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The Melbourne Cup has run 147 times. Almost 50% of Melbourne Cup favourites have finished in the top three places with 23% of the favourites winning the Melbourne Cup since its inception in 1861.
Melbourne Cup 2008 - Interesting Facts
All the runners but 5 in the 2008 Melbourne Cup are related to thoroughbred named Northern Dancer. Northern Dancer is considered to be the most successful sire in horse racing history. He sired 146 stakes winners and was named the 20th Century best sire of sires, producing multiple champions in both the United States and the UK. His influence extended to Japan where his son Northern Taste was the leading sire for ten years.
The 5 horses running in the 2008 Cup that are not related to Northern Dancer are Ice Chariot, Gallopin, Prize Lady, Littorio and Bauer. However Littorio and Bauer are related to Native Dancer who is Northern Dancer's Grandfather.
Northern Dancer's bloodline is obviously a very good indicator for potential Melbourne Cup winners.
Winning Horses Age:
3 year old - 23 winners (last 3yo - Skipton (1941) 4 year old - 43 winners 5 year old - 42 winners
6 year old - 28 winners
7 year old - 10 winners
8 year old - 2 winners
Winning Horse Starting Barrier:
Barrier 11 - 6 winners
Barrier 5 - 5 winners Barrier 6 - 5 winners Barrier 19 - 4 winners Barrier 18 - no winners Barrier 7 - 1 winner (in 1924)
Most Winning Horse's Numbers:
No 4 - 11 wins
No 12 - 10 wins
No. 1 - 11 wins (Last win: Makybe Diva 2005)
No. 8 - 8 wins
No. 11 - 7 wins
Winning Horses Sex:
Entire 62
Gelding 49
Colts 19
Mares 13
Fillies 3
Winning Jockey Colers:
Black (main colour) 17 Navy blue 15
Royal blue 14 Winners of the Melbourne Cup and Caufield Cup (11): Poseidon 1906
The Trump 1937
Rivette 1939
Rising Fast 1954
Even Stevens 1962
Galilee 1966
Gurner's Lane 1982
Let's Elope 1991
Doriemus 1995
Might and Power 1997
Ethereal 2001
Shortest Pricesd Winning Favourites
1.72 Phar Lap (1st 1930)
2.75 Revnue (1908)
3.00 Archer (1862)
Longest Priced Winners
The Pearl 101.00 (1871)
Wotan 101.00 (1936)
Old Rowley 101.00 (1940)
Rimfire 81.00 (1948) Tawrrific 31.00 (1989)
Winning Odds:
11.00 - 14 Times
9.00 - 13 Times
Most winning Numbers:
No 4 with 11 wins
No 12 with 10 wins
No. 1 with 11 wins No. 6 with 9 wins No. 8 with 8 wins
No. 11 with 7 wins No. 3 with 9 wins No. 7 with 2 wins No. 16 with 2 wins No. 18 with 2 wins No. 23 with 2 wins No. 21 with 1 win
Winning Horse Names
Single Names: 80 winners Double barrel Names: 60 winners
Winning Names
The most successful first letter of a Melbourne Cup winner is "T", which has been successful 16 times.
