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.

One X user posted: “Why is Half Yours, winner of the Melbourne Cup, bleeding from the mouth? Commentators ignoring it and no camera footage”. One X user called it “disgusting”. Former Aussie jockey Blake Spriggs, who retired this year, hit back at those criticising the treatment of the Melbourne Cup winner.

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

Samantha Armytage and Allison Langdon have led the charge in the fashion stakes at this year's Melbourne Cup, stepping out in standout looks worthy of the Birdcage runway.

Melham surged by Ben’s mount soon after the bell rang, charging along the inside to challenge the leaders Middle Earth and Goodie Two Shoes. Middle Earth and Goodie Two Shoes felt the pinch late while Half Yours carried Melham to history as the first woman to complete the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup double.

The Cup is still Australia’s biggest one-day race gambling event. But there are signs it’s no longer stopping the nation like it used to.

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

The escalating Melbourne crime crisis has continued to take its toll on small businesses with a popular Carlton café forced to shut at night after a destructive break in.