#Maribyrnong River

A self-admitted'problem gambler' has broken into the Flemington racecourse hours before the Melbourne Cup to pour an oily substance on the track. Alarming footage showed at least two people running onto the track in Flemington at about 6am on Tuesday to spray a dark liquid over the course in apparent protest against the Victoria Racing Club. The…

If a picture paints a thousand words, as the old adage goes, the floods of images emerging from Australia's greatest race on Tuesday have compiled a masterpiece of literature. Michelle Payne may have told her detractors to "get stuffed", but [Gerald] Mosse's emotional display should be seen as a similar slap in the face to the anti-racing lobby For…

Gold Trip has stormed home to win the 2022 Melbourne Cup at Flemington in a gut-busting, furious sprint to the finish line with jockey Mark Zahra delivering a hilarious X-rated spray at his rival jockeys as he crossed the line. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained import ran a close second at the Caulfield Cup and went one better to claim…

Flemington Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria. It is the home of the prestigious Melbourne Cup race, which is run over a distance of 3200 meters and is known as "the race that stops a nation." But how did Flemington get its name? Let's take a look! Nestled in Melbourne, Australia's Victoria state lies the…

Adam Furphy, host of Lion's Furphy tent, seems to have cracked the secret to standing out from the crowd of Birdcage marquees on Melbourne Cup day. Perhaps it's obvious to a man in the beer business, but the brewer's tent was a hit among Flemington's most well-heeled punters because it was among the only ones with plentiful toilet stalls…