Besieged by debt,the Victoria Racing Club incurs significant expenses to promote and stage the Melbourne Cup week.
Racing Victoria stewards are cracking down on jockey skivvy ads,while Caulfield is looking to scrap one of its group 1 race days and the state’s racing codes suffer a $58 million loss.
The revolution starts at stumps.
From Jamie Kah’s heroics to a singer winning the Melbourne Cup and owner Colin McKenna’s final words,the spring carnival has put racing back on the map.
On a day that celebrated the stars of the track,there was a sad ending to the racing career of “the people’s horse”,Pride Of Jenni,who was retired after bleeding from both nostrils.
While the big days of the Melbourne Cup carnival attract the height of fashion and society’s elite,there are also pre-dawn heroes who keep horse racing’s heart beating.
David Campese was one of the greatest Wallabies,but his latest attack on the game is incorrect.
Passing a business empire down through the generations can be tricky business. So far,the Hayes family is getting it right.
It is the fourth and final day of Melbourne Cup week,and three of the best horses in the country are expected to come up trumps in the three group 1s.
The track wasn’t the only space at Flemington where the competition was hot. The Birdcage has become a battleground for champagne.
A collection of the best of our Melbourne Cup coverage,from fashion to the races and everything in between.