Maxi-dresses,fringed skirts,headgear:The incoming season’s style trends

Maxi-dresses,fringed skirts,headgear:The incoming season’s style trends

Worth a punt:front-running fashion numbers for spring-racing chic.

  • byDamien Woolnough andMelissa Singer

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‘Eerie silence’:How it feels to lead a Cox Plate by 15 lengths

‘Eerie silence’:How it feels to lead a Cox Plate by 15 lengths

When the Cox Plate field hits the back straight on Saturday and Pride Of Jenni has put her gap on them,there will be one man in Australia who knows how Declan Bates will be feeling.

  • byAndrew Wu
Back in the fast lane:Swiftfalcon gives Ford chance to end group 1 drought

Back in the fast lane:Swiftfalcon gives Ford chance to end group 1 drought

Jay Ford says he has never ridden better,and there are several reasons for it. His five-year group 1 drought is a huge chance of ending on Saturday.

  • byChristian Nicolussi
Craig Williams shines in Geelong Cup win,while favourite suffers tendon injury

Craig Williams shines in Geelong Cup win,while favourite suffers tendon injury

Grinning trainer of the Geelong Cup winner says his bad experiences with the Melbourne Cup are in the past as he declares this starter better than previous entrants.

  • byPeter Ryan
A hotel,apartments,where to run the Cox Plate? Moonee Valley has big calls to make

A hotel,apartments,where to run the Cox Plate? Moonee Valley has big calls to make

Moonee Valley has asked rival clubs to bid for the 2026 Cox Plate as the club prepares for major on-site surgery. They are determined to retain the course’s amphitheatre and the intimate feel of the venue.

  • byDanny Russell
Star jockey flies in for two laps round Canterbury on Golden Eagle favourite

Star jockey flies in for two laps round Canterbury on Golden Eagle favourite

Joao Moreira made a quick dash from Melbourne to Sydney for a trackwork gallop on Japanese superstar Ascoli Piceno.

  • byChristian Nicolussi
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Running on fear:Star jockey hits turf,Cox Plate runner gallops free in Moonee Valley mishap

Running on fear:Star jockey hits turf,Cox Plate runner gallops free in Moonee Valley mishap

Super hoop James McDonald was not badly hurt after being thrown during track work at Moonee Valley on Tuesday morning. But now there is a nervous wait over whether his horse will start in the Cox Plate.

  • byDanny Russell
Secret bars,cooking stars:What’s hot to trot in the Birdcage this Melbourne Cup Carnival

Secret bars,cooking stars:What’s hot to trot in the Birdcage this Melbourne Cup Carnival

These are the don’t-miss dishes,drinks and secret bars to track down at Flemington this Derby Day and beyond.

  • byDonna Demaio
As jockey crashed to the turf,his first thought was to comfort his horse

As jockey crashed to the turf,his first thought was to comfort his horse

Trainer hails Jason Collett’s instinctive reaction after racehorse suffers dramatic mid-race injury.

  • byChristian Nicolussi
‘Not going too bad for half a lung’:The jockey who hasn’t let a crippling disease stop him

‘Not going too bad for half a lung’:The jockey who hasn’t let a crippling disease stop him

From birth jockey Harry Coffey has battled cystic fibrosis,a disease that wreaks havoc on the lungs. On Saturday he not only celebrated his 29th birthday but victory in the Caulfield Cup.

  • byDanny Russell andAndrew Wu
Trainer Ciaron Maher wins The Everest with Bella Nipotina and Caulfield Cup with Duke De Sessa

Trainer Ciaron Maher wins The Everest with Bella Nipotina and Caulfield Cup with Duke De Sessa

Ciaron Maher had a highly successful day across two cities,training the Everest and Caulfield Cup winners within one hour of each other. Duke De Sessa won the big race in Melbourne while Bella Nipotina ruled the roost in Sydney.

  • byRoy Ward andBillie Eder