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The 2024 Melbourne Cup, known commercially as the 2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup, was the 164th running of the Melbourne Cup, an Australian thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 5 November 2024 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. [2] The final field for the race was declared on 2 November 2024. [3]
Last updated on 5 November 2024 Knight's Choice (foaled 20 September 2019) is a Thoroughbred racehorse . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Bred by Norm and Di Bazeley at Elswick Park, a stud in Walcha , northern New South Wales, [ 3 ] he was the winner of the 2024 Melbourne Cup , ridden by Robbie Dolan and trained by John Symons and Sheila Laxon .
The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse.It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club that forms part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
Melbourne Cup betting tips. Absurde - 9/1 each-way Betfred. Melbourne Cup betting preview. The Melbourne Cup returns to Flemington on Tuesday, 5 November as the so-called ‘Race that stops a ...
The shortest-priced favourite in Cup history was Phar Lap when he won in 1930 at 8-11 ($1.72).; Metrication – The race was originally held over two miles (about 3,218 metres), but following Australia's adoption of the Metric system in the 1970s the current distance of 3,200 metres was adopted in 1972.
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.
24 April – Racehorse trainer Darren Weir is cleared by the Victorian Racing Tribunal of allegations he used a jigger on horses with the intention of corrupting the outcome of the 2018 Melbourne Cup. [103] 26 April – The LIV Golf Adelaide tournament commences at The Grange Golf Club, which is ultimately won by American golfer Brendan Steele.
Delta Blues (デルタブルース, 3 May 2001 – 8 October 2024) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2006 Melbourne Cup. [2] He was the first Japanese horse to win the Cup. In doing so he defeated Pop Rock, another Japanese horse, also trained by Katsuhiko Sumii.