To celebrate Neds Filter Form, the feature that allows you to find your Perfect Match, we’re looking at Perfect Matches from the world of sport and racing.
This week, of course it’s the Melbourne Cup!
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The $7.75 Emirates Melbourne Cup has drawn an outstanding field, rich with Australia’s best stayers and an impressive list of international raiders, seeking their share in the lucrative prize pool and a page in the history books.
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The Melbourne Cup & Bart Cummings
He wasn’t called ‘The Cups King’ for no reason.
Bart Cummings is a legend of Australian thoroughbred racing, but the Melbourne Cup was a particularly happy hunting ground for him.
Having first tasted success in the Race That Stops a Nation with Light Fingers in 1965, Cummings won an unprecedented 12 Melbourne Cups, concluding with Viewed in 2008.
Viewed gave Bart Cummings his 12th Melbourne Cup win. Relive the history-making race #TheGreatestAlways #SpringCarnival @racing @7horseracing @racinginsider pic.twitter.com/m1WWBgzTWh
— Spring Carnival (@springcarnival) September 9, 2019
The Melbourne Cup & The World Stage
The Melbourne Cup is easily Australia’s biggest thoroughbred race, and it holds a position amongst the world’s most renown and revered contests.
Runners from every corner of the globe descend on Flemington on the first Tuesday of November each year, in search of their position in the history books.
An outstanding contingent of internationals will take their place in the Melbourne Cup field on Tuesday, including early favourites Anthony Van Dyck and Tiger Moth.
Cross Counter, @KPMcEvoy and @Godolphin created history in the 2018 Melbourne Cup.
Can Cross Counter win the Gold Cup? #Royal Ascot 💙 pic.twitter.com/PhTtRtteiv pic.twitter.com/zFUVNZdJNX
— Racing.com (@Racing) June 20, 2019
The Melbourne Cup & Incredible Stories
The Melbourne Cup has enjoyed a storied existence since its inaugural running in 1861.
It has produced countless memorable moments and provided a stage for some truly incredible feats.
One such example from modern Melbourne Cup history is Media Puzzle’s emotional win in 2002.
‘Who is your favourite international horse of all-time?’
Damien Oliver’s win in the 2002 Melbourne Cup was one for the ages for many reasons. Media Puzzle, what a champion. 🏆 @FlemingtonVRC pic.twitter.com/pANqGLpMhz
— Racing.com (@Racing) September 17, 2020
Makybe Diva & Winning
Her racing career was simply outstanding, but Makybe Diva will forever be remembered for her three-consecutive Melbourne Cup wins in 2003, 2004 & 2005.
Saddled by David Hall to her first success in the Race That Stops A Nation, the Desert King mare was transferred to the care of master trainer Lee Freedman before saluting two more times.
She is the winningest horse in Melbourne Cup history.
Relive Makybe Diva’s history-making third Melbourne Cup win#TheGreatestAlways #SpringCarnival
@racing, @7horseracing, @racinginsider pic.twitter.com/WR5RStez8C— Spring Carnival (@springcarnival) September 13, 2019
Red Cadeaux & Finishing Second
No horse went closer to winning a Melbourne Cup (without actually saluting) more times than Red Cadeaux.
It took stewards an eternity to decide whether or not he dead heated with Dunaden in the 2011 Melbourne Cup, and Red Cadeaux would go agonizingly close to glory again in both 2013 and 2014.
We are counting down @TonyBrassel’s Top 10 racing moments of the decade – here’s No.10.
Only a little fella, French raider Dunaden was never lacking in the ticker department and cut it fine defying gigantic Red Cadeaux in the 2011 Melbourne Cup. @FlemingtonVRC. pic.twitter.com/PSZeeWkSl2
— Sky Racing (@SkyRacingAU) December 23, 2019
Prince Of Arran & Cult Status
Something about an underdog story always gets the Australian public going, and the most recent example of that is Prince Of Arran.
Trainer Charlie Fellowes sent ‘the Prince’ to Australia for his first crack at the race in 2018, and after winning his way in through the Lexus Stakes, he returned a bold effort to finish third behind Cross Counter.
He returned in 2019, won the Geelong Cup before finishing second to Vow And Declare in the Cup by the barest of margins.
Prince Of Arran will take his place in the 2020 Melbourne Cup field, and in-form hoop Jamie Kah will attempt to steer the Shirocco gelding to success.
PRINCE OF ARRAN was a bad beat in last year’s MELBOURNE CUP when being squeezed to finish 2nd. Can he win the 2020 Melb Cup on Monday night 2 November (US date/time).
Free PPs: https://t.co/hDY4wBTRAI pic.twitter.com/NrimxyAqUR— Sky Racing World (@SkyRacingWorld) October 27, 2020
Four-Year-Olds & Winning
Four-year-olds have the best record in the Melbourne Cup, with 46 winners saluting in that age bracket previously, including Vow And Declare last year.
Russian Camelot, Warning, Tiger Moth (Northern Hemisphere), Miami Bound and Persan are the four-year-olds engaged in the 2020 Melbourne Cup field.
Barrier 5 & Melbourne Cup Winners
Barrier 5 has been the most successful alley, with eight winners having launched from the draw previously.
Caulfield Cup placegetter The Chosen One will leave from barrier 5 in the 2020 Melbourne Cup on Tuesday afternoon.
Fiorente launched from barrier 5 in 2013.
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How do you win a Melbourne Cup?
Damien Oliver takes us stride by stride through his win on @gaiwaterhouse1‘s Fiorente in the Melbourne Cup#7racing pic.twitter.com/K52YlcM1L3
— 7HorseRacing 🐎 (@7horseracing) December 17, 2017
Barrier 18 & Duck Eggs
The only barrier that is yet to produce a Melbourne Cup winner is 18.
Adelaide Cup winner King Of Leogrance will become the next horse attempting to break the hoodoo on Tuesday afternoon.
Obviously, there isn’t a video available of anything winning the Melbourne Cup from barrier 18 😉
54.5kgs & Winning
54.5kgs has been the most successful weight carried by Melbourne Cup winners previously – 8 horses have been the first to greet the judge with that weight in tow.
Just four horses will carry 54.5kgs in the 2020 Melbourne Cup; Dashing Willoughby, Finche, Prince Of Arran and Surprise Baby.
Filter Form & Finding The Melbourne Cup Winner
The 2020 Melbourne Cup will be the first opportunity that we get to find the winner with Filter Form!
Simply navigate to the Filter Form tab and enter all of your form preferences to find your perfect match in the Race That Stops a Nation.