Facts about the Group One $1.5 million Victoria Derby at Flemington.

More than 300,000 people are expected to attend the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington featuring 37 races with combined prize money of $19.1 million.

A look at the facts and figures relating to the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes for three-year-olds at Flemington.

Mark Newnham will have his first runner as a trainer for breeder and owner George Altomonte when Anatola races at Rosehill.

Victoria Derby Day is considered Australia’s premier day of racing featuring nine black-type races with a combined purse of $5.3 million.

Officials have withdrawn a positive swab charge against leading trainer Ben Currie but another appeal on a different matter will proceed.

Fields for the Victoria Derby meeting have been finalised with 14 horses in the Kennedy Mile and capacity fields for the Coolmore Stud Stakes and Myer Classic.

Darren Pearce, the chief executive of the Australian Turf Cub has resigned.

Work is about to start on the repair of Eagle Farm racecourse with a return to racing expected in April.

Godolphin has confirmed seven-year-old Hartnell will take his place in the Melbourne Cup.

Global Glamour won the Tristarc Stakes in her spring return and is the early favourite for the Myer Classic ahead of acceptances for the Group One race.

English stayer Qewy will be out to add to his Cups collection in Australia when he lines up at Bendigo.

Trainer James Cummings says a final decision on Hartnell taking his place in the Melbourne Cup will be made in the coming days.

Champion jockey Olivier Peslier has ridden Tiberian in a work-out at Werribee ahead of the Melbourne Cup.

Victoria Derby favourite Main Stage has come up with barrier 14 in a field of 16 plus one emergency while second favourite Ace High has gate three.

Highland Reel, Churchill and Caravaggio have been added to the new Coolmore stallion roster.

Chris Waller says Winx has come through her third Cox Plate win well but no decision on her next move has been made.

Frankie Dettori hopes he can finally win the Melbourne Cup and knows Almandin has the pedigree to win the race for a second time.

Damien Oliver has lost an appeal over his improper riding suspension that ruled him out of the ride on defending Melbourne Cup holder Almandin.

Frankie Dettori has been snapped up to ride the Lloyd Williams-owned Almandin in the Melbourne Cup with Damien Oliver failing in an appeal against suspension.

Damien Oliver has lost an appeal against an improper riding suspension that rules him out of the Melbourne Cup.

David Payne has modified his Victoria Derby race plan for Group One-winning colt Ace High.

Red Cardinal is a better chance of winning the Melbourne Cup than his odds suggest, German trainer Andreas Wohler says.

Jockey Cory Parish has never been to a Melbourne Cup but now has a ride on Caulfield Cup winner Boom Time.

Co-trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman will have Weather With You in the Victoria Derby but have decided against running Vin De Dance.

Like he has done with Kermadec and Comin’ Through in recent seasons, Chris Waller will use the Carbine Club Stakes as Kaonic’s introduction to stakes racing.

Brisbane mare Sold For Song will have one more Melbourne start this spring in a 1200m-Group Two race at Flemington.

Apprentice Rebecca Goldsbury has become the fifth Queensland jockey suspended on a handling charge in the past two months.

Hartnell remains in contention for the Melbourne Cup with last year’s third placegetter among 36 second acceptances.

The Matriarch Stakes at Flemington is an option for the Kris Lees-trained Karavali after her impressive debut at Randwick.