This year, the Melbourne Cup Carnival has been reimagined to bring fashion, food and entertainment even closer to the ...

Families and fashion will be at the centre of a major revamp of the Melbourne Cup Carnival precinct at Flemington this year.

The Melbourne Cup was first run in 1861 at Flemington Race Course, but the iconic “Loving Cup” design didn’t appear until almost 60 years later, ...

Ants and champagne designed to be consumed in space – that’s what celebrities and other VIPs will eat and drink inside the Melbourne Cup’s epicenter of style and glamor – the Birdcage.

The Melbourne Cup is a horse race — but it's symbolised by a trophy. It's instantly recognisable and each year travels nearly half a million kilometres around Australia.

Moonee Valley Racing Club raised the Cox Plate to $6m (up from $5) to mark a historic last running of Australia's best race ...

For the first time in its 162 years, both men and women were allowed to wear shorts in the Melbourne Cup’s members section, though few pounced on the opportunity.

Melbourne Cup is looking a little different in 2020, but that's not to say the dresses are any less spectacular. We round up the best dressed celebs as they frock up at home. Skip to content ...

Melbourne Cup fans have come back in force for the 163rd running of the “race that stops the nation” with 84,492 fans flocking to Flemington. Getty Images.

It was a migrant from Switzerland, Edward Fisher, who produced the first Australian-made trophy in 1876, and it was Fortunato ‘Lucky’ Rocca from Italy who made the cup for 30 years until 2000.

The Melbourne Cup began in 1861 and has since become Australia's most iconic horse race. Over the years, it has produced incredible moments and records. Here's a look at some of the key facts ...

The Melbourne Cup was first run in 1861 at Flemington Race Course, but the iconic “Loving Cup” design didn’t appear until almost 60 years later, when production moved from the United Kingdom ...