Melbourne Cup 2022

Michelle Payne has made her top selection for the 2022 Lexus Melbourne Cup. The 2015 Melbourne Cup winning jockey believes Realm Of Flowers is the horse to ...

“I just don’t know how it’s going to play out for Deauville Legend. It’s such a hard race to win for a young horse like that. “I like that horse a bit better than (favourite) Deauville Legend. They’ve got so many things going their way for the race and at a bit of odds as well.” “I’m really keen on Realm Of Flowers. “I think she’s snuck in with a nice light weight, is in a good barrier (5) and she’s a pretty good mare.

Racing Victoria said: “Robert Hickmott stable has advised RV Stewards that Point Nepean has returned elevated blood results and has been withdrawn from ...

“It was a very easy piece of work. Point Nepean’s scratching is certain to revive the debate about whether there should be emergencies for the race. “Obviously we’re full of hope but it’s a horse race at the end of the day and everything has to go right.Ferguson gave Deauville Legend a gallop at Werribee on Sunday morning, which he said would leave the top stayer ready for the Melbourne Cup after a quiet day on Monday. It was what we call a nice breeze to open the lungs before he has a quiet day on Monday going into the race.” Deauville Legend is the only runner under $10 in Melbourne Cup betting but his trainer James Ferguson said the Flemington contest would not be a procession for the favourite. “I do feel that with the weight he has been given, that he’s got a very good chance because he’s coming here with a lot of form,” Ferguson said. Deauville Legend will carry 55kg but Ferguson said that weight gave the gelding a chance to win the Melbourne Cup at only his eighth start. Ferguson has been part of a previous Melbourne Cup success as Charlie Appleby’s travelling foreman with the 2018 winner Cross Counter. [Why our expert is tipping a big upset](https://www.foxsports.com.au/nfl/melbourne-cup-2022-form-guide-horses-tips-odds-field-analysis-of-every-runner/news-story/7ccc71707d0594ecb8acb36c34292cf2) [LOOK FOR THE CLUES: ](https://www.foxsports.com.au/horse-racing/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-2022-betting-guide-for-dummies-how-to-place-a-bet-what-is-a-trifecta-quinella-exacta-who-to-bet-on-information/news-story/c6cd2d6971a92cce96c3d0eee26dc05f) [All the Cup lead-up runs you need to see](https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/formula-one/f1-2022-mexican-grand-prix-live-blog-updates-grid-max-verstappen-george-russell-daniel-ricciardo-times/news-story/261476157a49340080309ec2cd062bcf) A tight grip on Melbourne Cup favouritism has not prompted any complacency from the Deauville Legend camp leading up to Tuesday’s $8m event. Currently the TAB does not have the capabability to accomodate more than 24 numbers in the system for a race. [How to place a bet](https://www.foxsports.com.au/horse-racing/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-2022-betting-guide-for-dummies-how-to-place-a-bet-what-is-a-trifecta-quinella-exacta-who-to-bet-on-information/news-story/c6cd2d6971a92cce96c3d0eee26dc05f)

They were worried Melbourne Cup mare Realm Of Flowers could have died but she has beaten 100-1 odds just to race in Tuesday's Cup.

