International Dominance of the 2011 Melbourne Cup
It is now history that the 2011 Melbourne Cup was dominated by the international horses. It was won by French horse Dunaden a whisker ahead of English stayer Red Cadeaux. We can claim third placegetter Lucas Cranach as a local only because he was trained by Anthony Freedman for two starts, but he is a [...]
2011 Melbourne Cup – Full Results of the 151st Cup
The 2011 Melbourne Cup has been won by French horse Dunaden who won the Geelong Cup at his only Australian start. He was ridden by international jockey Christophe Lemaire who only arrived in Melbourne the day before to be on standby for the ride as original jockey Craig Williams appealed a riding suspension – he [...]
2011 Melbourne Cup Preview – Runner By Runner
1. Americain (USA) Last years Melbourne Cup winner will carry the topweight of 58kg which is 3.5kg more than he carried last year. He has had one run in Australia since returning where he won the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup over 2500m beating Tullamore and Illo. That was a strong win and he [...]
2011 Melbourne Cup Field and Barrier Draw
The 24 horse field for the 151st running of the Melbourne Cup has been finalized and the barriers have been drawn. Connections got to select their horse’s barrier number from mini replicas of the Melbourne Cup after the saddlecloth numbers were drawn from a barrel. The topweight and early favourite Americain drew barrier 15, while [...]
Free Melbourne Cup Sweep Form
With the final field of horses for the 2011 Melbourne Cup now finalised we have released our free a4 printable Melbourne Cup Sweep form. Download Our Free Cup Sweep Form Click Here To Download The FREE Cup Sweep Form This form will enable you to run a Cup Sweep at either your office, workplace or [...]
Less Than 7 Days Until the 2011 Melbourne Cup
On 24 October the second acceptors for the Melbourne Cup were released, with 47 horses still in contention for the 24 starting positions. The topweight is Americain with 58kg, who looked extremely good winning the Drake International Cup over 2500m at Moonee Valley on Saturday. He showed he has a lot of heart and the [...]
79 First Acceptors for the 2011 Melbourne Cup
A few days ago there were 161 horses vying for a place in the 2011 Melbourne Cup, but following first acceptances on Tuesday 4 October that number has been slashed by more than 50%, and 79 horses remain. Of these, 19 horses have yet to pass the first ballot clause. There are 14 internationally trained [...]
Which 2010 Runners are in the 2011 Melbourne Cup
Last year there were 23 horses in the Melbourne Cup, after Bauer was scratched, and connections of several of them are planning to compete against this year. 2010 winner Americain is already in Melbourne and has been allocated the topweight of 58kg in the Cup. This is the weight the great mare Makybe Diva carried [...]
The Queen May Have a Runner in the 2011 Melbourne Cup
It is no secret that the Queen is fond of horses and follows the races. She will be visiting Australia for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth from 28 to 30 October. The Melbourne Cup is 1 November. The Queen has been to Flemington before, in 1954, 1963 and 1977, but has [...]
2011 Melbourne Cup Less Than 100 Days Away
Now that the 100 day countdown to the 2011 Melbourne Cup has begun, most betting agencies have set the odds for their pre-nomination markets. This is the time of year that you start to hear rumours about which overseas horses might make the trip because they have to plan well advance for the travel to [...]
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