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Betting company fined after emailing Melbourne Cup promotion to hundreds of people experiencing gambling harm

Watchdog calls emails sent to 772 self-excluded people a serious breach and issues financial penalty as a warning to other firms

The Guardian - AU

News Corp-backed Betr fined after targeting self-excluded gambler ahead of Melbourne Cup

The Northern Territory Racing Commission fines Betr for breaching the NT's online gambling code of conduct by directly marketing to a self-excluded person with an offer to open a betting account.

ABC News

Melbourne Cup winner admits animal cruelty

Melbourne Cup-winning horse trainer Darren Weir and his assistant Jarrod McLean have pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in the lead-up to the 2018 Melbourne Cup.

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The Cup comes to town as Hunter connections party on

"The amount of people who've come out of the woodwork now and want to buy a horse. It's an experience. It's got nothing to do with the money side of if, it's more around being involved."

Newcastle Herald

Wallace Bishop, Brisbane jeweller and former manufacturer of Melbourne Cup, passes away

Wallace Bishop, leader of one of Australia's oldest and most successful family jewellery businesses and manufacturer of the Melbourne Cup for 17 years, passes away.

ABC News

Stare In Abject Horror At This Foul TikTok Of A Girl Licking A Handrail At The Melbourne Cup

I detest the Melbourne Cup and everything it stands for. From the glorification of binge drinking and gambling to the animal cruelty and ill-fitting Tarocash suits blokes insist on wearing, quite literally everything about the event makes me gag. Well folks, there’s now another foul byproduct of the Melbourne Cup…

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Recovering gambling addict 'sent Melbourne Cup deals from betting site'

A recovering gambling addict slams "predatory" online betting companies for sending him promotional material even though he has registered for self-exclusion.

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What a ride: Knockabout local league player, to boss of global wagering company and Melbourne Cup winner

"Just raw emotion. You cheer them home when you are at the pub. This was unbelievable."

Newcastle Herald

Punters wade through floodwaters to watch Melbourne Cup at country pub

Inundated roads weren't enough to stop some residents from watching the famous race with a beer in hand.

The Canberra Times

Gold Trip win in Melbourne Cup another success for Australian Bloodstock talent scout

Growing up, Luke Murrell thought being a rugby league talent scout - just like his neighbour, foundation Knights coaching director Allan Bell - would be "awesome".

Newcastle Herald

We Ranked A Heap Of Rancid Melbourne Cup Punter Pics From Bad To Horseshit

The Melbourne Cup is an absolutely abhorrent display of everything awful in this country, but the pics of people falling over sure are funny.

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Maher team has taste for more Cup success

Trainer Ciaron Maher has already turned his attention to the 2023 Melbourne Cup with this year's winner Gold Trip.

AAP

Victorian election: with Melbourne Cup over, now comes real race for Daniel Andrews and Matthew Guy

Polls and pundits have Labor winning in a canter, but strategists from both sides expect the margin to narrow as 26 November approaches

The Guardian - AU

Lucky punter turns 50p bet into £84,000 with four-fold at Australia's Melbourne Cup

A big winner in Australia has turned his bet that was the equivalent of 50p into a huge five figure sum after an incredible run of fortune at the Melbourne Gold Cup

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Melbourne Cup 2022: From Gold Trip win to jaw-dropping fashion, there’s much to celebrate

From making history on Gold Trip to all the fashion, celebrities, TV and sports stars, to the punters who made the 2022 Melbourne Cup.

Newcastle Herald

Melbourne Cup triumph priceless for local connections

"At the 200 metres I turned the other way and looked at my wife's eye and Jamie Lovett's eyes. I let them tell me the result.

Newcastle Herald

Australian Bloodstock savour second Melbourne Cup win after stunning Gold Trip effort

For Australian Bloodstock director Luke Murrell, nothing will beat winning his first Melbourne Cup (3200m) with Protectionist in 2014.

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The Loop: RBA raises cash rate again, Musk to become Twitter chief executive, Gold Trip wins Melbourne Cup

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Northern Territory pubs hold croc and frog-filled events to celebrate the Melbourne Cup

As the rest of the nation tuned in to watch horses in Melbourne, one tavern on the opposite end of the country has held what it claims to be the richest, longest and fastest saltwater crocodile race in the world.

ABC News

Country race meets cancelled on Melbourne Cup Day as soggy weather impacts tracks

Several country racing meets have been cancelled over the past week in Victoria due to wet conditions.

The Guardian - AU

It started with sludge and ended with rain but for many all that mattered was the Melbourne Cup was back

For others, anger lingered over the wall that protected Flemington Racecourse from recent flooding, while #NupToTheCup trended on Twitter

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: More rate pain for borrowers; Gold Trip wins Melbourne Cup; and China unhappy with B-52 plan

The Reserve Bank makes its inevitable inflation response. And most Australians don’t care about the cup

Evening Standard

Redemption for jockey Mark Zahra as he guides Gold Trip to Melbourne Cup glory

At last year’s Melbourne Cup, jockey Mark Zahra was drowning his sorrows at home as he watched his supposed mount, Verry Elleegant, romp to victory.

Daily Mirror

Gold Trip wins 2022 Melbourne Cup with British raider Deauville Legend in fourth

Full result for the 2022 Melbourne Cup, won by Gold Trip. Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, the recruit from France stayed on well for jockey Mark Zahra to beat Emissary

Newcastle Herald

Hunter's punters turn one on for 2022 Melbourne Cup celebrations

Punters absolutely turned one on for the 2022 Melbourne Cup with no shortage of glitz and glamour across Newcastle.

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