"She beat Durston and in the last 50 metres was drawing away from Durston who then came out and won Caulfield Cup and was quite well fancied before he got taken out of the Melbourne Cup." "She can't be held up in a race – she just needs to be rolling around the field and start her race 800m from home, just keep plugging away and finding. "Fast forward to recently and her run in the Metrop was an absolute corker. "Realm Of Flowers finished very well to run second to the stablemate, the Freedman team expected the stablemate to beat her a lot easier," Bester said. "This filly was out of Astral Flowers so the name came from there, she was named in honour of my daughter." "She was hospitalised for a long time and then in a paddock for a long time and then had gentle rehabilitation for a long time. "The odds of her getting back to the Melbourne Cup this year were 100-1, that was just to get her back to racing and aiming at the Melbourne Cup. "I negotiated to buy her at under her reserve price, the reserve was $200,000 and we paid $180,000 and put together some friends in a (ownership) syndicate. She left Durston in her wake that day, with Durston then coming out and winning the Caulfield Cup and being one of the top fancies for the Melbourne Cup until vet protocols ruled him out. "She has already beaten the odds to get to the first Tuesday in November." Her most recent performance – finishing third in the Group 1 Metropolitan and being ahead just after the line – was an eye-catcher from a Melbourne Cup point of view. "She developed an infection in her knee, which got quite bad, and it got to the point we assumed it was career ending and we wondered if it might end up life threatening," Realm Of Flowers part-owner and the man who named her and purchased her as a yearling, James Bester, said.

The Melbourne Cup field has been reduced to 23 runners with Point Nepean being scratched on Monday.

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The first two of the big three races on the Spring Racing Calendar — the Caulfield Cup and the Cox Plate — have been run and won.

Then-second favourite, Loft, was withdrawn on Friday after scans found an issue with the German horse trained by Marcel Weiss. If you're in Queensland, the race will start at 2pm AEST, or in South Australia, at 2:30pm ACDT. A crowd of 80,000 is expected on Tuesday. These include the famous main "Loving Cup" for the winning owner, and trophies for the winning jockey, the winning trainer, the strapper who prepares the winning horse and to the breeder. Two of the top three horses in the market for this year's Melbourne Cup are a bit of a mystery, as they have not raced in Australia prior to the race. The race will also be streamed on 10Play and — for those who have a subscription — on Kayo.

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Interpretation (6) Emissary (3) Arapaho (19) Serpentine (23) He dominates betting, with Realm Of Flowers next best at [$9.50](https://www.justhorseracing.com.au/go/ladbrokes/), and they are the lone runner at single figures. Stockman (2) Camorra (17) Numerian (7) Montefilia (11) T’s & C’s apply. Duais (10) Excl SA & WA.

Racing writer Ernie Manning, who has been at Flemington to report on 16 Victorian spring carnivals, recalls his 10 most memorable Melbourne Cups.

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Where is the race held? Like every year, the Melbourne Cup will be at Flemington Racecourse, located in Melbourne's inner west. A map of this year's carnival is ...

[A full schedule of the fashion competitions](https://www.vrcfashionsonthefield.com.au/2022-competition/) can be found here. Winning the Cup runs in the family: he is brother-in-law to Michelle Payne, who became the first female jockey to win the race in 2015, and Brett Prebble, who rode Green Moon to victory in 2012. For some, Fashions on the Field is as important as the race itself. And it’s not just the glory of being dubbed a fashionista: last year’s best dressed man and woman each won prize packages of more than $90,000. The general rule of thumb is dress up, not down. The member areas include the club stand, the grandstand, the members’ front lawn, the betting ring and the members’ reserved car parks, and the Birdcage. [You can also check out our complete guide](https://www.theage.com.au/sport/racing/a-complete-guide-to-this-year-s-melbourne-cup-field-20221029-p5btzm.html) to this year’s Cup field, as well as [expert tips](https://www.theage.com.au/sport/racing/melbourne-cup-expert-tips-who-will-win-the-race-and-why-20221030-p5bu3y.html). The last race of the day, race 10, is scheduled for 5.15pm. The only other runner to finish the race under 3 minutes and 17 seconds was 2002 winner Media Puzzle, with a time of 3:16:97. The race is roughly 1½ times around the Flemington track. Racegoers will need to wait until 3pm for the Cup itself, race seven of the day. After the Cup, trains will depart from the racecourse every five minutes until 7pm, then every 10 minutes until the last service at 8.59pm.

