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64 A Garden grown from a Cup win F or 25 years, a waterfall sat quietly near Flemington’s roundabout. Now it’s the heart of the Prosperity Garden.
87 30 years ago: 1996 Saintly
Bart Cummings’ tenth Cup win, remembered.
90 Rising from the ashes L indsay Park knows resilience firsthand – bushfire tore through its Euroa property, testing the stable in ways no training manual could.
65 20 years ago: 2006 Delta Blues Japan’s first Melbourne Cup winner, remembered.
66 A day in the life of ... B ehind every horse that steps onto the track is a team that’s been at work since well before dawn. 70 W inning takes a team Ciaron Maher runs one of Australian racing’s biggest operations. We went inside to meet the people who keep it running. 74 A champion's next challenge Z aaki’s remarkable second career has taken the beloved champion from the racetrack to the eventing arena.
93 90 years ago: 1936 Wotan
The 100/1 shot who defied the odds.
94 Icons of the Cup From the gold in the trophy to the car parks, the fixtures that make the first Tuesday in November what it is. 96 Backing a winner TAB is proud to bring the ultimate racing and sports entertainment experience to Flemington for the Melbourne Cup Carnival. 98 Shoeing the stars It’s one of racing’s most physical, least glamorous jobs, but John Bunting wouldn’t trade it for anything. 100 Old instincts, new insights W ith the technology available to stables today, is the trainer’s eye still as important as ever? 104 A place to call home T hrough its partnership with the VRC’s Pin & Win campaign, Ronald McDonald House Victoria & Tasmania supports families when they need it most.
77 25 years ago: 2001 Ethereal Sheila Laxon’s trailblazing Cup win, twenty-five years on.
78 Fit to ride A look at the fitness, discipline and training behind the silks.
82 Colour by design R acing colours are among sport’s most recognisable signatures, but behind every set of silks is a system of rules and design. 84 Three minutes in the mounting yard W hen Half Yours won the 2025 Lexus Melbourne Cup, the world witnessed a moment of pure joy.
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