2022 Melbourne Cup day Fields released

Racing Victoria wants Melbourne Cup field finalised earlier to bump up betting We're sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We're working to restore it. Please try again later. Racing Victoria will pitch for Derby Day and Champions Day to become 10-race cards from 2024 in an attempt to stop a decline in Cup week wagering. The governing body…

It's billed as the race that stops Australia but once again, New Zealander bettors have voted this country's interest with their wallets. The NZ TAB's turnover on all racing came to a total of $28.4 million on Melbourne Cup day, up 10% on last year's figure. In the Cup race itself, Kiwis splurged $13.4 million, up 14% on last year. Such was the…

Without A Fight has won the 2023 Melbourne Cup at Flemington today. It's jockey Mark Zahra's second successive Melbourne Cup, after he rode Gold Trip to victory at Flemington last year. Chris Waller trained the second and third-placed finishers with Soulcombe, ridden by Joao Moreira, crossing the line slightly ahead of Beau Mertens on Sheraz. From…

It's the first week of November, which means it's time for Australia's biggest annual horse race. The 2023 Melbourne Cup is set to be run, as ever, from Flemington Racecourse, and in this article we explain how you can watch Melbourne Cup live streams from anywhere with a VPN - including places that are showing it absolutely FREE. The…

The 2023 Melbourne Cup is here and we've got you covered for everything you need to know for the race that stops the nation. A field of 24 horses will battle it out over 3200m with an eye-watering $8 million in prizemoney up for grabs. Watch the Melbourne Cup LIVE with RACING.COM on Kayo Sports. Join now and start streaming instantly > Here's…

The Melbourne Cup is back! The historical race inaugurated 162 years ago back in 1861, takes place at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia at 3pm (AEDT) on November 7th and looks likely to be one to remember. Let's have a look at the upcoming fixture, previous winners, record-breakers and how to bet on this year's Melbourne Cup. Melbourne…

Racing officials around the country are set to go all in on the phenomenon of The Everest as the start of a three-week celebration of the sport, which would conclude with the Melbourne Cup, from next year. In just seven years, The Everest has become a major event on the Australian sporting calendar and other racing jurisdictions around the country…

I'm really keen on a horse with form around Kovalica at Randwick on Saturday. Photo: Grant Peters/Trackside Photography. Feature racing at Randwick and Caulfield on Saturday and I couldn't resist taking part at both venues. for the Caulfield fields, form, speed maps, odds comparison and more. Here are Saturday's tips. STRAIT ACER (Randwick Race 1…

The Queen Elizabeth Stakes (VRC) is a Group 3 race held at Flemington. The Queen Elizabeth Stakes follows Quality Handicap conditions for stayers over 2600m and boasts a prize-pool of $300000. In its early years, the Queen Elizabeth Stakes held the status of a Principal Race until 1979. The Queen Elizabeth Stakes, which has been raced as the Queens…

Golden Gate Fields, the last surviving horse racing facility in the Bay Area will close at the end of its current racing year - the last remnant of a once-popular sport in these parts that in recent years has been little more than a decaying memory. The race track also represented all that the Bay Area was. It abounded with memorable and almost…

Prolific horse trainer Gai Waterhouse says punters are being done a disservice by the NSW and Victorian racing bosses by scheduling significant race meets at the same time in their respective states. CEO of Racing NSW Peter V'Landys has openly spoken about deliberately scheduling race meets at the same time as prominent Victorian races including…

Fiji may be 4000km away from Melbourne but the race that stops the nation in Australia also causes commotion here. Melbourne Cup 2022 was no different. Hardline punters rushed to Grants Betting Pte Ltd to place bets on their favourite horses while socialites gathered at the Grand Pacific Hotel for a more fashionable affair, courtesy of Fiji Fashion…

The Melbourne Cup is gearing up for its full-blown return on Tuesday following two years of heavy restrictions and capped crowds. Whether you're headed to the racecourse, hosting your own event, or just want to be in the know, see below for your guide to everything you need to know to enjoy the big day of racing. Like every year, the Melbourne Cup…

The first two of the big three races on the Spring Racing Calendar - the Caulfield Cup and the Cox Plate - have been run and won. Now we're getting close to the first Tuesday in November, and that means it's time for the most famous horse race on the Australian sporting calendar. Find out everything you need to know ahead of the 162nd running of…

Australian Bloodstock's Luke Murrell and Jamie Lovett. Hunter syndicators Australian Bloodstock hope speed on the outside of Gold Trip will help him gain an economical run from gate 14 in the Melbourne Cup (3200 metres) on Tuesday. Gold Trip, a close runner-up in the Caulfield Cup (2400m), will back up from a soft run in the Cox Plate (2040m) as…

Racing NSW supremo Peter V'landys makes no apologies for placing rich Sydney races on key Melbourne spring carnival dates in an effort to sustain the viability of NSW racing. The fourth edition of the rich $10 million Golden Eagle - worth more than the $7.75 million Melbourne Cup - will be run at Rosehill on Saturday, 25 minutes after the…

The Fields have been released for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup day apart from the feature race itself with the final field to be finalised after the running of Saturday's Lexus Archer Stakes. As we have come to expect on Melbourne Cup day the fields are big and even with lots of chances in each of them given punters betting on them plenty of value. The…

Only 34 horses remain in contention for next weeks Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington. The final field is set to be decided this Saturday after the running of the Archer Stakes which gives the winner ballot exempt entry into the race if they are included in the below acceptances. Geelong Cup winner Emissary sits on the final spot in the race but…

The Caulfield Cup on the same day as The Everest is a wonderful thing for racing fans, as they get to watch two of the biggest four races in the country within an hour of each other. One for the stayers, and one for the sprinters. Like The Everest though, this year's edition of the Caulfield Cup looks a weak one, although perhaps that is being…

Incentivise wins the 2021 Caulfield Cup. The time has come for the Melbourne Racing Club to dump the Coongy Cup as a Caulfield Cup qualifier. There's two key reasons for this. 1. If a horse wins the Coongy it has next to no chance of winning the Cup in the modern era. 2. It ruins the theatre of what could be a spectacular barrier draw which the…

As one of the highest-paying horse racing events worldwide, it's only fitting that contenders for the Melbourne Cup jump through several hoops to earn a spot. In August, 186 thoroughbred owners and trainers expressed their intention to join the Melbourne Cup 2022, 136 of which were domestic entries and 50 from outside the country. A month later,…

Peter V'landys insists a new $2 million race to be run at Royal Randwick on Melbourne Cup day "won't take the gloss" off the Flemington showpiece, and the Racing NSW chief executive will lobby for the event to be run shortly after Australia's most famous horse race to trigger huge betting pools. Racing NSW has finally scheduled a major race to…

Champion trainer Chris Waller will have four runners in Australia's great race, the Melbourne Cup Chris Waller was looking for excuses not to run Verry Elleegant in a second Melbourne Cup and apart from the weight, could not find one. Verry Elleegant is one of four horses from the Waller stable in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup at Flemington, joined by…

Glamorous racegoers proudly flaunted a rainbow of colourful fascinators, bright dresses and towering heels as punters put on a show at the Geelong Cup. But the excitement was too much for some - with paramedics rushing to a woman's aid after she fell ill at Geelong Racecourse, about 80km south-west of Melbourne on Wednesday. Several people took…