The Cup
The Cup is made up of 34 pieces of hand-beaten eighteen carat gold and a
lathe-produced base. Every year the Melbourne Cup trophy is awarded as a
prize and is worth more than $125 000
History of The Melbourne Cup Racing Extravaganza
Melbourne Cup Winners 1861 - 2007 YEAR | HORSE | JOCKEY | TRAINER 2007 Efficient: Michael Rodd Greame Rogerson 2006 Delta Blues: Yasunari Iwata Katsuhiko Sumii 2005 Makybe Diva: Glen Boss Lee Freedman 2004 Makybe Diva: Glen Boss Lee Freedman 2003 Makybe Diva: Glen Boss David Hall 2002 Media Puzzle: Damien Oliver Dermot Weld 2001 Ethereal: Scott Seamer Sheila Laxon 2000 Brew: Kerrin McEvoy Michael Moroney 1999 Rogan Josh: John Marshall Bart Cummings 1998 Jezabeel: Chris Munce Brian Jenkins 1997 Might And Power: Jim Cassidy Jack Denham 1996 Saintly: Darren Beadman Bart Cummings 1995 Doriemus: Damien Oliver Lee Freedman 1994 Jeune: Wayne Harris David Hayes 1993 Vintage Crop: Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 1992 Subzero: Greg Hall Lee Freedman 1991 Let's Elope: Steven King Bart Cummings 1990 Kingston Rule: Darren Beadman Bart Cummings 1989 Tawrrific: Shane Dye Lee Freedman 1988 Empire Rose: Tony Allan Laurie Laxon 1987 Kensei: Larry Olsen Les Bridge 1986 At Talaq: Michael Clarke C S Hayes 1985 What A Nuisance: Pat Hyland John Meagher 1984 Black Knight: Peter Cook George Hanlon 1983 Kiwi: Jim Cassidy E S (Snow) Lupton 1982 Gurner's Lane: Mick Dittman Geoff Murphy 1981 Just A Dash: Peter Cook T J Smith 1980 Beldale Ball: John Letts C S Hayes 1979 Hyperno: Harry White Bart Cummings 1978 Arwon: Harry White George Hanlon 1977 Gold And Black: John Duggan Bart Cummings 1976 Van Der Hum: R.J. Skelton L.H. Robinson 1975 Think Big: Harry White Bart Cummings 1974 Think Big: Harry White Bart Cummings 1973 Gala Supreme: F. Reys R.J. Hutchins 1972 Piping Lane: John Letts George Hanlon 1971 Silver Knight: R.B. Marsh E. Temperton 1970 Baghdad Note: E.J. Didham R. Heasley 1969 Rain Lover: J. Johnson M.L. Robins 1968 Rain Lover: J. Johnson M.L.Robins 1967 Red Handed: Roy Higgins Bart Cummings 1966 Galilee: J. Miller Bart Cummings 1965 Light Fingers: Roy Higgins Bart Cummings 1964 Polo Prince: R. Taylor J.P. Carter 1963 Gatum Gatum: J. Johnson H.G. Heagney 1962 Even Stevens: L. Coles A. McGregor 1961 Lord Fury: Ray Selkrig Frank Lewis br 1960 Hi Jinx: W. A. Smith T.H. Knowles 1959 Macdougal: Pat Glennon R.W. Roden 1958 Baystone: Mel Schumacher J. Green 1957 Straight Draw: N. McGrowdie J.M. Mitchell 1956 Evening Peal: George Podmore E.D. Lawson 1955 Toparoa: Neville Sellwood T.J. Smith 1954 Rising Fast: Jack Purtell I.J. Tucker 1953 Wodalla: Jack Purtell R. Sinclair 1952 Dalray: W. Williamson C.C. McCarthy 1951 Delta: Neville Sellwood M. McCarten 1950 Comic Court: Pat Glennon J. Cummings 1949 Foxami: W. Fellows D. Lewis 1948 Rimfire: R. Neville S. Boyden 1947 Hiraji: Jack Purtell J.W. McCurley 1946 Russia: D. Munro E. Hush 1945 Rainbird: Bill Cook S. Evans 1944 Sirius: D. Munro E. Fisher 1943 Dark Felt: V. Hartney R. Webster 1942 Colonus: H. McCloud F. Manning 1941 Skipton: Bill