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Heaviest weight carried to victory since 2000 was Makybe Diva in 2005. Each weight bracket has won four Melbourne Cups since 2000. Then throw in some value lightweight hopes in Lunar Flare (18) and Smokin’ Romans (19). Daily Telegraph racing journalist Rob Sutherland has listed his top tips for the race, declaring Deauville Legend (8) deserving of its favourites tag. Has shown a glimpse of form this spring but would still need a big improvement to win this. Another well-bred Irish import who won the Listed Vinnie Roe Stakes (Listed) over 2800m, one of three staying wins in the Emerald Isle before exported to Australia. Another Kiwi-bred and one of a strong hand in the race for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace, who has emerged as the most improved stayer in Australia, scooting away to win the $1,000,000 Turnbull Stks earlier in the Carnival. This classy English raider from the Newmarket yard of George Boughey is vying to become the 24th 3YO (NHT) to win the Melbourne Cup. Will struggle against the class of this field and will be at outside odds. Plus - The Alternative Commentary Collective will be running a “Punt-a-long” live event with the Boys Get Paid team from 3pm–6pm. Kiwi-bred Stockman is in solid form and had a strong win last start at Randwick over 2600m. Ran 19th in last year’s Cup, but in much better form this year.

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Realm Of Flowers - Performed well over this distance in the past, finishing fifth in the G1 Sydney Cup this year and narrowly missing in a Listed race earlier in her career. Has been in poor form this preparation, finishing 13th in the G1 Caulfield Cup and last in a Listed race prior to that. Still in the infancy of its career in Australia and shouldn't be discounted in this race. Interpretation - Hasn't gone terribly this preparation, finishing third in the G3 Bart Cummings and sixth in the G3 Geelong Cup. Arapaho - Has been racing well, finishing second in the Randwick St Leger Stakes in his last start and taking out the G3 Premier's Cup back in August. Will be fighting it out at the very end and will look to become the first favourite to win in almost a decade. Daqiansweet Junior - One of the only horses in the race to win over the 3200m trip, taking out the G2 Adelaide Cup earlier this year. Looks to be back near his best during this spring carnival, producing a couple of solid runs in the G1 Caulfield Cup and G3 Bart Cummings, so he must be respected. Numerian - A solid run in the G1 Caulfield Cup, finishing fifth and just 1.2 lengths off the winner. The gelding took out the G1 Sydney Cup earlier this year over the same distance and has been racing consistently well during this preparation, finishing third in the G1 Caulfield Cup and winning the G2 Chelmsford Stakes. A blip on the radar in the G1 Cox Plate over a shorter distance shouldn't impact his chances in this race. Has been in sound form leading up to the race, finishing a close second in the G1 Caulfield Cup and third in the G3 Naturalist Stakes.

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The last time the Melbourne Cup ran in front of a full house the great-natured Vow And Declare triumphed, but in his first run in 2021 he shifted his plate ...

More than 1000 days have passed, many in lockdown, since that 2019 win that made Vow And Declare part of racing history. He can literally take little kids into his box and he will be happy to see them,” O’Brien said. When he was slow to recover he had surgery and the operation found a bony sequestrum, which set him back again before he hurt his tendon at his second run in that spring campaign. If not, he was great to have around in the cold mornings when the wind whips into the property off Bass Strait. After about six months at Oakland Lodge with Evison he was ready to return to O’Brien’s property in Barwon Heads. After a couple of jump outs and a promising start over 1600m at Caulfield, O’Brien settled Vow And Declare for a month before he returned to Flemington this September for his first run at headquarters since the 2020 Melbourne Cup.

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Why: It is the closest colours I can see reflecting the Tigers (Danny O’brien wearing the Orange and white). Beat home the Caulfield Cup winner in the Metropolitan. Why: The recent trend sees all the winners coming down in the weights. Gets in here at 55kg, gun jockey and only missed a place 3 times in 17 starts. Why: Won 2/3 with 62kg. Winner: Realm of Flowers

Where do racing colours come from? How are they chosen, and what keep them from clashing?

