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Incentivise heads into Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup as the shortest-priced favourite since the legendary Phar Lap more than 90 years ago as Australia’s “race that stops a nation” welcomes back crowds

Post-Covid lockdown race-goers will lead the way as Australia celebrates the 161st running of Australias most famous horse race. The favourite, Incentivize, is the shortest-priced favourite since Phar Lap.

The jockey who rode champion Verry Elleegant to a famous Melbourne Cup victory revealed the unfortunate superstition that had him convinced he was going to win the big race.

Verry Elleegant has stormed home to win the Melbourne Cup in the race that stops the nation.

Joseph O’Brien’s defending champion Twilight Payment finished 11th.

The Melbourne Cup is the race that stops the nation, and Today co-hosts Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon have revealed they plan to celebrate with plenty of booze

Verry Elleegant demolished red hot favourite Incentivise to win the coveted Aus$8 million (US$6 million) Melbourne Cup on Tuesday in a party atmosphere as crowds returned for the "race that stops a n…

Carl Di Iorio provides his view on how the three international runners will fare in the Cup

I blame John Spotswood, sorry Mr Spotswood … more respect required as I am only in year 4 at Ashgrove State School in Brisbane. I can still picture him. Tall, lean, sporting a public servant like uniform (well he was a maths teacher) – shorts, long white socks and black shoes (not sandals), white shirt, […]

If red-hot favourite Incentivise wins the Melbourne Cup hell be the best horse since Phar Lap. Some people say even better. To which I say, pull the other one, writes MIKE COLMAN