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2024 Melbourne Cup History & Statistics

The famous Melbourne Cup race – held for the 164th time on Tuesday – has a rich and time-honoured history going back to 1861. Here we dive into history of...

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2024 Melbourne Cup Form Guide: Two Words on Each Runner

We are days away from the latest edition of Australia’s most famous race, and below punters will find our exclusive Races.com.au two-word Melbourne Cup 2024 form guide. There is $8.56...

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2024 Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw Statistics

UPDATE: No. 10 Athabascan (2) has come out of the 2024 Melbourne Cup field. This will affect the below statistics with all horses moving in a gate with the exception...

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Melbourne Cup Field 2024 & Barriers Confirmed: Buckaroo Draws Barrier 21

UPDATE: No. 10 Athabascan (2) has come out of the 2024 Melbourne Cup field. Chris Waller‘s Caulfield Cup runner-up Buckaroo will start favourite out wide from barrier 21 in Tuesday’s...

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Here To Shock Heads 2024 The Big Dance Field & Odds

The in-form Team Hayes-trained topweight Here To Shock heads betting on The Big Dance 2024 race in Sydney this Melbourne Cup Day. While Tuesday’s racing action is headlined by the...

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Onesmoothoperator Sweats on Melbourne Cup 2024 Start After Sustaining Heel Cut

In a serious blow for the connections of UK raider Onesmoothoperator, Brian Ellison‘s impressive Ladbrokes Geelong Cup winner may come out of Tuesday’s 2024 Melbourne Cup field after sustaining a...

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2024 Melbourne Cup Update: Muramasa Out, Trust In You Gains Start

In yet another blow for the connections of Muramasa, the horse has officially come out of Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup 2024 field after failing a vet’s check. The Trent Busuttin &...

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2024 Melbourne Cup Guide: What Time, Which Race, Who Will Win?

Race fans are preparing to strap in for the greatest three minutes of sport when the 2024 Melbourne Cup race runs for the 164th time on Tuesday November 5. There...

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Melbourne Cup Field 2024: Latest News & Updates Ahead of Tuesday, Mahrajaan Ruled Out Giving Manzoice a Start

The likely 24-horse Melbourne Cup 2024 field for Tuesday November 5 is emerging as the countdown to the 164th running of the ‘Race That Stops a Nation’ heats up, and...

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Melbourne Cup 2024 Jockeys Confirmed, Moreira Rides Favourite Buckaroo

All Melbourne Cup 2024 jockeys for Tuesday’s big race have now been confirmed with connections of this season’s top stayers making their decisions on what hoops will ride their contenders...

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Bendigo Cup Winner Sea King Set to Gain Melbourne Cup 2024 Start

A demolition job in the Bendigo Cup results on Wednesday should be enough to get Harry Eustace‘s UK raider Sea King into the Group 1 $8.56 million Lexus Melbourne Cup...

Feature Race

No 2024 Melbourne Cup for Via Sistina, McDonald Left Without Ride

The call has been made not to test Chris Waller‘s mighty mare Via Sistina over the two miles of the 2024 Melbourne Cup with connections opting to keep her to...