2022 Melbourne Cup Field down to 34 horses

The Victoria Racing Club will complete a full review of its Melbourne Cup Carnival before considering any changes to its Cup Week program. Racing.com understands Racing Victoria is open to a number a changes to the Cup Week program - most notably moving the Melbourne Cup win-and-you're-in Archer Stakes from Derby Day and adding an extra race to…

Damien Oliver will not learn whether he will race in a 32nd and final Melbourne Cup until the morning of the $8.4 million classic. The three-time winner is sweating on the fitness of his ride Alenquer after a stone bruise was discovered following trackwork on Sunday. The Mike Moroney-trained horse underwent another veterinary inspection on Monday…

Three-time Melbourne Cup winner Damien Oliver is facing last-minute heartbreak for his farewell to the 3200m classic on Tuesday. Alenquer's trainer Mike Moroney is in a race against time to have the $61 chance ready after a veterinary's discovery following trackwork on Sunday morning. The stable advised Racing Victoria stewards that the gelding…

Ridden by retiring champion Damien Oliver, Kalapour led from start to finish in the 2500m group three contest at Flemington on Saturday to book a spot in the race that stops a nation (Tuesday 5pm NZT). The victory meant heartbreak for Taranaki trainer Allan Sharrock and his star galloper Ladies Man who ran a disappointing sixth in the Archer and…

Damien Oliver rides Kalapour to victory in the Lexus Archer Stakes at Flemington. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) Trainer Kris Lees expects Kalapour to acquit himself well in the Melbourne Cup after the seven-year-old gelding won his way into the field via the Lexus Archer Stakes. Ridden by retiring champion Damien Oliver, Kalapour led from start to finish…

The field for the Melbourne Cup is all but set after Damien Oliver steered Kalapour to victory in the Group 3 Lexus Archer Stakes (2500m) at Flemington on Derby Day. The result means the Kris Lees-trained stayer has clinched the last spot available in the race, with connections having until 4.30pm to decide whether or not to run. "I'm not sure what…

Early to the track are friends and Victoria Racing Club members Joy Erskine, Brenda Nugent and Michelle Rodeh. They attend Derby Day every year and have been coming for about 20 years. "We come all the time during the year between Caulfield, Moonee Valley and Flemington" Erskine says. "It's just nice to be out and about frocked up and just having a…

The start of Melbourne Cup week has been known as Derby Day for decades but that will change for many New Zealand punters today. Because while it will still most definitely be Derby Day at Flemington much of the Kiwi interest focussed across the Tasman will be further north in Sydney, making today Golden Eagle day. The A$10million Golden Eagle is a…

The 2023 Melbourne Cup is almost upon us, with the final field to be revealed this Saturday afternoon (November 4). The order of entry for the'race that stops a nation' is determined by the weights assigned to each runner by a handicapper. The bigger the weight, the more likely the horse is to make the final field. As it stands, 32 horses remain in…

A penalty for his Moonee Valley Cup win, combined with natural attrition, has Cleveland safely in the field for next week's $8.4 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup. Racing Victoria's head of handicapping David Hegan issued the Kris Lees-trained entire a 0.5kg penalty for Friday night's win under 55.5kg, taking his Melbourne Cup weight to 52kg. Placed…

Military Mission incurred a Melbourne Cup penalty for his win in last Saturday's Herbert Power Stakes, but he is not yet assured of a start in the big race on the first Tuesday in November. Racing Victoria's head of handicapping David Hegan rehandicapped the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained stayer from 50.5kg to 51kg for the Melbourne Cup…

By HRI Foreign Staff - More than 100 elite stayers have secured fame and fortune by winning the Melbourne Cup since it was inaugurated in 1861. It is an extremely prestigious race with a very large prize purse, which always ensures a star-studded field at Flemington each year. As such, only the very best runners go on to salute in the race that…

By Rockhampton Jockey Club CEO Ian Mill Well, hello again readers and can you believe Rockhampton racing's first $1 million race day is all but upon us? Yes, tomorrow Sunday, April 30 at our very own Callaghan Park racecourse the second running of the Rocky Amateurs The Archer (1300m) will be run. It will be beamed all over the world through SKY…

The Kris Lee trained Kalapour has won himself a spot in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup field after taking out the Archer Stakes on Derby Day today. Kalapour led throughout the 2500m event at Flemington to secure the last spot in this year's edition of the Melbourne Cup. The Lees trained stayer had to win the race to guarantee a spot in the race with the…

A start in the Melbourne Cup is up for grabs in The Bart Cummings at Flemington and Perth trainer Daniel Morton is eyeing off that spot. Morton will saddle Alaskan God in the 2510m Cup qualifier on Saturday where the winner obtains a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup (3200m) on November 7. But Morton will not lose any sleep if Alaskan God,…

There are few races in the world that have the ability to pause the entire country. However, one of the races on the international calendar that can do just that is the Melbourne Cup. The prestigious race is held annually on the first Tuesday in November, and it is commonly known among racing lovers in Australia, as the'Race that Stops the…

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…

Hype builds ahead of Melbourne Cup! | 01:14 Staff Writers from Fox Sports Who is in the 2022 Melbourne Cup field? We'll know for sure on Saturday evening. Caulfield Cup winner Durston's withdrawal on Thursday - and the shock news second favourite Loft is also out of the race - means the eligible field for the $7.75 million Melbourne Cup has been…

Bendigo Cup winner High Emocean has escaped a rehandicap for the Melbourne Cup and remains outside the safety limit of 24 runners. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace -trained mare is on the limit weight of 50kg for the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday. Victory in Wednesday's Group 3 Bendigo Cup (2400m) pushed High Emocean up…

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…

Former Hawke's Bay jockey Michael Dee and Durston, winners of the Caulfield Cup on October 15. Now he goes for the double, booked for Lunar Flare in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup. Photo / Getty Images Hawke's Bay could hold two of New Zealand's more significant hopes in the 2022 Melbourne Cup, the three minutes and 20 seconds gallop that stops two…

Victoria's leading trainer Ciaron Maher has won 29 group one races at the elite level including a Cox Plate, Manikato Stakes, Caulfield Cup and VRC Oaks but he thinks imported galloper Light Infantry might be the best of the lot. Light Infantry runs in Saturday's $10 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill, under a unique training arrangement and his hit…

Hype builds ahead of Melbourne Cup! | 01:14 Fox Sports from Fox Sports The field for the $7.75 million Melbourne Cup has been narrowed down to just 34. A final field of 24 can run in the great race on Tuesday November 1. Saturday's Group 3 Lexus Archer Stakes (2500m) is the last chance for a horse to get into the race. Love Spring racing? Get…

There are 30 horses left in contention for next Tuesday's $7.75m Melbourne Cup. A final field of 24 can run. On Thursday, Caulfield Cup winner Durston was ruled out of the Melbourne Cup after failing a scan. On Friday, second favourite Loft was also withdrawn from the race while Makram was another horse ruled unfit to race by Racing Victoria…

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,…