A once-a-year punter has landed the bet of a lifetime, turning just $2 into several hundred thousand dollars after successfully selecting the first four home in the Melbourne Cup — in the correct finishing order. The First4 paid a staggering $176,561.60 on the NZ TAB,...

If Jamie Melham had listened to her mother, she may never have become the first female rider to complete the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup double. Melham guided the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Half Yours to victory in both Cups, joining Michelle Payne as the only...

Mr Brightside is much closer to the end of his career than the beginning, but Ben Hayes sees no reason why the Lindsay Park star cannot claim another Champions Mile at Flemington this Saturday. The eight-year-old heads to the $3 million feature off a gutsy second...