The Melbourne Cup is planning improvements for this year but wouldn't tell us anything about sniffer dogs locations.

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, ...

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

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

2004, 2014 Melbourne Cup Herald Sun photo flashback. Wild weather and a Makybe Diva win in 2004, and a surprise Gabi Grecko and Geoffrey Edelsten proposal in 2014.

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 ...