Melbourne Cup Fields History
There have been five horses to have won the Melbourne Cup more than once, with the illustrious Makybe Diva standing at the top of the podium with three successive wins (2003, 04, 05). The first running of the Melbourne Cup was in 1861 with it taken out by the fabled Archer, who was to go on and win it a second time the following year. Detail: The Lawn at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day c1889 by Carl Kahler, courtesy National Library of Australia. The first Melbourne Cup was run at Flemington Racecourse in 1861 and right from the start the complete costume women wore became a subject of interest for journalists and the public alike.
Melbourne Cup Australia
The Final Field for the 2019 Melbourne Cup has been released and we have 24 quality horses set to line-up in this years edition of the race on Tuesday 5th November. We take a look at each of the 24 horses in the Melbourne Cup Field and we provide Video Form for each of them including the International horses in the field. The 2015 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 155th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 3 November 2015 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.The date is a public holiday in the state of Victoria.The final field for the race was declared on 31 October. The total prize money for the race was A$6.2. Explore our interactive guide to the horses who chased Australian racing's greatest prize, and the finishing positions for the field in the 160th running of the Melbourne Cup.
It's the biggest race on the Australian sporting calendar but who'll take top spot? Here are your latest best bets to take the top prize....
It's the biggest race on the Australian sporting calendar but who'll take top spot? Here are your latest best bets to take the top prize.
There’ll be blue skies and sunshine in Melbourne on Tuesday.Source:Getty Images
Melbourne is preparing for unseasonably warm weather on Tuesday as Australia gears up for the biggest day on its racing calendar.
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a top of 29 degrees in the Victorian capital as the country prepares for the most unusual Melbourne Cup in history, with spectators banned from attending the race because of COVID-19 restrictions.
No rain is expected, which will hamper those runners — like Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet and Caulfield Cup victor Verry Elleegant — who thrive in the wet.
The mercury will rise to its highest point of the week in time for Cup Day, an anomaly for Melbourne in early November. Maximum temperatures are predicted to drop down into the teens for much of the remainder of the week but the weather gods will be smiling on Flemington come Tuesday afternoon.
Nine reporter Christine Ahern told Today on Monday: “We’re going to have 29 degrees which is unheard of in Melbourne at this time of year.”
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The track will be in good condition for all 24 runners.Source:Getty Images
Light north-westerly winds are also forecast, to provide the horses a bit of respite from the heat.
At Derby Day on Saturday, the Flemington track was rated a Good 4 and will improve with more pleasant weather.
TJ Comerford — the stable representative for trainer Aidan O’Brien — is confident their horses Anthony Van Dyck and Tiger Moth will flourish under the sun on a good track, enhancing their status among the race favourites.
Rekindling won the Melbourne Cup in the rain in 2017 and Cross Counter did the same under gloomy skies in 2018. Vow and Declare saluted in cool conditions last year but given everything in 2020 is all out of whack, why should the weather be any different.