Amid the euphoria of winning his first Melbourne Cup, trainer Danny O'Brien has not forgotten some words of wisdom from ‘the Cups King' Bart Cummings. Cummings told O'Brien: “There's only two guarantees in racing: bills and disappointments. And everything after that's a bonus.'” The late Cummings enjoyed many “bonuses” during his legendary training career including[...]

Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare will spend time at trainer Danny O'Brien's coastal property while his path to a Cup defence is mapped out. Vow And Declare won Tuesday's Melbourne Cup and the morning after the gelding was posing for media along with his trainer at O'Brien's Flemington stable. O'Brien said both he and[...]

Trainer Danny O'Brien's path to winning the Melbourne Cup involved many sliding doors moments. One being a three-year, $1 million legal battle to clear his name over doping allegations. If the ban had stood, O'Brien would still be sitting on the sidelines serving out the final months of a four-year disqualification for administering cobalt to[...]