Long famous as ‘the race that stops a nation’, the Melbourne Cup has long since ceased to be of merely passing interest in the racing world outside Australia. That largely changed in 1993 when Vintage ...

Well-credentialled Irish stayer with wins in the Group 2 Curragh Cup (2,800m) and Group 1 Irish St Leger (2,800m) in his last two starts at Curragh. Go close. At his last start he was narrowly beaten ...

Melbourne Cup favourite Half Yours has fared beautifully at the all-important barrier draw, with the Caulfield Cup winner set to jump from barrier 8. Other market fancies in Presage Nocturne (9) and ...

Maybe so, but just don’t call it a fluke. At least not while Grant Dwyer is around. Dwyer’s role in the Half Yours story doesn’t get as much attention as a Tony or Calvin McEvoy or Jamie Melham do but ...

Unfancied stallion St Jean covered very few mares in the past five years – but one of them was Caulfield Cup winner Half Yours. Now, business is taking off for the breeder who always believed. He was ...

Leading female jockey Jamie Melham (nee Kah) will be aiming to brush aside a number of recent controversies as she looks to become just the second woman after Michelle Payne to ride a Melbourne Cup ...

The 2025 Melbourne Cup has been won by Half Yours — and barely any of the experts saw it coming. Before the race, we compiled nearly 30 verdicts, largely from experts and Melbourne Cup legends. Of ...

Jockey Jamie Melham said she will be doing a "rain dance" on Monday, ahead of riding Melbourne Cup favourite Half Yours. Attempting to become just the second female jockey to win Australia's most ...

A lunch at a trout farm during the Covid-19 outbreak bonded a group of Ballarat trainers, who are all now invested in Tony McEvoy and Calvin McEvoy’s Melbourne Cup quest with Half Yours. Tony McEvoy ...

Match coverage has started! Live updates will appear here. This live blog is AI generated. November 3, 2025 12:25 am Shafali Verma's outstanding performance has earned her the Player of the Match ...

Half Yours is the sole Australian-bred stayer in Tuesday’s 2025 Melbourne Cup field chasing his spot in the history books after winning the Caulfield Cup at his latest. He has the punters’ confidence ...