Melbourne Cup Trophy

The prize money and trophies awarded for the Melbourne Cup have changed a lot over the years, with this event now worth over $10 million. The trophies given to owners, trainers and jockeys have also evolved a lot over time, with the inaugural winner simply given a...

Getting to the Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne Cup is a huge event, with over 110,000 people likely to be in attendance. While this creates an exciting day full of colour, noise, and fun, there can also be a number of logistical problems associated with transport and parking. Luckily, there are a...

Globe going for Cox Plate glory

Mick Price, Michael Kent Jnr and the Roll The Dice Racing team are daring to dream with Globe, who will this Saturday look to cap an ascension into Australian racing’s elite. Just four weeks after being beaten in an 1800m handicap on AFL Grand Final Day, the Kiwi-bred...

Melbourne Cup Form Guide

Melbourne Cup time is almost here, and it’s time for all punters to consider their options. While the Melbourne Cup barrier draw is not announced until November 4th on Victoria Derby Day, and a complete form guide will not be available until then, it is possible to...

Melbourne Cup Carnival

The Melbourne Cup Carnival always starts on Victoria Derby day nicknamed ‘Derby day’. Derby day is arguably the best day of racing on the Australia racing calendar with every race on the day being graded a Group 1, Group 2 or Group 3. This is the only race meeting in...

Melbourne Cup Date and Time

The Melbourne Cup is always scheduled to be run on the first Tuesday in November and is scheduled to start at 3pm (AEST). Flemington Racecourse plays host to a big 10 race card on Melbourne Cup day with the feature race being Race 7. 2025 Melbourne Cup Date The...

Melbourne Cup Predicted Finishing Order

The Final Field and Barrier Draw has been done and dusted for the race that stops the nation- the Melbourne Cup (3200m). Now it’s time to back the winner. But at Justhorseracing, we will go one step further and predict the finishing order. INFO: Get the latest news...

Melbourne Cup Trainers

The Melbourne Cup attracts world class trainers from all over the world, it’s no surprise with a $10,000,000 prize pool up for grabs. There is no doubting the greatest Trainer in Melbourne Cup history is the legendary Bart Cummings. Cummings trained 12 Cup winners in...