Rated a genetic freak, Australia’s tough stayer Vow And ­Declare was always going to be there if it became willing and just maybe a bit of rough stuff at the end has delivered him racing’s holy grail.

Michael Walker was penalised for breaching the whip rule aboard second-placed Prince Of Arran after a thrilling finish to the Melbourne Cup. Photo: JUSTIN MCMANUS / NINE Michael Walker admitted his ...

Melbourne Cup Day is undeniably a global spectacle when it comes to the many frivolous fashions from the field, but things have just been stepped up a notch thank to an actual royal making her grand ...