The Cox Plate leaves the Valley for Flemington
The $6 million weight-for-age championship is run at Flemington on 24 October while Moonee Valley is rebuilt.
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Polo, the turf, the grid and the ocean: sport as Australia’s finest play it.
The Everest: Ka Ying Rising lands in Sydney to defend his crown
The Hong Kong champion arrived on 21 September, a short-priced favourite for the $20 million sprint at Randwick on 17 October.
Four days at Flemington: the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival
Derby Day on 31 October, the Cup on 3 November, Oaks Day on the 5th and Stakes Day to close.
Chukkas and champagne: inside Australia’s polo summer
From Portsea’s oval to the Gold Coast and the Hawkesbury, polo is the most social sport of the Australian summer.
Sheza Alibi makes history in the Makybe Diva
Peter Moody’s mare won by 2¾ lengths, the first mare to win the race since it became a Group 1.
Guest House springs the Golden Slipper
The Victorian colt won the $5 million two-year-old classic at Rosehill on his first Sydney run.
Albert Park opens a new era of Formula One
George Russell led a Mercedes one-two in front of 483,934 fans as eleven teams raced for the first time since 2016.
$212.8 million on the Gold Coast: Magic Millions’ record-setting January
Two $2 million colts, two $3 million races and a royal visit at the carnival that opens Australia’s bloodstock year.
