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Vow And Declare might have won his last race, plus Oaks Day tips

There’s no greater marathon in world sport than the Flemington carnival.

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Vow And Declare might have won his last race, plus Oaks Day tips

Connor Bennett

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Connor Bennett

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Melbourne Cup 2019: Winners and losers

Vow And Declare has taken out of the most incredible Melbourne Cup finishes in recent memory, leading home a four-horse pack by barely half a nose to take the race that stops the nation.

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The Roar

Melbourne Cup finishing order: Complete 2019 results for every horse

The full finishing order for the 2019 Melbourne Cup is in, with Australian horse Vow And Declare finishing first in a slow but enthralling edition of the race.

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Melbourne Cup finishing order: Complete 2019 results for every horse

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William Cornwill

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The Mounting Yard: Melbourne Cup Day preview

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Melbourne Cup 2019 barrier draw results, full field

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Stuart Thomas

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Victoria Derby 2019 racing results, highlights

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Melbourne Cup 2019: Winning trifecta and quinella

The 2019 Melbourne Cup has been run and won, with punters across the country eager to see how their trifecta and quinella bets went.

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Melbourne Cup 2019: Winning trifecta and quinella

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Melbourne Cup 2019: Winning trifecta and quinella

The 2019 Melbourne Cup has been run and won, with punters across the country eager to see how their trifecta and quinella bets went.

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The Roar

Melbourne Cup winner: Vow And Declare finishes first in 2019

Four-year-old Australian gelding Vow And Declare has written its name into the history books and folklore of Australian racing after winning the 2019 Melbourne Cup.

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Melbourne Cup winner: Vow And Declare finishes first in 2019

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Melbourne Cup winner: Vow And Declare finishes first in 2019

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Flemington Race 6 result: Teleplay wins the Jim Beam Stakes

Teleplay has caused something of an upset by taking out the 2019 Jim Beam Stakes at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day.

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Flemington Race 6 result: Teleplay wins the Jim Beam Stakes

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Flemington Race 6 result: Teleplay wins the Jim Beam Stakes

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Flemington Race 5 result: Garner wins the Schweppervescence Plate

Pre-race favourite Garner proved to be a smart pick for the winner in the 2019 Schweppervescence Plate at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day.

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Flemington Race 5 result: Garner wins the Schweppervescence Plate

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Flemington Race 5 result: Garner wins the Schweppervescence Plate

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Flemington Race 4 result: Shared Ambition wins the Macca's Run

Race 4 on Melbourne Cup Day has been run and won, with Shared Ambition taking out the Macca’s Run as expected.

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Flemington Race 4 result: Shared Ambition wins the Macca's Run

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Flemington Race 4 result: Shared Ambition wins the Macca's Run

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Josh Elliott

Editor

Josh Elliott

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Melbourne Cup Fashion Ratings (from a bloke who knows nothing about fashion)

Let’s get one thing straight: if there’s a topic in the world that I’m completely unqualified to discuss, it’s horse racing, and the Melbourne Cup.

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Melbourne Cup Fashion Ratings (from a bloke who knows nothing about fashion)

Josh Elliott

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Melbourne Cup Fashion Ratings (from a bloke who knows nothing about fashion)

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The Roar

Flemington Race 3 result: Sure Knee wins the TAB trophy

Sure Knee has comfortably won Race 3 at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day, taking home the TAB trophy.

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Flemington Race 3 result: Sure Knee wins the TAB trophy

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Flemington Race 3 result: Sure Knee wins the TAB trophy

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William Cornwill

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The Mounting Yard: Golden Eagle Day preview

The Mounting Yard also heads to Rosehill this week for the inaugural running of the Golden Eagle, which is worth $7,500,000.

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Can the Cup master turn the Dettori dream into reality?

Lloyd Williams’ love affair with the Melbourne Cup is well documented.

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William Cornwill

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The Mounting Yard: Victoria Derby Day preview

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William Cornwill

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The Mounting Yard: Cox Plate day preview

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William Cornwill

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The Mounting Yard: Manikato Stakes Night preview

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William Cornwill

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The Mounting Yard: Geelong Cup Day preview

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William Cornwill

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The Mounting Yard: Caulfield Cup day preview

The Mounting Yard heads to Caulfield for the last day of their carnival, which is Caulfield Cup day.

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John MacDonald

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What impact would Peter V'landys' plan have on the racing calendar

Peter V’landys could have claimed Saturday’s The Everest as the highlight of his career, until this spring.

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Oct

Mike new author

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Moёt & Chandon Spring Champion Stakes Day: who will win it?

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William Cornwill

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The Mounting Yard: Guineas Day at Caulfield

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Oct

William Cornwill

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The Mounting Yard: Turnbull Stakes Day

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William Cornwill

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The Mounting Yard: Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes day

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Why horse racing still has a future

Jockstar said Guest

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It’s barbaric but greed will keep the sport going. Governments and the wealthy make too much money for it to close.

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Horse racing is way too big an industry to be derailed by a group of people who only protest one day a year. These peopl…(more)

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Look what happened with greyhound racing…it was banned and facing extinction, now more $$$ than ever.

Thoroughbred ra…(more)

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Vow And Declare might have won his last race, plus Oaks Day tips

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Word on the street is it was over a half eaten Happy Meal!

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How to train the perfect racehorse

Trainer John Sargent sat down with The Roar to reflect on his involvement in the Melbourne Cup over the years including when he came sixth in 2015 with ‘Gust of Wind.’ She remains the last horse to beat Winx.

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How to train the perfect racehorse

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Former Tour de France cyclist races a horse, because of course

It’s the race we’ve always wanted to see.

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2018

Former Tour de France cyclist races a horse, because of course

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Former Tour de France cyclist races a horse, because of course

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Man's divorce inspires one of the most bizarre race names

David Chillery got divorced in 1998, but it turns out he is only just “celebrating” it now by sponsoring a race at Newton Abbot in the U.K.

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2018

Man's divorce inspires one of the most bizarre race names

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Man's divorce inspires one of the most bizarre race names

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2018

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Comically awful conditions make for a racecaller's nightmare

Who would want to be a racecaller?

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2018

Comically awful conditions make for a racecaller's nightmare

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Comically awful conditions make for a racecaller's nightmare

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2018

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Chaos as horse jumps the fence and BOLTS mid-race

The Lion Dancer needed a tamer at Towcester racecourse in England.

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2018

Chaos as horse jumps the fence and BOLTS mid-race

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Chaos as horse jumps the fence and BOLTS mid-race

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2018

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Deers run across English racetrack

There were some unexpected track invaders at an English race meeting in Newcastle, when two dears leaped across just meters in front of the horses who were approaching the final bend.

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2018

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Deers run across English racetrack

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Matt Nicholls

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The 20 greatest Australian racehorses of the past 20 years

This weekend, Australian racing will lose one of its best thoroughbreds of all time to retirement.

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Apr

The 20 greatest Australian racehorses of the past 20 years

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The 20 greatest Australian racehorses of the past 20 years

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