The founders of Australia’s newest betting agency have breathed a sigh of relief after their bold promotional stunt to attract punters almost put them tens of millions of dollars in Read more

Sir Alex Ferguson ticked off an item off his bucket list as he watched Mark Zahra riding Gold Trip to a thrilling Melbourne Cup victory on Tuesday and he joked Read more

Tradie larrikin Nedd Brockmann who raised over $1.4 million for the homeless after running from Cottesloe to Bondi Beach has kicked off champagne celebrations at the Melbourne Cup. Read more

One incredibly lucky punter from Victoria has turned $1 into an astonishing $154,759 by going one-out in all four legs of the early quaddie at the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday. Read more

The race that stops the nation is here, with huge crowds expected at Flemington and all across Australia for the 2022 Melbourne Cup. Follow Daily Mail Australia’s live blog for Read more

Gold Trip has stormed home to win the 2022 Melbourne Cup at Flemington in a gut-busting, furious sprint to the finish line. Read more

Golden Trip jockey Mark Zahra missed riding the 2021 Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant after he was suspended for three months over the AirBNB covid party scandal. Read more

Punters may have seen the 2023 Melbourne Cup winner in White Marlin, after the Irish-born gelding blitzed the field over 2800 metres in an early race on Melbourne Cup day Read more

Betr, which is 33 per cent-owned by the Rupert Murdoch organisation, now faces a legal probe into the promotion after allegations it was an illegal enticement to bet. Read more

Racegoers gathered at the turnstiles to Flemington racecourse in Melbourne from early Tuesday morning and were off-and-racing inside when gates opened shortly before 9am. Read more