Jockey James McDonald continued his outstanding Melbourne Cup Carnival completing a Group 1 double on the day at Flemington and celebrating a record 10th victory for the week on Zaaki in the $2 million Mackinnon Stakes (2000m).

Jockey James McDonald drew level with Brett Prebble winning nine races across a Melbourne Cup Carnival following an electric win aboard the world’s best sprinter Nature Strip in the Group 1 $2 million Darley Sprint Classic (1200m).

Damien Oliver claimed a slice of history at Flemington on Thursday, tying Bobby Lewis with his seventh win in the Kennedy Oaks aboard the short-priced favourite Willowy. The champion hoop traveled into the straight out wide aboard the Godolphin three-year-old, which turned out to be the ideal spot to reel in the very brave Douceur in the three-year-old staying feature. It was a nervous watch, but Olly’s late lunge at the line saw the $3.60 pop salute for punters, while the win also brought up his 126th Group 1 victory. Oliver said after the race that he was honored to…

Another chapter in Verry Elleegant’s outstanding career was written at Flemington on Tuesday as Chris Waller’s mighty mare took out the $7.75 million Lexus Melbourne Cup. The Australian Horse of the Year brought up her 10th Group 1 in the ‘race that stops a nation’, but it was also an emotional result for champion hoop James McDonald. After three decades of walking away empty-handed, the champion hoop finally added a Melbourne Cup to his astonishing resume on the back of a very successful Derby Day last Saturday. The McDonald-Verry Elleegant combination will easily go down as one of the greatest…

Melbourne Cup Day has officially arrived, and we have covered with up-to-the-minute results and analysis right here at HorseRacing.com.au. The 10-race program begins at 10:45am Melbourne, while the ‘race that stops a nation’ is scheduled to run at 3:00pm. There are also five other black-type races on the program, so be sure to check back at the conclusion of every race for a complete breakdown! Race 1: Darley Maribyrnong Plate (1000m), 10:45am Peter Moody is off to a fast start following Brereton’s win in the first of the day. The Zoustar colt was brave over the final 100m, fighting back…

The Peter Moody-trained Incentivise remains the short-priced favourite ahead of today’s $7.5 million Melbourne Cup, while there’s also been a big move on the Freedman-trained Delphi – winner of the Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield two back. The Galileo entire has seen his price cut in half, firming from the original $41 quote all the way into $19.00 with Ladbrokes bookmakers.