Trainer Mike Moroney was farewelled at a Flemington memorial service on Tuesday.

He didn’t die wondering:A brother’s tribute to Cup-winning trainer

Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Mike Moroney was farewelled at a Flemington memorial service on Tuesday.

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Maree,Cathy and Bernadette Payne at Flemington.

Payne family mourns the loss of their sister,daughter

Bernadette Payne,a member of Victoria’s best-known racing families,has died at 51.

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The 2024 Melbourne Cup Carnival attracted the biggest crowd since 2018.

Flemington needed $35m to survive COVID. Now it says it makes the country $1b

The Victorian Racing Club says the Melbourne Cup is a huge money-spinner for the economy,despite the club operating at a loss.

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Mike Moroney and his brother Paul with 2000 Cup winner Brew.

‘You left us too soon’:Popular Melbourne Cup-winning trainer dies

The Flemington-based trainer became instantly recognisable around the world after his stayer Brew captured the 2000 Melbourne Cup.

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AFL backs grand final umpire’s role with Sportsbet horse racing show

Anti-gambling crusader Reverend Tim Costello believes it’s highly inappropriate for an AFL field umpire to be on the payroll of a major betting company as a horse racing analyst.

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Jockey Robbie Dolan (centre) hoists the Melbourne Cup with trainers Sheila Laxon and John Symons.

Trainers deny they owe $500,000 to company at the centre of Cup prizemoney fight

Esprit Racing was sent into liquidation this week,almost two months after the trainers’ $464,000 cut of last year’s Melbourne Cup prizemoney was paid into the company’s account by Racing Victoria.

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Melbourne Cup winner Knight’s Choice with trainer Sheila Laxon.

From fairytale finish to bureaucratic bungle:Legal fight over Melbourne Cup prizemoney

Three months have passed since 80-1 winner Knight’s Choice won the Cup,but trainers Sheila Laxon and John Symons are still waiting to be paid their share of the prizemoney.

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2024 was a massive year in sport.

Higher,faster,stronger ... smarter? Test your knowledge in the 2024 year in sport quiz

From the Demon,to Gout Gout,Oscar Piastri and Raygun,2024 was a massive year in the world of sport. How closely have you been following events? Take our quiz to find out.

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VRC chairman Neil Wilson at the 2024 Melbourne Cup Carnival launch.

Flemington lost $24m and sacked 40 staff. Members have voted to stick with the board

Victoria Racing Club members have voted for an unchanged board to lead the financially stricken club into the future despite the Flemington organisation losing $70 million across the past four years.

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VRC chairman Neil Wilson gets the use of a Lexus in his role with the racing club.

Flemington sacks 40 staff a month after bumper Melbourne Cup

The Victoria Racing Club axed 40 jobs – three weeks before Christmas – after losing $70 million across the past four years.

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