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The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, ... but in order to reduce the field to the safety limit of 24, horses ...
The Melbourne Cup [1] is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race.Each year internationally bred or owned horses compete in the race alongside local entrants. Since 1882 New Zealand bred horses have won 40 Melbourne Cups, British bred horses have won five cups, US bred horses four, Irish horses two and one Japanese and German bred horse have each won the Cup.
The final field for the race was declared on 2 November 2024. [3] The total prize money for the race was A$8.56 million, a $150,000 increase from 2023. [4] It was the first Melbourne Cup to be broadcast by Nine Network after Network 10, who had broadcast the race since 2019, dropped out of the bidding for the rights to the race in June 2023 ...
The final field for the race was declared on 4 November 2023. [1] The total prize money for the race was A$8.41 million, a $410,000 increase from 2022. [2] It was the last Melbourne Cup broadcast by Network 10, who have broadcast the race since 2019 and dropped out of the bidding for the broadcast rights in June 2023.
The 2022 Melbourne Cup (known commercially as the 2022 Lexus Melbourne Cup) was the 162nd running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 1 November 2022 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. The final field for the race was declared on 29 October 2022. [2]
The field for the 2013 Melbourne Cup consisted of 24 horses, [10] with the barrier draw conducted three days prior to the race, on the day of the running of the Victoria Derby. [11] Pre-race favourite Fiorente won the race by three-quarters of a length over Red Cadeaux who finished 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 lengths ahead of Mount Athos. [4]
The 2006 Melbourne Cup was the 146th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 7 November 2006 at Melbourne 's Flemington Racecourse .
The 2009 Melbourne Cup, the 149th running of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race was run on Tuesday, 3 November 2009, starting at 3:00 PM local time (0400 UTC). [2] The race was won by Shocking. [3] The 9–1 winner, trained by Mark Kavanagh and ridden by Corey Brown, won by three-quarters of a length. [4]