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• Americain scare before Melbourne Cup

  Melbourne Cup favourite Americain has thrown a scare into the camp after casting a shoe at the Werribee quarantine station hours before the race.

   
• Mourayan scratched from Melbourne Cup

  Lloyd Williams owned Mourayan has been scratched from today’s Melbourne Cup due to hoof problems. There was talks that Saturday’s Mackinnon Stakes runner up may be having issues after an announcement that he would wear bar plates in the race.

   
• Flemington comes alive for the Melbourne Cup

  After a successful start to the Victoria Racing Club’s (VRC) Melbourne Cup Carnival on Saturday, Flemington Racecourse will today come alive for the running of the Emirates Melbourne Cup.

   
• Nash Rawiller out of Melbourne Cup

  Nash Rawiller has joined Craig Williams as a Melbourne Cup spectator after being denied a stay of proceedings on a careless riding appeal.

   
• Melbourne Cup – What you need to know

  Some facts about the $6 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday.

   
• Craig Williams loses Melbourne Cup ride

  Jockey Craig Williams has failed in his bid to ride in the Melbourne Cup.

   
• 2011 Melbourne Cup Sweep – Download Now

  We have been working hard to bring readers an easy to use yet visually pleasing free Melbourne Cup sweep form available to download and print on one A4 sized page to be used in your office or between family and friends.

   
• Atlantic Jewel out of Oaks

  Raging favourite Atlantic Jewel has been ruled out of Thursday’s Victorian Oaks with a leg injury.

   
• Facts about the Melbourne Cup

  Some facts about the $6 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday.

   
• Bauer misses out on Cup start

  Bauer won’t get the chance to avenge his second placing in the 2008 Melbourne Cup after failing to make the final field for Tuesday’s renewal.

   
• First day of Melbourne Cup carnival a success

  The 2011 AAMI Victoria Derby has been run and won by Sangster in front of a crowd of 92,336 people at Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse.

   
• Jockeys to consider industrial action

  Jockeys will meet at Saturday’s Victoria Derby meeting to consider possible industrial action over the lack of funding for the National Jockeys’ Trust which supports injured riders and their families.

   
• Melbourne Cup carnival ignites at Flemington

  The 2011 Melbourne Cup Carnival breaks out of the barriers at Flemington today with AAMI Victoria Derby Day. The forecast is for mild weather, with early rain clearing to isolated showers in the morning, and a top of 21 degrees.

   
• Williams still fighting to ride in Cup

  Craig Williams will continue his fight to ride in the Melbourne Cup when he takes his case to the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal on Monday.

   
• Tullamore out of Lexus

  Gai Waterhouse has scratched Tullamore from Saturday’s Lexus Stakes with the gelding almost certain of a Melbourne Cup start with the scratchings of Linton and Sahara Sun.

   
• Williams to know Cup fate on Monday

  Craig Williams and Nash Rawiller will know on Monday whether they are able to ride in the Melbourne Cup.

   
• Williams’ appeal dismissed

  Craig Williams has not given up hope of riding Dunaden in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup despite having his appeal against a careless riding suspension dismissed.

   
• Tanby penalised a kilogram for Melbourne Cup

  Tanby has received a one-kilogram Melbourne Cup penalty for his win in Wednesday’s Listed Bendigo Cup, but it mightn’t be enough to put him into Tuesday’s 24-horse field.

   
• Dead rating likely for Victoria Derby, Melbourne Cup

  The famed Flemington track will be rated dead for Saturday’s Victoria Derby and probably also for the Melbourne Cup.

   
• Craig Williams and Nash Rawiller to miss Cup

  A careless riding suspension will cost Craig Williams the ride on French stayer Dunaden in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup unless he can win an appeal.