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The race that stops a nationPremiumBroome dazzles on Melbourne Cup day

Broome fashionistas and racing fans brought style and spirit to the town’s Melbourne Cup celebrations on Tuesday, as local venues hosted lively luncheons to mark the big race.

Katya Minns

The NightlyLucky punter snags $3.2m win from $100 Melbourne Cup bet

One punter has nabbed a life-changing seven-figure collect after a remarkable stake in the Melbourne Cup.

Georgina Noack

Melbourne CupCommentsLucky punter snags $3.2m win from $100 Melbourne Cup bet

One punter has nabbed a life-changing seven-figure collect after a remarkable stake in the Melbourne Cup.

Georgina Noack

Melbourne CupPremiumIN PICTURES: Albany frocks up for 2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup

Punters flocked to Albany’s Premier Hotel on York Street on Tuesday for the 2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup — the race that stops the nation.

Georgia Campion

SEE THE PICSCamera IconAll the fashion from Perth’s Melbourne Cup celebrations

It’s the big horse race many across Australia have their eye on. Take a look at how the people of Perth celebrated Melbourne Cup from afar.

Kellie Balaam

Melbourne Cup 2024CommentsRowdy punters escorted out of Ascot by police

Bets were placed, drinks were flowing, and colourful frocks were out in force as thousands frolicked at Ascot Racecourse on Melbourne Cup day.

Claire Sadler

RacingVideoCommentsFINISHING ORDER: How every Melbourne Cup runner fared

The nation has been stopped, the race has been won. Here is how every horse fared in the Melbourne Cup.

Aaron Kirby

RacingCommentsPremiumLATE MAIL: See our experts’ Melbourne Cup tips

As the big race fast approaches, get your last-minute Melbourne Cup tips from The West Australian’s experts.

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How WA bush battler overcame the odds to become Cup champion

Former WA country jockey Mark Zahra’s rise from bush battler to be in line for a third straight Melbourne Cup win on Tuesday is among racing’s great triumphs.

Ernie Manning

RACINGCommentsPremiumAFL players, Perth celebs head to Ascot for Melbourne Cup

The race that stops the nation is just hours away and thousands of Perth punters are preparing to descend on Ascot Racecourse to celebrate a day of racing in style.

Claire Sadler

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We’ve got our critics, but racing is striving to be better

Since the first 17 horses thundered down the Flemington straight to contest the first Melbourne Cup in 1861, the iconic annual event has gone on to become the race that stops the nation.

Ian Edwards

RacingCommentsPremiumWA-born star Mark Zahra chasing historic Cup hattrick

WA-born jockey Mark Zahra is targeting a unique Melbourne Cup winning hat-trick when he rides Circle Of Fire in Tuesday’s iconic Flemington race which stops a nation.

Ernie Manning

Racing CommentsPremiumEvery runner previewed ahead of Melbourne Cup showdown

Ahead of the race that stops the nation, who is set to attract the early attention as we look through how the field is shaping up for this year’s Melbourne Cup?

Hayden King

Melbourne CupCommentsPerth punters get ready to saddle up ahead of Melbourne Cup

Thousands are expected to gather at the racecourse for Derby Day this Saturday, dressed in their most glamorous black and white threads, before the main event on Tuesday.

Jackson Barrett

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Zahra cements his place among the greats

As Melbourne Cup gambles go, it was a big one. West Australian jockey Mark Zahra had the opportunity to make it two in a row atop last year’s winner Gold Trip. 

pop the champagne!CommentsPremium‘Best thing ever’: Proud Perth parents on jockey’s Cup win

The proud parents of Mark Zahra, the WA jockey who rode Without A Fight to victory in the Melbourne Cup, popped the champagne in Perth after watching their son cross the finish line at Flemington. 

Caleb Runciman

Melbourne CupVideoCommentsWA punter turns two dollars into $100k with mystery Cup bet

WA-born jockey Mark Zahra’s back-to-back Melbourne Cup win has seen one lucky local punter turn $2 into more than $100,000.

Dylan Caporn

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Why WA-born Zahra is one of the best big-race riders

WA-born Mark Zahra’s reputation as one of Australia’s best big-race riders received another boost after his Melbourne Cup triumph, writes The West’s racing expert Jay Rooney.

Jay Rooney

Melbourne Cup 2023 CommentsPremium‘It was hard for me’: Winning WA jockey on Cup switch

For Mark Zahra, the shock decision to jump from 2022 winner Gold Trip to Without a Fight paid off remarkably as the WA jockey claimed back-to-back Melbourne Cup victories.

Dylan Caporn

Getting looseCommentsPremiumMelbourne Cup: Punters fill racecourse with colour and cheer

The drinks are flowing and the horses are running as thousands of punters swarm Ascot Racecourse for the 2023 Lexus Melbourne Cup. 

Caleb Runciman

Race that stops the nationCommentsWithout A Fight wins Melbourne Cup with WA jockey on-board

Without A Fight has won the 2023 Melbourne Cup, as WA jockey Mark Zahra claims back-to-back victories in the race that stops the nation.

Melbourne Cup CommentsPremiumWA family dreaming of Cup upset with Kalapour

A family of mostly West Australians will live their racing dream when their consistent galloper Kalapour runs in Tuesday’s $8 million Melbourne Cup.

Jay Rooney

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RacingCommentsMullins eyes more Irish Melbourne Cup success

Willie Mullins has a strong Melbourne Cup hand with favourite Vauban and well-backed stablemate Absurde in the running to win the $8 million feature.

Shayne Hope