Melbourne Cup 2026 Runner-by-Runner Preview: Why Each Horse Can & Can’t Win
Twenty-four stayers face the starter in the $10.2 million Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday, 3 November, with…
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The replays and sectional times have been reviewed from Saturday’s Golden Eagle meeting at Randwick. Our analyst has Black Booked a Waller gelding that really caught the eye rocketing home…
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Our predicted finishing order for all 24 runners in Tuesday’s $10.2m Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington, counting down from 24th to first, with a short note on why each horse…
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Free to enter: tip Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day this Tuesday, 3 November, and share $250 cash. Top 3 tipsters get paid — $200, $30 and $20.
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Harry Coffey has been cleared to ride Shockletz in the Melbourne Cup after surgery on a broken collarbone, while rain…
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