Everyone was dressed to impress in florals, bright block colours, and bows at WA’s iconic course to watch the race that stops the nation.
Claire Sadler
The nation has been stopped, the race has been won. Here is how every horse fared in the Melbourne Cup.
Aaron Kirby
As the big race fast approaches, get your last-minute Melbourne Cup tips from The West Australian’s experts.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
The drinks are flowing and the horses are running as thousands of punters swarm Ascot Racecourse for the 2023 Lexus Melbourne Cup.
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.
A family of mostly West Australians will live their racing dream when their consistent galloper Kalapour runs in Tuesday’s $8 million Melbourne Cup.
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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
Legendary jockey Damien Oliver’s final Melbourne Cup mount Alenquer faces re-inspection by vets before a late decision on his start in Tuesday’s iconic Flemington race.
Ahead of Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup, The West Australian has you covered with expert tips, a form guide for all 24 runners, a free sweepstakes poster and more.
Ahead of the race that stops the nation, The West Australian’s racing writer Jay Rooney gives a final word on each of the 24 runners in Tuesday’s field. READ THE ALL-IMPORTANT FORM GUIDE.
Legendary WA jockey Damien Oliver’s final Melbourne Cup ride is under a cloud, with Alenquer facing a vet inspection on the eve of the race that stops a nation.
Ahead of the race that stops the nation, The West Australian’s racing experts have revealed which horse they are backing to win the Melbourne Cup, as well as a second and third finish plus a roughie.
