History & Culture
Sleeping with champions
Legendary trainer Tommy Woodcock’s affinity with horses was captured before the 1977 Melbourne Cup.
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On This Day
On this day: Phar Lap’s death shocks the racing world
The death of the champion Australian racehorse was mourned by the nation – and shrouded in mystery.
On This Day
On this day: The Melbourne Cup begins
The world’s richest handicap race, the Melbourne Cup, was first run at Flemington in 1861.