“The brighter and the simpler the better. “The range of colours is getting greater because they’re all gone,” Cameron said. Colours were made of silk until the early 1960s, when traders switched to nylon with patterns stuck on manually. Owners and trainers have registered 2350 colours currently through the racing authority, with registrations lasting for up to five years. Designing a unique colour combination has become harder as registrations proliferate, says Roger Cameron, the managing director of Melbourne manufacturer Mitty’s. The colours, not just to please crowds, help race callers and punters distinguish one horse thundering past from another.

Betfair Australia is thrilled to share its 2022 Melbourne Cup Carnival content centerpiece – the Melbourne Cup Feature Preview – presented by racing analyst ...

The article is being revealed exclusively on Betfair’s content website the Betfair Hub. There are certain races that stand up year on year and it feels like they’ve been overlooked by the market so far. With lay betting and “set your own odds” functionalities, the Exchange becomes a breeding ground for better odds, so we’ve been looking forward to what Andrew has produced.’

The 2022 Melbourne Cup is the feature race held at Flemington on Tuesday afternoon. The Handicap race is run over 3200m and is worth $8000000 in prize ...

[2022 Melbourne Cup](https://www.justhorseracing.com.au/melbourne-cup). [HERE](https://www.justhorseracing.com.au/melbourne-cup/how-to-watch-the-melbourne-cup-tv-live-stream-online-mobile). Without A Fight and Montefilia sit on the second line of betting at [$11.00](https://www.justhorseracing.com.au/go/ladbrokes/). The 2022 Melbourne Cup is worth $7,750,000 in Prize Money. Betting on the Top Tote guarantees you will get a fair price on your runner. Fixed odds betting has it’s advantages, especially if you believe you’re getting a good price. SERPENTINE (IRE) Ben Melham Ben & JD Hayes T’s & C’s apply. Excl SA & WA. Sky Racing will show the Melbourne Cup but on a slight delay.

Jockey James McDonald and trainer Chris Waller combine with top NZ-bred galloper to win the great race in 2021. Nothing reminds us it's the first Tuesday of ...

[Fiorente was the last favourite to win](http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/9364639/Favourite-Fiorente-wins-Melbourne-Cup) and that was back in 2013. High Emocean was bred by the Hawkins family’s Llanhennock Trust and is by Cox Plate winner Ocean Park out of High Joy. A cruel blow for the Kiwi star [given the form that he’s been in](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/300719481/james-mcdonald-hailed-as-best-jockey-in-world-after-cox-plate-triumph) and at the time, Loft was the second favourite in the race and considered a serious chance. • Tralee Rose (No 20), trained by Symon Wilde in Victoria. • Smokin’ Romans (No 19), trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace in Victoria. For the first time in a while, there will not be a New Zealand-trained raider crossing the ditch for the Melbourne Cup. Vow And Declare, who won the race in 2019, is back as the only previous winner in the field. • Young Werther (No 11), trained by Danny O’Brien in Victoria. The popular Kiwi jockey has never won the Cup but has come almighty close with multiple placings aboard horses such as Criterion and Prince Of Arran but is currently recovering from a series head injury. Local hope Realm Of Flowers (No 24) is second favourite at $9 and should relish conditions if the track is wet. The Melbourne Cup is contested over 3200 metres (two miles). The Melbourne Cup jumps at 5pm (New Zealand time) but it usually runs a couple of minutes late.

It's billed as the race that stops a nation but many Kiwis are also keen to jump into the spring racing spirit too. Last year, more than 100,000 New ...

