Melbourne Cup News

Scarlett Lady took the first steps towards a Sydney autumn carnival campaign with victory in New Zealand on Monday, her first outing since injury ruled her out of the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.

North America's hottest stayer Sanagas is the latest international performer to join Bart Cummings' Melbourne Cup team.

The 2012 Melbourne Cup is the long-term aim for Monday's Zabeel Classic winner Shez Sinsational.

Just a week after his international Group One success on Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden in the Hong Kong Vase, Australian jockey Craig Williams captured Japan's major two-year-old race.

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Blake Shinn is excited about resuming his career after a long absence due to a disqualification over a betting scandal and a broken leg.

Melbourne Cup champion Dunaden is on the way to becoming one of the race's greatest winners of modern times following his victory in Sunday's $HK14 million Hong Kong Vase (2400m) at Sha Tin.

Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden has won the Hong Kong Vase (2400m) at the International meeting at Sha Tin.

The 1990 Melbourne Cup winner Kingston Rule has died at Ealing Park at Euroa, northeast of Melbourne, his home of 20 years.

Melbourne Cup casualty Jukebox Jury is on track to make a full recovery from a leg fracture and leave Australia as early as the end of next month.

Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden's work rate will be stepped up on Tuesday when he will gallop on the turf track at Sha Tin ahead of Sunday's International Vase.

The Melbourne Cup is among the goals for Barbican next year with the emerging stayer an easy winner of his final race of 2011 at Kempton.

Michael Rodd has missed out on a reunion with English stayer Red Cadeaux in the Hong Kong International Vase with Ryan Moore to ride the Melbourne Cup runner-up at Sha Tin.

Melbourne Cup casualty Jukebox Jury's leg injury will be assessed next week by one of Australia's leading equine vets.

Snow Fairy has been withdrawn from the Hong Kong Vase on December 11 after being injured in trackwork leaving trainer Ed Dunlop with Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux as his representative.

Craig Williams will get the chance for a Group One victory on Dunaden following confirmation he will ride the Melbourne Cup winner at the Hong Kong International meeting.

Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux will clash with stablemate Snow Fairy in next month's Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin.

David Hayes has put the $1 million Australian Cup on the agenda for Americain after being named as the 2010 Melbourne Cup winner's new trainer.

Down Under Boy will try to make it back-to-back wins on Saturday after his shock first-up victory in the final race of the Melbourne Cup carnival.

Australia will not only be the new home for 2010 Melbourne Cup winner Americain but his handler Stephanie Nigge will also stay in the country as long as the horse races.

Champion French stayer Americain has redeemed himself after his Melbourne Cup defeat with an emphatic win in the Group Two Zipping Classic at Sandown.

Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden will have a rematch with runner-up Red Cadeaux and last year's Cup winner Americain in Hong Kong next month.

Leviathan owner Lloyd Williams says Mourayan is set to mount Macedon Lodge's defence of the Zipping Classic against a trio of international raiders at Sandown after recovering from a foot injury which cost him a Melbourne Cup run.

Ed Dunlop is hoping for better luck in Hong Kong with Red Cadeaux when the five-year-old bids to go one better than his agonising defeat in the Melbourne Cup.

The British trainer whose horse figured on the wrong side of the closest photo finish to a Melbourne Cup is looking to Asia this week to avenge the agonising loss.