The Melbourne Cup 2025 is in the books, and full results and payouts are published for the "race that stops the nation."

It is the first Tuesday in November, which means it is time to run the Melbourne Cup and we have all the details you need to pick a winner in the big one.

Meanwhile, Liberal frontbencher Tim Wilson has called the Prime Minister a “philistine” for forcing parliamentarians to sit on Melbourne Cup Day. Mr Wilson, who holds the Melbourne seat of Goldstein and earns a taxpayer-funded salary of at least $239k, has argued working on Cup Day is against his home city’s way of life.

The race that stops the nation has been run and won in historic scenes by Jamie Melham aboard Half Yours. Melham becomes the new queen of Aussie racing having completed the rare Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double. But the one thing everybody wants to know is where did my horse finish?

Melbourne Cup day 2025 is upon us with it being the biggest betting day of the year and we have punters covered with comprehensive tips and best bets for every race as well as Trifecta’s and Quaddie tips for the day.

The official finishing order for this year’s Melbourne Cup, run over 3200 metres at Flemington. It was a triumphant day for Half Yours and jockey Jamie Melham, who won the race for the first time. Buckaroo finished last.

Viewers have expressed disgust at the sight of Melbourne Cup winning horse Half Yours presenting with a bloody mouth. The ugly footage of Melbourne Cup champion Half Yours has been explained. The five-year-old gelding was inspected by Racing Victoria vets after the horse was seen bleeding from its mouth after the race.

Melbourne Hospitality Holdings is proposing a 160-room hotel along with a 542-space parking garage in the Eau Gallie Arts District.

Blake Shinn, the reigning champion in Victoria, Australia, took a heavy fall two races after finishing sixth in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington