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Tuesday sees the running of the 140th VRC Tooheys New Melbourne Cup (3200m)
Group 1 Of $4,075,000 Handicap.
Racing Victoria have compiled the following facts and figures, apart from one:
One of the Racing To The Max presenters Mark Shean, has a strong family
connection to the Melbourne Cup. His Grandfather Fred Shean rode to victory in
1938, the eight year-old Catalogue - and for those following numbers, he was
number 5, jumped from barrier 17 and carried 52.5kgs in a 22 horse field.
RACE STATS (last 20 years)
Melbourne Cup winners to contest the Mackinnon Stks (10); the Caulfield Cup
(10); the Cox Plate (3); the MV Cup (4); the Saab Qlty (3)
The Mackinnon Stakes-Melbourne Cup double has been completed 16 times, the most
recent being Rogan Josh (1999)
FEATURE RACE CONNECTIONS
(same year victories)
Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup: Ethereal (2001) Might And Power (1997) Doriemus
(1995) Let's Elope (1991) Gurner's Lane (1982) Galilee (1966)
Even Stevens (1962) Rising Fast (1954) Rivette (1939) The Trump (1937) Poseidon
(1906)
MV Cup-Melbourne Cup: Kingston Rule (1990) Wodalla (1953) Blue Spec (1905) Clean
Sweep (1900)
AJC Metropolitan-Melbourne Cup: Macdougal (1959) Straight Draw (1957) Dalray
(1952) Delta (1951) Tim Whiffler (1867)
FORM FACTS
The Internationals dominate pre-post betting for the 2002 Cup, 26 European-based
raiders having contested the big race since Vintage Crop won for Dermot Weld in
1993. Vintage Crop carried 59kg to 3rd place in 1995 while Persian Punch was 3rd
in both 1998 & 2001. The only other placings since 1993 have come from the
Godolphin stable – Central Park (1999) & Give The Slip (2001), both
running 2nd. Dermot Weld returns with Vinnie Roe, the 5yo to carry
the same weight (59kg) as Vintage Crop did in 1995, and should he salute, it
will be the highest winning weight since Rain Lover (60.5kg) took his 2nd Cup in
1969. 23 horses have carried 57kg or above in the last decade – just 6 have
filled a place. Godolphin’s Pugin has a generous weight swing (5.5kg) from the
Irish St Leger, his lesser performed stablemate Beekeeper a creditable 6th in
the Caulfield Cup. Distinctly Secret signalled he was spot on target for the
Melbourne Cup with his 4th in that race, the 4yo taking a similar route to
previous Cup winners (in the last 10 years) Subzero, Jezabeel & Ethereal.
For the full history of the Melbourne Cup, click
here. Sort the race into any particular category from age, to colour to
weight carried.
By: Jo Adams - Thursday, 31 October 2002
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