Vauban favoured to win Melbourne Cup

Vauban favoured to win Melbourne Cup after placing 14th in 2023
Vauban is the favourite to win the 2024 Melbourne Cup, despite its disappointing result last year, reveals Fox Sports News reporter David Zita.
Who is Vauban? Bio, career and stats for Melbourne Cup favourite
European stayer Vauban looks set to jump favourite in the 2024 Melbourne Cup. Here's everything you need to know about the horse.
Macquarie Quants Pick Vauban as Melbourne Cup Winner
Macquarie Group Ltd.’s quants are predicting Vauban as the winner of the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, after the firm correctly called the winning horse in last year’s race.
Irish trainer Willie Mullins looking for breakthrough Melbourne Cup win with Vauban, Absurde
Irish trainer Willie Mullins brings Vauban and Absurde back for shots at Melbourne Cup glory after both missed out last year under the Flemington sun.
Vauban ticks Melbourne Cup boxes for William Buick
Vauban is the $7 equal favourite in Melbourne Cup odds, sharing the top line with Buckaroo. Buick partnered Cross Counter the year after the Charlie Appleby-trained then three-year-old won the Cup in 2018 while he partnered last year’s Cup winner Without A Fight when 13th in 2022.
Mullins seeks triumph in Australia's Melbourne Cup
Irish trainer Willie Mullins will seek an elusive first Melbourne Cup victory in Australia's most famous race on Tuesday. Mullins, the only man to train 100 winners at jump racing's Cheltenham Festival,
Melbourne Cup fancies Vauban, Buckaroo ready to fire
Irish raider Vauban is out for Melbourne Cup redemption as Chris Waller's Buckaroo headlines the locally trained contenders in the great race's 164th edition.
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Willie Mullins and Rich Ricci are back in town as confidence carries Vauban into another crack at the Melbourne Cup
Twelve months on from experiencing his latest dose of Lexus Melbourne Cup disappointment, the world's number-one jumps ...
Willie Mullins left with mixed emotions after Melbourne Cup as Vauban fails again and Absurbe gallant in defeat
Willie Mullins knew Vauban’s Melbourne Cup hopes were gone at the halfway point of Tuesday’s $8m epic. Mullins sent Vauban ...
International hoop William Buick insists Vauban has the best form in the Melbourne Cup
Star international jockey William Buick says Vauban has the best form in the Melbourne Cup, “no question about that”.
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Buick backs Vauban's Cup class
Buick's association with Vauban has coincided with his best season in Europe. Willie Mullins' stayer won the G2 Lonsdale Cup (3300m) and ran placings in the G2 Curragh Cup (2800m) and G2 Yorkshire Cup ...
European raiders Sea King, Onesmoothoperator, Vauban and Absurde primed for Melbourne Cup
The 24-strong field features two runners from Britain in Sea King and Brian Ellison’s Onesmoothoperator, while the Willie ...
2024 Melbourne Cup Day LIVE updates: Vauban now outright favourite
It’s a case of history repeating, with Vauban now outright favourite for today’s $8.5 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). The Chris Waller-trained Buckaroo was the $5.50 favourite after ...
Vauban could remain in Australia after second Cup flop, says owner
Declan Bates has steered popular galloper Pride Of Jenni in her last 10 starts, but the horse’s owner has opted for a shock ...
The 11-year Melbourne Cup curse strikes again as punters lose big in $8.5million race
In fact, just 32 favourites have won the Melbourne Cup since it was first run and won by the legendary Archer in 1861. That's ...