Zousain - New Winner

The greatest day in Australian racing, nay in Australian sport is upon us - Cup Eve is better than Christmas Eve!

If you are a racing tragic and horse lover like Clocker and I, Melbourne Cup Eve is as good as it gets, so have a listen to our thoughts and you can put the pen through our very dodgy tips or add them to your multiples!

Group One winner Smokin’ Romans will aim to extend his breeder Brian Anderton’s successful run in the Gr.1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) when he takes his place in the iconic Flemington feature on Tuesday afternoon.

Cambridge Stud’s Almanzor (FR) has been firing in the Northern Hemisphere this year and one of his star performers has been French Oaks winner Gezora, who raised the bar again at Del Mar on Sunday when taking out the Group I Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare (1m3f).

There are many great events and coveted prizes on the Australian racing calendar, but no others capture attention quite like the Melbourne Cup (3200m).

Cup Day at Flemingto will kick off with the Group III VRC Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) which has attracted a big field of juveniles including some unraced blueblood homebred babies for Godolphin and Yulong as well as the highest priced yearling by first crop sire Pinatubo (IRE).

Wet Melbourne Cups have a different character, and are often memorable... and we might just see one on Tuesday! 

Appearing for the first time since finishing third on debut at Cranbourne in April, the 3-year-old Zousain gelding Viasain gave his elders a hiding in the Global Turf Maiden Plate (1100m) on the Ballarat Synthetic on Friday.

If you are having trouble settling on your Melbourne Cup horses a look at pedigree might be a help, so take a flick through our five generation pedigrees for all Cup runners and we’re giving you a clue as to what to look for!

Here is the full list of 26 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.