AFTER three decades of trying, Sheikh Mohammed can savour his first Melbourne Cup triumph with inexperienced stayer Cross Counter finally delivering for the Blue Army. Three runners-up finishes, ...

Each and every horse in the field needs luck above everything else to be on their side when the gates open. In 2018 that once again rang true as Cross Counter flew home down the outside to edge past ...

Cross Counter will likely be given the chance to defend his Melbourne Cup crown after finishing a close third to superstar stayer Stradivarius in the Group 1 Goodwood Cup. Last year’s Flemington hero ...

Godolphin’s Cross Counter has won Australia’s most prestigious horse race, the Melbourne Cup, setting a series of firsts but giving jockey Kerrin McEvoy his third Cup trophy. The British-bred horse ...