Trainer Wayne Hawkes - who did not have a runner in this year's Melbourne Cup - called Moreira's butchering of back-to-back Cup rides "horrendous". “I think I nearly threw up myself and I’ve nothing to do with it," Hawkes said.

Buckaroo and Vauban head into Tuesday's Melbourne Cup as joint favourites in Australia's "race that stops a nation", where there will be a record four women jockeys.First run in 1861, the punishing 3,

Buckaroo was excellent scoring an eye-catching second in the Caulfield Cup ahead of Tuesday's ‘Race That Stops a Nation’, but can the classy galloper go one better over the two miles and hand trainer Chris Waller a second success in the 2024 Melbourne Cup results?

Buckaroo could etch his way into Melbourne Cup history and win the race that stops a nation at Flemington on Tuesday. Previously trained by Irish prodigy Joseph O'Brien, the British bred gelding swapped hands to champion trainer Chris Waller following last year's spring carnival.

Vauban is the favourite to win the 2024 Melbourne Cup, despite its disappointing result last year, reveals Fox Sports News reporter David Zita.