Melbourne Cup 2020
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Melbourne Cup 2020 – the race that stops a nation
The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s most famous horse race. Held on the first Tuesday of every November, it is run over the gruelling 3200 metres. In 2018, the Melbourne Cup will be held on Tuesday 5th November at the usual Melbourne Cup time 3pm AEDT and will be the 159th running of the Melbourne Cup. Melbourne Cup Day 2019 will attracts a crowd of over 100,000 people. It is the “race that stops a nation” like no other horse race days around the world.
Melbourne Cup 2020 – prize money $8 million
The 2020 Melbourne Cup will be run for a record prize money amount of $8 million, up from $7.3 million in 2018. The increase in prize money is consistent with the increases for the major Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival races like the Caulfield Cup and the WS Cox Plate. This is also managing the challenge of the increases in the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.
In fact the three largest races of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup and WS Cox Plate with collective prize money of $18 million between them.
How is the Melbourne Cup 2020 money divided up
First place receives $4.4 million
Second place $1.1 million
Third place $550,000 fourth
Fourth place 250,000,
Fifth place $200,000
Sixth to twelfth placed horses $160,000 each.
Melbourne Cup – Recent Winners of the Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup 2018 Cross Counter ridden by Kerrin McEvoy and trained by Charlie Appleby
Melbourne Cup 2017 was won by Rekindling ridden by Corey Brown and trained by Joseph OBrien.
Melbourne Cup 2016 Almandin ridden by Kerrin McEvoy and trained by Robert Hickmott
Melbourne Cup 2014 Prince of Penzance ridden by Michelle Payne and trained by Darren Weir
Melbourne Cup 2013 Protectionist ridden by Ryan Moore
Melbourne Cup Betting markets have been out since immediately after the 2018 Melbourne Cup. Melbourne Cup Betting Markets and have had movements with the completion of the Melbourne and Sydney Autumn Carnivals and the recently concluded Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
Melbourne Cup Betting 2020 –
$6.00 Tigermoth
$7.00 Sir Dragonet
$10.00 Surprise Baby, Anthony Van Dyck
As the Melbourne Cup continues to gain its significant international profile, the internationals now dominate the early betting and this is the case again this year.
The Melbourne Cup is part of the broader Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival and more specifically the Melbourne Cup Carnival week. Within the Melbourne Cup week includes
Saturday 31 October – Victoria Derby Day
Tuesday 3 November – Melbourne Cup Day
Thursday 5 November – Oaks Day
Saturday 7 November – Mackinnon Stakes Day
Melbourne Cup – how much is bet
So how much money is bet on the Melbourne Cup? It is estimated that the Melbourne Cup race alone held over $300 million and the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival Cup Week held about $650 million.
Melbourne Cup – interesting facts
There are a number of very interesting but not so known facts about Australia’s most prestigious distance race, the Melbourne Cup and they include:
* The fastest time was by Kingston Rule in 1990 at 3 hours 16.30 seconds
* Most wins are 3 by Makybe Diva
* Barrier 5 is the barrier where the most winners have started
* Jockeys Harry White and Bobby Lewis have ridden the most winners
* The weight that the most winners has carried is 54.5kg
* Legendary trainer Bart Cummings has trained the most winners, 12 in total
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