[Fiorente was the last favourite to win](http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/9364639/Favourite-Fiorente-wins-Melbourne-Cup) and that was back in 2013. High Emocean was bred by the Hawkins family’s Llanhennock Trust and is by Cox Plate winner Ocean Park out of High Joy. For the first time in a while, there will not be a New Zealand-trained raider crossing the ditch for the Melbourne Cup. • Smokin’ Romans (No 19), trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace in Victoria. A cruel blow for the Kiwi star [given the form that he’s been in](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/300719481/james-mcdonald-hailed-as-best-jockey-in-world-after-cox-plate-triumph) and at the time, Loft was the second favourite in the race and considered a serious chance. Vow And Declare, who won the race in 2019, is back as the only previous winner in the field. • Young Werther (No 11), trained by Danny O’Brien in Victoria. The popular Kiwi jockey has never won the Cup but has come almighty close with multiple placings aboard horses such as Criterion and Prince Of Arran but is currently recovering from a series head injury. Bjorn Baker – the son of Murray Baker who trained 1990 runner-up The Phantom – has outsider Arapaho in the No 16 saddlecloth and Mike Moroney, who won the 2000 Melbourne Cup with Brew, starts Geelong Cup winner Emissary in No. Local hope Realm Of Flowers (No 24) is second favourite at $9 and should relish conditions if the track is wet. The Melbourne Cup jumps at 5pm (New Zealand time) but it usually runs a couple of minutes late. The Melbourne Cup is contested over 3200 metres (two miles).

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[here](https://go.arena.im/live/fox-sports-australia/bhRFzFs?v=2)) INTERPRETATION (IRE) Craig Newitt - 50kg SERPENTINE (IRE) John Allen - 53.5kg CAMORRA (IRE) Ben Melham - 55kg A much weaker race.” NUMERIAN (IRE) Tommy Berry - 55.5kg KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) Tim Clark - 55.5kg “I don’t see the weight’s going to stop him,” he said. [Organise here](https://www.foxsports.com.au/horse-racing/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-2022-sweep-generator-free-horses-how-to-run-an-office-sweep/news-story/6ccc1b2f7ad0e6b073ce331537bc568b) I’m not sure if he’ll run two miles, but James (Ferguson) I think is pretty confident he will. [How to place a bet](https://www.foxsports.com.au/horse-racing/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-2022-betting-guide-for-dummies-how-to-place-a-bet-what-is-a-trifecta-quinella-exacta-who-to-bet-on-information/news-story/c6cd2d6971a92cce96c3d0eee26dc05f) [Everything you need to know](https://www.foxsports.com.au/horse-racing/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-2022-start-time-date-what-time-is-it-on-field-horses-latest-odds-prizemoney-who-is-the-favourite/news-story/cd092dc21abe5fb6ddd41b8e7e054722)

It's the one race of the year when most Australians like to have a bet, yet it's often the hardest race to find a winner. Flemington will be back to a ...

She is around the $12 mark, which is the sweet spot in betting. He was the English Derby runner-up this year and could give Waterhouse a second Melbourne Cup. She has black in her silks and barrier five is an advantage on the stats. Young Werther has the right saddlecloth in 11 and, as a five-year-old in navy silks, he ticks off another couple of categories. Montefilia is a five-year-old mare who will wear the No. The veterans of the field this year are Knights Order, Numerian and Grand Promenade. Overall, stallions or geldings have won 71 times, and Verry Elleegant last year became the first mare since Makybe Diva’s final triumph to take the Cup. Four and five-year-old horses have won the Cup 90 times. This century, 19 of the 22 winners have been won by horses aged either four, five or six, with Almandin and 2020 winner Twilight Payment the exceptions. But last year the curse of barrier 18 was broken when Verry Elleegant jumped from the gate that hadn’t produced the winner in 161 years. The most successful saddlecloth number is “four”, after Verry Elleegant delivered its 12th in the Melbourne Cup last year. Office workers will be in the workplace,

The race begins at 5pm (NZ time). There are four Kiwi horses involved (Stockman, Young Werther, Daqiansweet Junior and Smokin' Romans) and the race favourite by ...

