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• Farewell to Takeover Target

  TAKEOVER Target, one of the most popular horses of them all, begins a national farewell tour at Randwick today.

   
• Nicconi peaking for sprint

  NICCONI’S trainer David Hayes acknowledges the outstanding quality of opposition in the Group One Patinack Farm Classic.

   
• Anthony out to dethrone dad

  HIS father has stolen the limelight all spring, but now the “other Cummings” might be set to hog the headlines.

   
• Brown faces inquiry

  MELBOURNE Cup winner Corey Brown faces a stewards inquiry over alleged unnecessary use of the whip.

   
• So You Think Bart can do it again

  BART Cummings can complete a memorable carnival if So You Think beats the older horses again in the Emirates Stakes.

   
• Cup hero Corey pays price

  COREY Brown has been fined $500 and suspended for 10 days for his winning Melbourne Cup ride on Shocking.

   
• Let’s re-think vet checks

  DAVID Hayes has urged a new process for horses undergoing veterinary checks heading into the Melbourne Cup.

   
• Bart eyes Cup with Perfume

  BART Cummings is already thinking about a 2010 Melbourne Cup assault with Faint Perfume after her Victoria Oaks win.

   
• High hopes for Valdemoro

  TONY Vasil has never been more satisfied about losing than after Valdemoro’s close second in the Victoria Oaks.

   
• Moment I thought Cup was gone

  COREY Brown thought his Melbourne Cup jinx was going to continue when he ran into trouble early at Flemington.

   
• Daffodil’s hard luck story

  JOCKEY Chris Munce had put Daffodil into position to make a strong finish to the race. Then disaster struck.

   
• How I buried my demons

  MELBOURNE Cup winning jockey Corey Brown reveals how he overcame the brutalities of racing to prevail on Shocking.

   
• Cup consumed in controversy

  CONTROVERSY has struck the Melbourne Cup, with trainer David Hayes fuming at Changingoftheguard’s exit.

   
• Corey chases historic treble

  COREY Brown is poised to become the first jockey to complete the Victoria Derby-Melbourne Cup-Victoria Oaks treble.

   
• Heir apparent makes his Mark

  THERE are so many distractions with Mark Kavanagh that it’s easy to forget he might well be Australia’s best trainer.

   
• Walter wants his own double

  IT’S not quite the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups but Guy Walter is chasing his own Cups double at Hawkesbury.

   
• Faint Perfume isn’t home yet

  MICHAEL Rodd will ride an “arrogant race” but refuses to admit Faint Perfume is a good thing in the Victoria Oaks.

   
• I owe my Cup to this man

  THIS is the mystery New Zealander who inspired Corey Brown to fulfil his Melbourne Cup dream aboard Shocking.

   
• Shocking wins the Melbourne Cup

  COREY Brown has won the Melbourne Cup with the Mark Kavanagh-trained Shocking, making up for the heartache of his narrow defeat on Bauer 12 months ago.

   
• Shocking wins the Melbourne Cup

  TOP Sydney jockey Corey Brown has won the Melbourne Cup with the Mark Kavanagh-trained stayer Shocking.