Australian jockey Damien Oliver has described allegations that he backed a rival horse in a race in which he was riding as “hurtful”.

Luca Cumani feels Bauer could have the strongest chance of his three potential Emirates Melbourne Cup runners – provided the grey makes the cut for next Tuesday’s race.

Americain has been given top weight of 58 kilograms for the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 1.

GALILEO’S CHOICE, a smooth winner of the Group 3 Kilternan Stakes at Leopardstown last weekend, looks unlikely to try to emulate the achievements of Vintage Crop and Media Puzzle in winning the Melbourne Cup for Dermot Weld, having failed to meet the criteria for the race.

So You Think was not among those to stand their ground at the latest forfeit stage for the Cox Plate on October 22.

UNLESS Bauer or Manighar fulfil Luca Cumani’s burning ambition to lift Tuesday’s Emirates Melbourne Cup it sounds as if he will continue his pilgrimage to Australia until he does.

Illustrious Blue has been given an entry in the Melbourne Cup following his impressive success at Goodwood last week.

Viewed, the 2008 Melbourne Cup winner, has died.

A piece of work on Thursday will determine whether Changingoftheguard is prepared for the Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Luca Cumani is already plotting a route back to the Melbourne Cup for last year’s runner-up Bauer.

Godolphin have been dealt a hammer blow with the news that their Melbourne Cup hope All The Good will miss the race.

Luca Cumani saddled his first winner in Australia as Bauer evoked memories of Media Puzzle by claiming the Geelong Cup.

Australian champion jockey Damien Oliver has been booked to ride Mad Rush in the BMW Caulfield Cup – with a view to taking the mount in next month's Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Australian champion jockey Damien Oliver has been booked to ride Mad Rush in the BMW Caulfield Cup – with a view to taking the mount in next month’s Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Damien Oliver has named Master O'Reilly as the biggest threat to Purple Moon's bid for Emirates Melbourne Cup glory.

Heavy rain is threatening to dash the Luca Cumani-trained Purple Moon’s hopes of winning Tuesday’s Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Connections of British raider Purple Moon are hoping the worst of the weather stays away ahead of Tuesday’s Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Connections of Purple Moon believe the Ebor winner is coming to his peak at just the right time ahead of the Emirates Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.

Luca Cumani’s Purple Moon ran a satisfactory race to finish sixth behind Master O’Reilly in an eventful renewal of the BMW Caulfield Cup.

Connections of Purple Moon are hoping his run in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup will give them a good pointer to his chances in Melbourne.

Pat Eddery was on the mark with Moral Duty in the second division of the EBF Maiden Stakes at Windsor for a victory which evoked memories of years gone by.

Ascot Gold Cup hero Yeats is among five horses nominated by Aidan O’Brien for this year’s Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

Luca Cumani feels his assault on the Melbourne Cup with Glistening has taught him a lot, and that when he returns to tackle the race again he will do things differently.

Andrew Murphy, supervising Yeats's Melbourne Cup bid, may not be a 'mathematician or a scientist' but he knows how good Aiden O'Brien's horse is.

Jamie Poulton believes Irish raider Yeats is the one they all have to beat in next Tuesday’s Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

Yeats’ preparatory work moved up the gears for the first time on Tuesday ahead of his tilt at the Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Kieren Fallon voiced concerns as to whether the Emirates Melbourne Cup on November 7 will be run to suit Yeats.

Former John Dunlop inmate Tawqeet has won the €1.5m Group One BMW Caulfield Cup in Australia.

Imperial Stride continues to please the Godolphin team as the finishing touches are put to his preparation for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.

Geordieland, Land ‘N Stars and Wunderwood have arrived fit and well in Australia and are currently settling into their temporary surroundings ahead of next month’s Melbourne Cup.

Geordieland, an excellent fourth under top weight in the Ebor last time, will have his next race in the Emirates Melbourne Cup on November 7.

Carte Diamond has been ruled out of the Emirates Melbourne Cup after crashing through a running rail during track work this morning.

Hong Kong-based jockey Brett Prebble has been handed the ride on Carte Diamond in the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington tomorrow week.

Godolphin’s three planned runners in the Emirates Melbourne Cup are to return from Australia, leaving the team without a runner in the big race on November 1.

Carte Diamond will line up in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup after the Melbourne Racing lub used their discretionary powers to add him to the field.

Godolphin’s boys in blue were the men to follow at Windsor and Pontefract after Frankie Dettori and Kerrin McEvoy landed seven races between them on Monday.

Carte Diamond is reported to be in good health after making the long trip to Australia in preparation for the Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Collier Hill will line-up for tomorrow’s Irish Field St Leger with trainer Alan Swinbank hoping to use the race as a springboard to the Emirates Melbourne Cup on November 1.

Brian Ellison hopes to run Carte Diamond in both the Carlton Draught Caulfield Cup and the Emirates Melbourne Cup.

VALIXIR has been cut to 7-2 from 9-2 by Cashmans for Sunday week’s Prix Jacques le Marois following strong support yesterday.

Several Emirates Melbourne Cup hopefuls, including Distinction, Phoenix Reach and Yeats, are among a strong Irish and British entry for the two build-up races to the Flemington spectacular in November.

Wily trainer Dermot Weld is tipped to notch a famous third victory for Ireland in the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington tomorrow.

VINNIE ROE looks almost certain to tackle tomorrow's Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

Razkalla looks like being Kerrin McEvoy’s mount for Godolphin in the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington next Tuesday.