Heaviest weight carried to victory since 2000 was Makybe Diva in 2005. Each weight bracket has won four Melbourne Cups since 2000. Then throw in some value lightweight hopes in Lunar Flare (18) and Smokin’ Romans (19). Four and five-year-old horses have the best record in the Melbourne Cup. Daily Telegraph racing journalist Rob Sutherland has listed his top tips for the race, also declaring Deauville Legend (8) deserving of its favourites tag. Has shown a glimpse of form this spring but would still need a big improvement to win this. Another well-bred Irish import who won the Listed Vinnie Roe Stakes (Listed) over 2800m, one of three staying wins in the Emerald Isle before exported to Australia. This classy English raider from the Newmarket yard of George Boughey is vying to become the 24th 3YO (NHT) to win the Melbourne Cup. Will struggle against the class of this field and will be at outside odds. Kiwi-bred Stockman is in solid form and had a strong win last start at Randwick over 2600m. Ran 19th in last year’s Cup, but in much better form this year. Here's a guide to the field and some insider tips.

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Had a last-start 13th in the Caulfield Cup, and I just don’t think she’s travelling well enough to figure in this. The wet track won’t hurt her at all, and a light weight in the wet is always a good thing. Yes he won the 3200m Adelaide Cup and was third int he Sydney Cup over the same trip last autumn, but those races - whilst they’re the same distance - they’re way below the Melbourne Cup in terms of what a horse needs. I just think it’s great timing before the Melbourne Cup - 13 days - and I think you can say it’s the perfect horse’s perfect Melbourne Cup prep. For a while it felt like that dream you have when you’re out in public and you discover you’re in the nude. He was a little disappointing when seventh in the Caulfield Cup, but, as great a rider as Jamie is, she’d be the first to admit she’d have been disappointed with her ride that day, getting squeezed up in the ruck around the turn and having to switch to the inside, which wasn’t a great place to be. The barrier’s OK, and Craig Williams is a great jockey, but the main thing is, he won in a four-horse field a couple of starts back, his main form reference for this. She’s a quality mare and her run in the Caulfield Cup was fair, but I just think she’s in a bit of a funny situation. He was warming up at the end of the Caulfield Cup, and I thought his was the most eye-catching run in that race. He beat me by a millimetre in 2008 when he was on Viewed and I was on Bauer. He’s seven, so this is probably his last chance because he’s not going to be better at eight, but he’s a good, on-speed horses, and he has one of the best front-running riders in Australia on board in Tim Clark. Some horses can go along and become really good horses at their end of their career - they might get a win and the boosts their desire to win, or their confidence.

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A: We are thinking of and expecting a bit of rain but is it coming? We are looking at the form and it hasn’t got heavy track form. It doesn’t have a massive effect but it is still going to be a really good race.

As always it's the race that stops two nations - marking the first Tuesday of November - the Melbourne Cup is kicking off at the Flemington Racecourse today ...

The last race is held at 6pm. There’s always excitement about seeing the fashion track-side here in Auckland and it simultaneously play out over in Melbourne on social media. The first race of 10 starts at 12.20pm and the Melbourne Cup race will be broadcast live on TVNZ 1.

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INTERPRETATION (IRE) Craig Newitt - 50kg (6) TRALEE ROSE (NZ) Dean Yendall - 51.5kg (22) SMOKIN' ROMANS (NZ) Jamie Kah - 51.5kg (16) SERPENTINE (IRE) John Allen - 53.5kg (23) EMISSARY (GB) Patrick Moloney - 51.5kg (3) STOCKMAN (NZ) Sam Clipperton - 54kg (2) YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) Damian Lane - 54kg (21) CAMORRA (IRE) Ben Melham - 55kg (17) DEAUVILLE LEGEND (IRE) Kerrin McEvoy - 55kg (9) NUMERIAN (IRE) Tommy Berry - 55.5kg (7) WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) William Buick - 55.5kg (18) KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) Tim Clark - 55.5kg (24)

Tuesday's “race that stops the nation” will see 22 horses slug it out over a gruelling 3200m trip at Flemington, and with so many competitors it can make for a ...

