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Top Sports Aussies Love to Bet On: From AFL to Horse Racing

Sports betting is woven deeply into Australian culture, with millions of fans placing wagers on their favorite events each year. Whether it's the thrill of horse racing or the excitement of a close AFL game, betting adds to the experience of many Aussies.

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Stunned silence at Flemington over Melbourne Cup winner

Socialite Nicky Hilton Rothschild and model Liz Hurley were among famous faces at Flemington, as the crowd was stunned by the Melbourne Cup winner.

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Dolan singing after huge Cup upset on Knight's Choice

Rank outsider Knight's Choice has won the Melbourne Cup in a photo finish from Warp Speed, with Okita Soushi third in the $8.5 million feature at Flemington.

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Who Is The Melbourne Cup Favourite For 2024 Flemington Race

We've not seen a winning Melbourne Cup favourite since 2013, so will this change in 2024 - we look at the main Flemington market leaders.

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Melbourne Cup Prize Money 2024: Breakdown From 1st to 12th

What is the Melbourne Cup prize money and total purse for 2024? Plus how much of this will the winning jockey & trainer get?

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2024 Melbourne Cup Time If Watching In UK & Ireland, Plus TV

The Melbourne Cup time if watching in the UK or Ireland will be 4am on Tuesday 5th November 2024, with the race LIVE on Sky Sports Racing.

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Female jockeys, trainers on equal Cup footing

Almost a decade after Michelle Payne became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup, a record four women riders will contest Tuesday's edition.

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Melbourne Cup leading contenders at a glance

Some key facts and figures around the 164th edition of the Melbourne Cup, with leading trainers Chris Waller and Ciaron Maher featuring prominently.

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Cummings' Cup plan on track in nod to Bart

James Cummings is following his legendary grandfather Bart's path to the Melbourne Cup with Zardozi and has been buoyed by the mare's lead-up form.

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Top-ranked Via Sistina ruled out of Melbourne Cup

Cox Plate winner Via Sistina has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup by connections, six days out from the race that stops the nation.

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International Raiders Handed a Melbourne Cup Boost by the Handicapper

Defending champion Without A Fight has been assigned topweight of 58.5kg for the 2024 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington Racecourse in November.

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Homeless man wins thousands off a $5 bet on the Melbourne Cup

The man managed to win big after placing a bet worth just a couple of pounds

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How to watch Melbourne Cup 2023 — live stream racing online from anywhere

Can Gold Trip go back-to-back at the race that stops a nation? Here's our guide to watch Melbourne Cup 2023 live streams — and for free — no matter where you are.

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How to watch the Melbourne Cup 2023 online and on TV

Here's how you can watch the Melbourne Cup 2023 online, ready for when it starts on Tuesday, November 7.

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Melbourne Cup: most Australians have little or no interest in ‘race that stops the nation’, Essential poll finds

Only 11% of respondents to survey say they have ‘high interest’, down five points from before last year’s race

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Where in Canberra (and surrounds) you can celebrate Melbourne Cup Day

There are venues offering a range of packages for the race that stops the nation.

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The media’s incessant stream of racing carnival drivel helps drive gambling addiction

The racing industry is corrupt, cruel and kills its employees. Moreover, it’s reliant on gambling addicts — something media coverage works hard to ignore.

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How Phar Lap’s skin, bones and heart became ‘holy relics’ in colonial Australia and New Zealand

When the legendary Phar Lap won the Melbourne Cup in 1930, the big chestnut horse didn’t just live up to his Thai name, which means “lightning”. He also brought together strands of colonial history and mythology that are only now properly visible.

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Melbourne Cup: why brands are quietly distancing themselves from the ‘race that stops the nation’

Experts point to social and animal harms and the cost-of-living crisis – and say for younger generations, the cup is ‘just not cool anymore’

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Your 5-Minute Explainer On #NupToTheCup & Why People Are Saying No To Horse Racing

There have been seven horse deaths during and in the lead-up to the Melbourne Cup over the last 10 years. Six of them saw the horses euthanised on the track.

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Crown casino workers set to strike before Melbourne Cup

Work stoppages are planned by Crown casino workers ahead of the Melbourne Cup following months of negotiations for better pay and conditions.

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Corks pop as exclusive Birdcage awaits sellout crowds

Entry costs almost $500 per person but that hasn't stopped the ritzy Birdcage enclosure from selling out for every day of the Melbourne Cup carnival.

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Mark Zahra makes peace with massive Melbourne Cup call

Mark Zahra has come to terms with his tough decision to partner Without A Fight instead of trying to repeat 2022's Melbourne Cup success with Gold Trip.

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Payne a picture as she recalls Melbourne Cup glory

Michelle Payne swapped her riding silks for a flowing silk dress as she helped launch the Melbourne Cup carnival, carrying the Cup she famously won in 2015.

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Zahra picks Without A Fight for Melbourne Cup

Mark Zahra will not ride last year's winner Gold Trip in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington next month, instead opting to partner Without A Fight.

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