His horse might have finished second, but that didn’t stop Aidan Shiels from celebrating.
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Rarely sighted Williams wins fifth Cup
Horse racing is equally the weakness of those with too much money and those with none, and they were well met at Flemington on Tuesday.
Canberra Racing in the shadow of the Melbourne Cup
Nick Olive loves winning any race, but the Canberra trainer admits having a winner home on Melbourne Cup Day does make him dream of one day getting a runner in the race that stops a nation.
Melbourne Cup 2016: Kerrin McEvoy keeps it in the family after Michelle Payne's success
Kerrin McEvoy’s second Melbourne Cup win kept Australia’s most coveted racing trophy in the family as Michelle Payne’s older sister Cathy had to dash to do the afternoon school pick-up minutes after her husband won Australia’s great race for a second time.
Brisbane Roar move on from Brattan exit
Melbourne City midfielder prepares to take on his old side for the first time.
Australia v South Africa: Starc, Siddle crank up pace ahead of Test
Mitchell Starc and Peter Siddle have cranked up their speed ahead of the first Test at the WACA.
Australia v South Africa: Bouncers don't scare Bavuma
Pint-sized batsman Temba Bavuma will probably crack a big smile rather than tremble with fear.
Melbourne Cup 2016: Handicap coup for track tycoon Lloyd Williams
Winning Cup owner Lloyd Williams says Almandin ‘beat’ the handicapper with its light weight.
Brisbane train driver shortage: Transport Minister 'outraged' over lack of warning from Queensland Rail
Queensland Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe, backed by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, tries to turn the heat on the former LNP Government as he expresses “outrage” over Queensland Rail’s failure to warn him about crew shortages earlier this year.
Months-old report on QR train driver shortage 'only seen by Minister on Monday'
A draft report warning Queensland Rail bosses of an impending train driver shortage, completed earlier this year, only made its way to Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe on Monday night, he says.