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.
It didn’t erase memories of being beaten in the Golden Eagle but Pericles brought plenty of pride to Godolphin at Rosehill on Sunday.
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.
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.
Australia’s richest person,and the heir to a Queensland conservative dynasty were in South Florida to celebrate Trump’s political comeback.
The Victoria Racing Club’s star attraction has looked glamorous,but has said barely a word to the media.
Two decades of tireless work paid off for Mornington trainer Matt Laurie when he landed a group 1 winner during the Melbourne Cup carnival as Treasurethe Moment saluted in the Crown Oaks.
See some of the fashion and faces from the spring racing crowd taken by The Age’s award-winning photographic team.