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Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise drifted slightly in betting after drawing barrier 16 for the great ace ...

Steve Tregea only considers himself a hobby trainer but he has a horse a billionaire would be proud to call his own.

Cup safety checks thrown into chaos as CT scanner breaks down with 16 of the 35 remaining acceptors still to be tested

Bookies have already paid out the shortest price favourite since Phar Lap 91 years ago after a dominant nine-consecutive wins leading into the Melbourne Cup.

There is nothing better than escaping the hustle and bustle of the city and visiting a park. The best part is you don’t even have to travel very far

Of course, like the Conchords 30 years later, a lack of opportunities here saw him look for success elsewhere. In Clarke’s case it was across the Tasman and like Phar Lap, the pavlova and Crowded House, he became such a hit, particularly with his pitch-perfect political satires on both radio and television with Brian Dawe, that we wouldn’t have put it past those dastardly Aussies to try to claim him for themselves. There’s only snippets of the entertainment he provided the “lucky cou...

Images of Phar Lap feature in two sales by Lloyds in Australia, from the collection of the Rose Stereograph Company.

In the wake of Naomi Osaka's withdrawal, the onus must shift away from the players and to the media, to stop asking stupid questions.

: Your help is needed to complete a new documentary of Magic Magyar Ferenc Puskás’ term as manager of South Melbourne Hellas 1989-1991.

The junior has a range of projects covering gold, silver-lead-copper and iron ore and is confident that all have the strong possibility of development.