Unlike Kingston Town, Black Caviar or Red Cadeaux, Poor Ned never saw Flemington before he was euthanised. Spare a thought for the nags, why don’t you?
Photo highlights of the day: Kate Moss in Ab Fab and Melbourne Cup whinnies
The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world. Today, figure skaters, a statue on the move, and Kate Moss smoking in the Thames
Ever-present sponsorship is turning our world into a live-in advertisement
JR Hennessy
Jessica Mauboy’s panic attack at the Melbourne Cup should be a warning sign: the absurdities of sponsorship are strangling our shared culture
Jessica Mauboy: panic attack over outfit fight caused my Melbourne Cup cancellation
Victorian Racing Club staff argued with singer’s representatives before she was due to sing at Melbourne Cup because her shoes were brand not stocked by Myer
Sport picture of the day: Michelle Payne's record-breaking Melbourne Cup race
Jockey Michelle Payne rode Prince of Penzance to victory in Australia’s biggest race wearing the colours of the suffragettes: purple, white and green
Red Cadeaux's Melbourne Cup injury 'not life-threatening' but horse retires
Red Cadeaux, the Melbourne Cup contender who failed to finish Tuesday’s 155th edition of the race after sustaining a serious injury, is not thought to be in a life-threatening condition
Michelle Payne becomes the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup – video
Melbourne Cup 2015: Michelle Payne first woman to ride winner as long shot Prince of Penzance wins – as it happened
'Get stuffed': how Michelle Payne and family beat odds to win Melbourne Cup
