Melbourne Cup Day 2024 is more than just a public holiday in Victoria; it’s a nationwide celebration of Australia’s love for sport, fashion, community, and culture. While debates over its ...

Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday in Victoria, although some local councils organise an alternate public holiday, such as Bendigo Cup Day (Oct 30) and Geelong Cup Day (Oct 23). Full day ...

Last year's favourite Vauban returns -- along with stablemate Absurde -- hoping to improve on his underwhelming run in 2023, while Chris Waller's Buckaroo is ... made the Melbourne Cup field ...

AFP via Getty Images The Melbourne Cup this year saw red take over as the color of the day, with many of the celebrity arrivals into the Birdcage all rocking the same bright red hue. Some of the ...

De Bortoli Wines has partnered with the Victoria Racing Club to be its official wine partner for the next three years. The ...

The Victoria Racing Club (VRC ... club’s Principal Partner including naming rights to Australia’s most iconic race, the Melbourne Cup, until 2027. The new deal will take the association ...

In an era when Australia’s famous race has become the ... The official finishing order for the Melbourne Cup, run over 3200 metres at Flemington. Knight’s Choice won in a boilover, from ...

The Melbourne Cup began in 1861 and has since become Australia's most iconic horse race ... but that's a story for another day... There is no 'essential' weight, per se, but weight is still ...