Melbourne Cup
Annual Thoroughbred horse race in Melbourne
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| 2024 | Ratings system for Melbourne Cup was modified to include only total viewers, changing the previous method of calculating viewership. |
| 2024 | Largest crowd since 2016, with 91,168 attendees at the Melbourne Cup. |
| 2024 | Melbourne Cup prize money reaches $8,560,000, marking the highest prize money in the table's recorded history. |
| November 5 2024 |
2024 Melbourne Cup
The 164th Melbourne Cup was held at Flemington Racecourse, with Knight's Choice ridden by Robbie Dolan winning the race. This marked Robbie Dolan's first Melbourne Cup victory.
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| November 2 2024 |
2024 Melbourne Cup
The final field for the 164th Melbourne Cup was officially declared.
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| October 8 2024 |
Delta Blues
Delta Blues died due to complications from laminitis at the Japanese thoroughbred retirement facility, Old Friends Japan, at the age of 23.
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| June 2024 |
2024 Melbourne Cup
Network 10 dropped out of the bidding for Melbourne Cup broadcast rights, ending their coverage since 2019.
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| November 2023 |
Protectionist
Protectionist passed away at the age of 13, marking the end of his life after a notable racing career.
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| November 14 2023 |
Protectionist
Protectionist passed away at the age of 13.
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| November 7 2023 |
2023 Melbourne Cup
Without A Fight won the 163rd Melbourne Cup, with jockey Mark Zahra securing his second Melbourne Cup victory after winning in 2022 with Gold Trip.
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| November 4 2023 |
2023 Melbourne Cup
The final field for the 163rd Melbourne Cup was officially declared.
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| September 10 2023 |
Kiwi
Bronze statue of Kiwi was unveiled at Gulley Park in Waverley, followed by a race meeting at the Waverley Racing Cup.
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| June 2023 |
2023 Melbourne Cup
Network 10 dropped out of the bidding for Melbourne Cup broadcast rights after broadcasting the race since 2019.
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| February 2023 |
2023 Melbourne Cup
Nine Entertainment announced they will broadcast the Melbourne Cup from 2024 until 2029.
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| 2022 |
Kiwi
A life-size plasticine mould of Kiwi with jockey Jim Cassidy was created by New Plymouth artist Fridtjof Hanson.
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| 2022 | Recorded as the coldest Melbourne Cup Day since 1913. |
| 2022 | Melbourne Cup prize money stabilized at $8,000,000 after remaining constant from 2020. |
| 2022 | The Roy Higgins Quality was added to the list of races that provide automatic Melbourne Cup ballot exemption. |
| November 1 2022 |
2022 Melbourne Cup
Gold Trip, ridden by jockey Mark Zahra and trained by Ciaron Maher & David Eustace, won the 162nd Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse.
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| October 29 2022 |
2022 Melbourne Cup
Final field for the 162nd Melbourne Cup was officially declared.
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| 2021 | Melbourne Cup maintained its $8,000,000 prize money level, continuing the previous year's amount. |
| 2021 |
Might and Power
The Caulfield Stakes was renamed 'Might and Power Stakes' in honor of the horse's legacy, commemorating his 1998 victory in the race.
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| November 2 2021 |
2021 Melbourne Cup
Verry Elleegant, ridden by jockey James McDonald and trained by Chris Waller, won the Melbourne Cup from barrier 18 - a historic first in the race's 161-year history. The race was held at Flemington Racecourse with a limited crowd of 10,000 vaccinated attendees due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
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| October 30 2021 |
2021 Melbourne Cup
Final field for the 161st Melbourne Cup was officially declared, setting the stage for the prestigious race.
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| 2020 | Melbourne Cup canceled for the general public and owners due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in zero attendance. |
| 2020 | Lloyd Williams wins his seventh Melbourne Cup, setting a record for most wins by an owner. |
| 2020 | Melbourne Cup prize money remained at $8,000,000, potentially reflecting economic challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 |
2020 Melbourne Cup
Anthony Van Dyck was euthanized after suffering a fractured fetlock during the Melbourne Cup race, becoming the second horse euthanized at Flemington that year and the sixth horse to die during the Melbourne Cup since 2013.
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| 2020 |
Twilight Payment
As a seven-year-old racehorse, Twilight Payment competed in racing events during this season.
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| 2020 |
Twilight Payment
Won the Vintage Crop Stakes and a second Curragh Cup.
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| November 3 2020 |
2020 Melbourne Cup
Twilight Payment, ridden by jockey Jye McNeil and trained by Joseph O'Brien, won the 160th Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse during the COVID-19 pandemic, with no public or horse owners allowed to attend.
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| November 3 2020 |
Twilight Payment
Won the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse, becoming the first horse to win by leading all race since Might And Power in 1997 and the oldest winner since Catalogue in 1938. Ridden by Jye McNeil, he won by half a length over Tiger Moth, with Prince of Arran in third place.
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| November 3 2020 |
Twilight Payment
Won the Melbourne Cup, achieving a new career peak Timeform rating of 121.
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| October 31 2020 |
2020 Melbourne Cup
The final field for the 160th Melbourne Cup was officially declared.
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| September 13 2020 |
Twilight Payment
Competed in the Irish St Leger, finishing third behind Search For A Song and Fujaira Prince.
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| July 18 2020 |
Twilight Payment
Successfully defended his Curragh Cup title, winning 'easily' by eight lengths from Master of Reality, starting as odds-on favourite.
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| June 27 2020 |
Twilight Payment
Won the Vintage Crop Stakes at the Curragh, leading from the start and winning by two and a half lengths, ridden by Wayne Lordan.
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| April 11 2020 |
Might and Power
Might and Power died after undergoing emergency surgery for colic.
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| February 29 2020 |
Twilight Payment
Finished seventh in the Longines Turf Handicap at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, behind Call The Wind.
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| 2019 | Smallest crowd in decades, with only 81,408 attendees at the Melbourne Cup. |
| 2019 | Melbourne Cup prize money held steady at $8,000,000. |
| 2019 | Two new races were added to the Melbourne Cup ballot exemption list: the Andrew Ramsden Stakes and The Ebor, York Festival. |
| 2019 |
Twilight Payment
Twilight Payment, a six-year-old racehorse, competed during his six-year-old season, marking a significant year in his racing career.
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| 2019 |
Twilight Payment
Competed in the Melbourne Cup, ridden by Hugh Bowman, finishing eleventh as a 40/1 outsider, beaten less than four lengths by winner Vow And Declare.
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| 2019 |
Twilight Payment
Ran seventh in the Irish St Leger under new connections.
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| 2019 |
Twilight Payment
Ran fourth to Master of Reality in the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan.
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| 2019 |
Twilight Payment
Acquired by Australian businessman Lloyd Williams and transferred to trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien's stable.
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| 2019 |
Twilight Payment
Won the Saval Beg Stakes and the Curragh Cup before moving to the stable of Joseph Patrick O'Brien.
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| 2019 |
Almandin
Retired to the Living Legends property.
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| June 28 2019 |
Twilight Payment
Won the Curragh Cup, narrowly beating 2018 Irish Derby winner Latrobe by a neck, with jockey Kevin Manning praising the horse's performance.
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