti will be trying to outdo his cousin Marco's Melbourne Cup deeds with striking grey stayer Presage Nocturne on Tuesday.