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Newcastle trainer Kris Lees leading Cup day dream team for inaugural Big Dance

A Lloyd Williams-owned favourite with Frankie Dettori aboard in a big race on the first Tuesday in November. It's a dream scenario for Newcastle trainer Kris Lees that in years gone by would suggest he's in the running for a first Melbourne Cup win. But while Lees' hopes of a…

Newcastle Herald

Melbourne Cup 2022: What time and how to watch, Fashions on the Field, crowds, the favourites, prize money and more

Whether you are a once-a-year punter or a racing tragic, get yourself prepared for the big day with our guide to the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

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Melbourne Cup day expected to be interrupted by rain, and possible thunderstorm and hail

Revellers heading to Flemington Racecourse for the race that stops the nation are in for a wet one.

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British raider Deauville Legend the hot favourite for 2022 Melbourne Cup

James Ferguson's stable star is believed to be the shortest priced UK runner in the history of the "race that stops the nation" as he bids to win one of the world's biggest sporting events

Daily Mirror

Don your spring racing finery, Melbourne Cup Race Day returns in full swing

More than 3000 people are expected to gather at Thoroughbred Park for the Melbourne Cup.

The Canberra Times

‘Glorious’: Everything you need to know about the 2022 Melbourne Cup Carnival

After two years without crowds, the Melbourne Cup Carnival is back on track, with huge crowds expected and $1.6 billion in consumer spending

The New Daily

Cup runner won't go down Without A Fight

Without A Fight is rated the second-string overseas runner in the Melbourne Cup but Ed Crisford says the stayer is in prime condition to run well at Flemington.

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Ambivalence towards horse racing leaves Melbourne Cup half full

Has Flemington’s ‘race that stops a nation’ lost its hold on our collective imagination?

The Guardian - AU

Deauville Legend draws 'spot on' Cup gate

Melbourne Cup favourite Deauville Legend will start from a middle barrier in the $8 million race at Flemington.

AAP

Melbourne Cup 2022: Field, horses, form guide and finishing order

Former French galloper Gold Trip has won the Melbourne Cup, giving jockey Mark Zahra and trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace their first wins in the great race. Here is the final finishing order.

ABC News

Rate rise expected on Melbourne Cup day likely to be followed by higher inflation outlook

Two of Australia’s biggest banks predict the Reserve Bank will revise the inflation rate to 8% – the highest since March 1990

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne Cup day horse freight thrown into chaos as livestock stopped from travelling on Spirit of Tasmania

Horses set to race on Melbourne Cup day are stuck in Tasmania after the operator of the Spirit of Tasmania stops livestock freight in the wake of a devastating court decision.

ABC News

Ferguson dares to dream for Cup favourite

English horseman James Ferguson established his own training business three years ago and is eyeing a Melbourne Cup triumph with favourite Deauville Legend.

AAP

Racing mourns champion jockey Harry White

Harry White, one of Australia's most decorated jockeys with four Melbourne Cup wins in a 35-year career in the saddle, has died aged 78.

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Did the wall that saved the Melbourne Cup racetrack contribute to the flooding of 245 homes?

The Maribyrnong River had its worst flood in almost 50 years last week. Now residents and experts are asking if it had to be that bad

Newcastle Herald

Kris Lees weighing up last-ditch Melbourne Cup shot with Luncies

Newcastle trainer Kris Lees was leaning towards running Luncies from a wide gate in the Geelong Cup on Wednesday, rather than wait for Saturday's Moonee Valley Gold Cup, as a last-ditch shot at securing a Melbourne Cup start.

AAP

Waller turns attention to Melbourne Cup

Chris Waller's prospects of winning the Melbourne Cup for a second time have been boosted by Durston's Caulfield Cup victory.

ABC News

As Melbourne clean-up begins, concerns raised over whether Flemington Racecourse wall exacerbated flooding

Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse, home to next month's Melbourne Cup, escaped severe flooding as homes around it were inundated on Friday. The racecourse has a rock wall to protect it from flooding.

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From Smokin' Romans to Anamoe and Deauville Legend, the leading chances for the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup

Three of Australia's most famous horse races will be run and won in less than three weeks — Andrew McGarry checks out the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup for the favourites and main chances.

Newcastle Herald

Racing: Australian Bloodstock's lucrative spell as Gold Trip opts for Caulfield Cup

"I know going forward we're probably going to look to target Sydney even more so than Melbourne next year, just with all the options that have come about."

Newcastle Herald

Greyhounds: Melbourne Cup next for Newcastle-owned French Martini after Black Top final

"I keep thinking surely she can't make another one, but everything she's been in she's made. She's a good one."

Newcastle Herald

Durston gives James McDonald maiden Newcastle Cup

Premier jockey James McDonald quipped that he may have locked in his Melbourne Cup ride too soon after guiding the Chris Waller-trained Durston to a commanding victory in the Newcastle Cup (2300m) on Friday.

ABC News

How Queen Elizabeth II made horseracing the sport of queens

A life-long lover of horses, the Queen oversaw one of the sport's most famous stables and won some of the world's most famous races.

AAP

Verry Elleegant switched to French stable

Verry Elleegant, the 2021 Melbourne Cup winner, will do her future racing in Europe out of the stable of leading French trainer Francis-Henri Graffard.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Liberal senator’s Melbourne Cup travel allowance, Boris Johnson fined, airport chaos

Wednesday: Hollie Hughes says alcohol company that gave her a spot in its marquee was a ‘major employer’ in NSW. Plus: why airport queues are so long

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