Tim Williams really had no choice but to take the job that changed his life and landed him his first group one race yesterday.

Everyone knows you need a flash suit and shoes if you're going to Stakes Day at Flemington Race Course. Everyone except for me on my boys' weekend to Melbourne.

Cricket legend Shane Warne is excited to be guest of honour at Cup Day in Christchurch and joked that by the end of today, rumours will be rampant that he's dating several local fillies.

Champion horseman Luke McCarthy says Australia's poor record in the New Zealand Cup doesn't bother him going into the mega contest at Addington today.

Champion driver Dexter Dunn describes Christen Me as "a funny horse" but punters might have stopped seeing the funny side of the glamour pacer long ago.

Terror To Love has an ace up his sleeve as he tries to become the greatest pacer in the history of the New Zealand Cup today.

Maurice McKendry rarely talks numbers. He may have over 3000 career driving wins but he is living proof you can take the boy out of Methven but you can't take Methven out of the boy.

Champion trainer Mark Purdon says bookies and punters have read tomorrow's $700,000 New Zealand Trotting Cup wrong.

Racegoers could be banned from having flags at Victorian race meetings in the wake of Melbourne Cup runner Araldo's death.

Photo captures moment Melbourne Cup horse went berserk and broke its leg after seeing person in the crowd waving a large flag.

Melbourne Cup favourite Admire Rakti collapsed in his stall and died just moments after crossing the finishing line.

The death of two horses competing in yesterday's Melbourne Cup - one just 15 mins after the race - has led to accusations the horses are being overworked on the track.

Thirty-one years after he won the Melbourne Cup on Kiwi, Jim Cassidy is still making his mark on Australian racing's biggest day.

The respect among Melbourne Cup competitors was obvious 60 seconds after Protectionist defeated his A$6.2 million Melbourne Cup rivals at Flemington yesterday.

An Australian/New Zealand victory in the A$6.2 million Melbourne Cup suddenly looked further away when German stallion Protectionist thrashed his 21 rivals at Flemington yesterday.

New South Wales trainer Kris Lees didn't win the Melbourne Cup but there is no way he is going to be a loser out of the race.

Protectionist has won the 2014 Melbourne Cup, but the favourite Admire Rakti has died after finishing last in the race.

Katelyn Mallyon could be earning mega dollars as a model in the US, instead she chose 4am starts and broken bones.

Riding a horse for Bart Cummings in the Melbourne Cup is an honour, even for the most experienced jockey.