OpinionOpinion: No place for knickers on the netIt's something of a tradition now to film drunk girls - sometimes guys - at the Melbourne Cup and upload them for others to laugh at, Heather writes.07 Nov 04:00 PM
Formula 1Andrew Alderson: Sporting barriers women can dismantleMichelle Payne's Melbourne Cup win on Prince of Penzance struck a blow against sporting misogyny.07 Nov 12:00 AM
RacingHistoric cuddle: stand by for movieWill there ever be a more captivating image than jockey Michelle Payne embracing her Down syndrome brother Stevie seconds after dismounting?06 Nov 04:00 PM
RacingSelfie costs punter $900Woman has $900 winnings stolen after she posted Melbourne Cup ticket with barcode on Facebook - and one of her "friends is responsible".04 Nov 06:07 PM
WorldNew low in Melbourne Cup celebrationsWoman in blue dress caught on camera pushing a police officer into a garden.03 Nov 10:02 PM
RacingRacing: Stud toasts giant-killing princeThe champagne was flowing at Waikato's Rich Hill Stud with a Group One celebration to toast their major role in a history-making Melbourne Cup result.03 Nov 04:00 PM
LifestyleDazzling dresses on a dazzling dayIt was an Auckland afternoon of shining thoroughbreds, dazzling dresses and regularly refilled glasses - all centred around a three-minute horse race in Melbourne.03 Nov 04:00 PM
RacingMelbourne Cup: Winning breeder banks on brotherThe Kiwi breeders of the Melbourne Cup winner say they are thrilled at his success.03 Nov 04:00 PM
RacingMelbourne Cup sets new record at TABNew Zealanders placed more than a million bets in this year's Melbourne Cup - a new record.03 Nov 07:23 AM
Racing'We just beat the world'Huge outsider Prince of Penzance wins the Melbourne Cup as Michelle Payne becomes the first female jockey to ride a Cup winner.03 Nov 04:28 AM
LifestyleMelbourne Cup's best dressedFrom gravity defying fascinators to bright, painterly prints, here are our top race day looks.03 Nov 01:33 AM
New ZealandJohn Key places bets for Melbourne CupJohn Key heads to the TAB for his annual cup bets.Watch03 Nov 12:08 AM
RacingRacing: Focus on Fame Game riding tacticsSome lunatic bad-ass put six bullets through the front door of his family home, doubtless achieving the aim of terrifying the family of Melbourne's chief racing steward.02 Nov 04:00 PM
RacingEllerslie packs in race-day actionToday's event at Ellerslie will feature the course's 10 races plus big screen live coverage of the action at Flemington.02 Nov 04:00 PM
RacingJapanese stayer the one to beatUnless he drifts further late in betting today, Fame Game will start one of the hottest Melbourne Cup favourites since the immortal Phar Lap.02 Nov 04:00 PM
RacingRacing: Irishman wants vintage crop of his own with Max DynamiteWhen 10-time champion trainer Willie Mullins arrived in Melbourne for the first time during a 1993 world trip it coincided, by accident, with fellow Irishman Dermot Weld changing history by winning the Melbourne Cup with Vintage Crop.02 Nov 04:00 PM
RacingRacing: Timing everything for top electEmpress Elect's homecoming will be crowned at Ellerslie today with a top three finish.02 Nov 04:00 PM
RacingRacing: Preferment holds the fortPreferment continues his preparation for the Melbourne Cup with a strong win in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington.04 Oct 04:00 PM
TravelMelbourne: All a flutterThousands of Kiwis cross the Tasman to see the Melbourne Cup each November. Ewan McDonald went to see why.11 Aug 03:00 AM
SportMelbourne Cup pays visit to Mongolian KhanThe Melbourne Cup tour has taken place in New Zealand this week and "the Cup" paid a visit to leading Kiwi contender Mongolian Khan at the Cambridge stable of Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman. Source: NZTMTube/YoutubeWatch24 Jul 02:47 AM
New ZealandRacing prize riding highA select audience with a head for heights got a close-up view of the Melbourne Cup as it was taken around Auckland's Sky Tower Skywalk yesterday.21 Jul 05:00 PM
RacingCup deaths freak tragedy, say vets<b>Shocking though the fatalities are, public need to understand that racing is natural for horses, professor says.</b>05 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionTalk to the Animals: Melbourne Cup's sinister aftermathNever have those opposed to horseracing had their point proved so emphatically as in yesterday's Melbourne Cup, writes Sally Hibbard.05 Nov 02:15 AM
RacingRacing: Lees gains a good oneNew 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.04 Nov 04:00 PM
RacingMelbourne Cup: Protectionist far too classyAn 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.04 Nov 04:00 PM
RacingMelbourne Cup: Dunlop overdue Cup luckThe respect among Melbourne Cup competitors was obvious 60 seconds after Protectionist defeated his A$6.2 million Melbourne Cup rivals at Flemington yesterday.04 Nov 04:00 PM
RacingMelbourne Cup: Triumph and tragedyProtectionist has won the 2014 Melbourne Cup, but the favourite Admire Rakti has died after finishing last in the race.04 Nov 05:16 AM
New ZealandMelbourne Cup star picksMark Stafford from the TAB is joined by Hayley Holt from "The Crowd goes Wild", Lotto man Jordan Vandermade. and Silver Fern Kayla Cullen. They give their picks and thoughts for the Melbourne Cup.Watch03 Nov 11:52 PM
