Billionaire Marwan Koukash has promised a celebration like no other if his horse Magic Circle wins Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup, saying he will strip down to his G-string to receive the trophy.

Kalapour topped the Caulfield Cup final field last year with 55kg, while Vauban carried 55.5kg in the Melbourne Cup. Under the revised scale, Kalapour and Vauban would be boosted to 57kg ...

Irish-trained Vauban heads into Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup as favourite in Australia’s “race that stops a nation”, but faces a looming threat from in-form Gold Trip who is targeting back-to ...