Superb Melham and Half Yours add their names to the history books with devastating Melbourne Cup victory In an incredible achievement from horse, jockey and trainers, the rise of Half Yours (St Jean) hit a meteoric peak on Tuesday when he became only the 13th horse in history to complete both the Caulfield Cup (Gr... Read More

Twenty-five years after Brew (Sir Tristram) delivered him Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) glory, owner Richard Pegum will be hoping history can repeat itself when $41 shot More Felons (Churchill) steps out for Chris Waller in Tuesday’s renewal of the race that stops the nation. Pegum, who was among Brew’s ownership group when the gelding... Read More

Diego Velazquez, a Group 1-winning son of Frankel (Galileo), will shuttle to Swettenham Stud in 2026.  The Prix Jacques le Marois (Gr 1, 1600m) winner will arrive in Australia after covering his first book of mares at the National Stud in Newmarket at a fee of £17,500.  Adam Sangster, Swettenham Stud principal, and brother to... Read More

Australian Bloodstock director Jamie Lovett is hoping the cream rises to the top when Al Riffa (Wootton Bassett) takes his chance in the upcoming Melbourne Cup.  Australian Bloodstock has shares in three Melbourne Cup runners in Al Riffa, Vauban (Galiway) and Royal Supremacy (Make Believe), but Al Riffa was always going to take much of... Read More

Willie Mullins will arrive in Melbourne on the hunt for a rare double. The Irish trainer will land in the country to watch Absurde (Fastnet Rock) line up for a third time in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) fresh from being supplied with his first win at the Breeders’ Cup meeting on Saturday.  Mullins... Read More

Far from feeling the pressure, the weight of millions of expectant eyes that comes with having the favourite in Australia’s greatest race, trainer Tony McEvoy will take Half Yours (St Jean) into the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) feeling like “we’ve got a tailwind behind us”. He has no doubts about the five-year-old going 800... Read More