A total of 12 points is awarded to the winner, six points for second and four points for third. McDonald won the title last year with 160 points to Ryan Moore’s 150. He won it also in 2022 when he ...

Whatever happens at Bendigo, Maher’s main Melbourne Cup hopes rest with Royal Supremacy, who followed his G1 Metropolitan (2400m) win in Sydney with a fifth placing in the G1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), ...

Group 1 winner Sepals has recovered from a nasty laceration to a hind leg and will take his place in Saturday's $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwick.

Moonee Valley was established in 1883 by William Sam Cox, and the course is famous for the Cox Plate. It is often referred to as Australia’s pre-eminent race, and some even describe it as the greatest ...

2025 Cox Plate winner Via Sistina relaxes at Altona Beach a day after her back-to-back victory at The Valley. Pictured from left: Aeliana, Via Sistina and Buckaroo at Altona Beach a day after the 2025 ...

While Via Sistina and Buckaroo are set to round-out their springs on final day at Flemington, Aeliana has run her final race for 2025. “Definitely paddock,” Waller said of his ATC Derby winner.

The four-day Flemington carnival is arguably the biggest and best week of racing anywhere in the world, and it all kicks off on Saturday. The opening day features three Group 1s – the $2 million ...

Waller continued the story on Sunday morning on Racing.com’s The Verdict. “I realised when the metal detector went off when Mr Duckworth walked through it,” Waller said. “They said, ‘sir have you got ...

Cox Plate Day threw up two potential stars of the future, one equine and the other human.

What happened: Tonkin jumped well enough but was out-sped early by Beast Mode, who cruised across to the rail to take up the running. Tonkin sat second and seemed to travel OK, but he was put under ...

Mitch Freedman intoxicated by the atmosphere of his first Cox Plate runner and declared he can't wait for another ...

J-Mac shows his class off the track just hours after his fourth Cox Plate win with a visit with injured jockey Tom Prebble ...