Cook J. Fryer 1940 Old Rowley: A. Knox J.A. Scully 1939 Rivette: E. Preston H. Bamber 1938 Catalogue: F. Shean A. McDonald 1937 The Trump: A. Reed S.W. Reid 1936 Wotan: O. Phillips J. Fryer 1935 Maraboa: K. Voitre L. Robertson 1934 Peter Pan: D. Munro F. McGrath 1933 Hall Mark: J. O'Sullivan J. Holt 1932 Peter Pan: W. Duncan F. McGrath 1931 White Nose: N. Percival E.J. Hatwell 1930 Phar Lap: Jim Pike H.R. Telford 1929 Nightmarch: R. Reed A. McAulay 1928 Statesman: J. Munro W. Kelso 1927 Trivalve: R. Lewis J. Scobie 1926 Spearfelt: H. Cairns V. O'Neill 1925 Windbag: J. Munro G. Price 1924 Backwood: P. Brown R. Bradfield 1923 Bitalli: A. Wilson J. Scobie 1922 King Ingoda: A. Wilson J. Scobie 1921 Sister Olive: E. O'Sullivan J. Williams 1920 Poitrel: K. Bracken H.J. Robinson 1919 Artilleryman: R. Lewis P.T. Heywood 1918 Nightwatch: W. Duncan R. Bradfield 1917 Westcourt: W. McLachlan J. Burton 1916 Sasanof: F. Foley M. Hobbs 1915 Patrobas: R. Lewis C. Wheeler 1914 Kingsburgh: K.G. Meddick I. Foulsham 1913 Posinatus: A. Shanahan J. Chambers 1912 Piastre: A. Shanahan R. O'Connor 1911 The Parisian: R. Cameron C. Wheeler 1910 Comedy King: W. McLachlan J. Lynch 1909 Prince Foote: W. McLachlan F. McGrath 1908 Lord Nolan: J. Flynn E. A. Mao 1907 Apologue: W. Evans I. Earnshaw 1906 Poseidon: T. Clayton I. Earnshaw 1905 Blue Spec: F. Bullock W. Hickenbotham 1904 Acrasia: T. Clayton A. E. Wills 1903 Lord Cardigan: N. Godby A.E. Cornwell 1902 The Victory: R. Lewis R. Bradfield 1901 Revenue: F. Dunn H. Munro 1900 Clean Sweep: A. Richardson James Scobie 1899 Merriwee: V. Turner J.Wilson 1898 The Grafter: John Gough W. Forrester 1897 Gaulus: S. Callinan W. Forrester 1896 Newhaven: H.J. Gardiner W. Hickenbotham 1895 Auraria: J. Stevenson J.H. Hill 1894 Patron: H.G. Dawes R. Bradfield 1893 Tarcoola: H. Cripps J. Cripps 1892 Glenloth: G. Robson M. Carmody 1891 Malvolio G. Redfearn J. Redfearn 1890 Carbine: R. Ramage W. Hickenbotham 1889 Bravo: J. Anwin T. Wilson 1888 Mentor: M. O'Brien W. Hickenbotham 1887 Dunlop: T. Sanders J. Nicholson 1886 Jarsenal: W. English H. Rayner 1885 Sheet Anchor: M. O'Brien T. Wilson 1884 Malua: A. Robertson Isaac Foulsham 1883 Marini-Henri: J. Williamson M. Fennelly 1882 The Assyrian: C. Hutchens J.E. Savill 1881 Zulu: Jim Gough T. Lamond 1880 Grand Flaneur: T. Hales T. Brown 1879 Darriwell: S. Cracknell W.E. Dakin 1878 Calamia: T. Brown E. de Mestre 1877 Chester: P. Pigott E. de Mestre 1876 Briseis: P. St. Albans James Wilson 1875 Wollomai: R. Batty S. Moon 1874 Haricot: P. Pigott S. Harding 1873 Don Juan: W. Wilson James Wilson 1872 The Quack: W. Enderson John Tait 1871 The Pearl: J. Cavanagh John Tait 1870 Nimblefoot: J. Day W. Lang 1869 Warrior: J. Morrison R. Sevoir 1868 Glencoe: C. Stanley John Tait 1867 Tim Whiffler: J. Driscoll E. de Mestre 1866 The Barb: W. Davis John Tait 1865 Toryboy: E. Cavanagh P. Miley 1864 Lantern: S. Davis S. Mahon 1863 Banker: H. Chifney Sam Waldock 1862 Archer: J. Cutts E. de Mestre 1861 Archer: J. Cutts E. de Mestre
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