MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Michelle Payne became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday when she rode the 100-1 outsider Prince of Penzance. SI Staff | Nov 3, 2015.

Twilight Payment won the 2020 Melbourne Cup, Australia’s most prestigious horse race, although the event was overshadowed by the death of Anthony Van Dyck, the Aidan O’Brien trained colt who ...

Congrats are in order for Michelle J. Payne, who won this year’s Melbourne Cup on Tuesday. The 30-year-old Australian, who rode on the New Zealand-bred Prince of Penzance, becomes the first ...

Vow and Declare has won Australia’s most prestigious horse race, the Melbourne Cup, giving Australian jockey Craig Williams his first win at the event in 17 attempts.

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.

Melbourne Cup prizemoney has officially increased to $10m with all starters to share in the bounty. The Cox Plate has also ...

Hickmott conceded Revelare potentially faced “a very hard” Caulfield program, including a 1600m Benchmark 100, Listed ...

Charlie Appleby's lightly weighted 3-year-old Cross Counter, given a wonderful ride by Kerrin McEvoy, handed Britain and Godolphin a first success in the Lexus Melbourne Cup (G1).