The Victorian family who scored the immense win after outlaying just $100 have been described as ‘very humble’ by the huge betting agency that paid them their money within an hour of the race.Source

Dolan – who had previously appeared on The Voice, was subsequently seen celebrating the victory on stage singing with Ronan Keating, as the party went into the night.Source

DOMINIC KING: Dettori was reunited with his old boss on Saturday at the Breeders Cup, partnering Emily Upjohn in the Turf while Shoemark remained at home.Source

Karen Wiltshire was assaulted and ridiculed but went on to become the first female jockey to ride a winner in British Flat racing. Source

Just when you thought Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Robbie Dolan’s week couldn’t get any better, he gets to do a duet onstage with singer and fellow Irishman Ronan Keating.Source

Robbie Dolan fulfilled a lifelong dream when he took out Australian racing’s biggest prize on Tuesday in a photo finish from Warp Speed – but he had a nervous wait before the result was confirmed.Source

Some racing fanatics lashed out at the broadcaster last year after the television channel aired live horse racing from other venues around Australia.Source

DOMINIC KING: The first Tuesday of November means only one thing and that is the Melbourne Cup, a jewel in Australia’s sporting crown and an event that can proudly boast that it is world class.Source

IAN HERBERT: So casually was it accepted in the 1970s, that the stable ‘lads’ who had groped her one day would display no embarrassment the next. ‘I had been told, “You have to fit in here,”‘ she says.Source

Some racing fanatics lashed out at the broadcaster last year after the television channel aired live horse racing from other venues around Australia.Source