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 ... It’s the biggest crowd for the great race since ...

A crowd of up to 60,000 could pack Flemington Racecourse each day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival under a Victoria Racing Club plan, ­despite the coronavirus casting a cloud over major events. Major ...

Fewer than 85,000 people are expected to attend the Melbourne Cup, ... VRC CEO Steve Rosich, at the Fleminton Birdcage, hopes the smaller Melbourne Cup crowd will have a better time.

The Melbourne Cup has pulled up lame this year, ... a 14.5% jump from last year’s crowd of 73,816, and the biggest crowd since 2017. ...

The Melbourne Cup Carnival is poised to become a significant event in the long fight against COVID-19 with crowds certain for Melbourne Cup Day and highly likely for the final two days of the carnival ...

Verry Elleegant won the A$8 million ($6 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, storming home in the final straight to win by three-and-a-half lengths.

The crowd was pumped for the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on a seriously beautiful spring day. And, with Melbourne's weather turning it on the crowd saw $91 chance Knight's Choice come away with the ...

Nearly 91,200 rocked up to Flemington on the first Tuesday in November last year – up eight per cent on the previous year and 23.5 per cent on the 2022 crowd. It was the biggest Melbourne Cup ...

Melbourne Cup organisers are placing bets on how many people will be allowed trackside at this year’s event, with plans on track for a bumper crowd. With no fans allowed at AFL matches in ...

Equine welfare concerns, ­wet weather and the scratching of pop star Taylor Swift have all been blamed for the lowest Melbourne Cup crowd in 24 years. Read Today's Paper Tributes.