Heaviest weight carried to victory since 2000 was Makybe Diva in 2005. Each weight bracket has won four Melbourne Cups since 2000. Then throw in some value lightweight hopes in Lunar Flare (18) and Smokin’ Romans (19). Four and five-year-old horses have the best record in the Melbourne Cup. Daily Telegraph racing journalist Rob Sutherland has listed his top tips for the race, also declaring Deauville Legend (8) deserving of its favourites tag. Has shown a glimpse of form this spring but would still need a big improvement to win this. Another well-bred Irish import who won the Listed Vinnie Roe Stakes (Listed) over 2800m, one of three staying wins in the Emerald Isle before exported to Australia. This classy English raider from the Newmarket yard of George Boughey is vying to become the 24th 3YO (NHT) to win the Melbourne Cup. Will struggle against the class of this field and will be at outside odds. Kiwi-bred Stockman is in solid form and had a strong win last start at Randwick over 2600m. Ran 19th in last year’s Cup, but in much better form this year. Here's a guide to the field and some insider tips.

Racegoers pose for a photograph during 2022 Lexus Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 01, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia.

Heaviest weight carried to victory since 2000 was Makybe Diva in 2005. Each weight bracket has won four Melbourne Cups since 2000. Then throw in some value lightweight hopes in Lunar Flare (18) and Smokin’ Romans (19). Daily Telegraph racing journalist Rob Sutherland has listed his top tips for the race, also declaring Deauville Legend (8) deserving of its favourites tag. Has shown a glimpse of form this spring but would still need a big improvement to win this. Another well-bred Irish import who won the Listed Vinnie Roe Stakes (Listed) over 2800m, one of three staying wins in the Emerald Isle before exported to Australia. Another Kiwi-bred and one of a strong hand in the race for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace, who has emerged as the most improved stayer in Australia, scooting away to win the $1,000,000 Turnbull Stks earlier in the Carnival. This classy English raider from the Newmarket yard of George Boughey is vying to become the 24th 3YO (NHT) to win the Melbourne Cup. Will struggle against the class of this field and will be at outside odds. Plus - The Alternative Commentary Collective will be running a “Punt-a-long” live event with the Boys Get Paid team from 3pm–6pm. Kiwi-bred Stockman is in solid form and had a strong win last start at Randwick over 2600m. Ran 19th in last year’s Cup, but in much better form this year.

'Problem gambler' sabotages Melbourne Cup as 1000 litres of 'oily sludge' dumped on track.

“Melbourne Criminal Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after unknown offenders have broken into a racing facility in Flemington and poured an unknown substance over a portion of the track about 6am this morning,” a spokesperson said. “This morning, XR was contacted by friends who had dumped 1000 litres of sludge onto Flemington Racecourse ahead of today’s Melbourne Cup activities,” the Group said on social media. A hooded offender has been filmed dumping 1000 litres of “oily sludge” onto the track at Flemington Racecourse in the hours leading into the

Melbourne Cup form guide: The verdict on every horse and $23 roughie no one is talking about.

Was looming as a top Melbourne Cup chance last year, after her Sydney Cup fifth, and tuned up with a good sixth in the 2500m Bart Cummings, but then went amiss and didn’t make the Cup. This mare made some waves last spring with a second in The Bart Cummings (2500m) at Flemington before winning the Geelong Cup, which had her as a $21 chance in the Melbourne Cup, where she came a middling ninth. Sneaked in with a light weight as one of the last in. Also, Geelong Cup has been a good trial for this in the past, with Media Puzzle winning both in 2002, and Prince Of Arran winning it in 2019 before his second in the big one. Tough stayer in a strong stable who was in peak form last spring, leading to a very meritorious sixth in this race last November. Lightly-raced for a 6yo and has some impressive staying bloodlines - being by the great Galileo - and performances, having won what many call the greatest race in the world, the English Derby. Highly-rated British raider who put the writing on the wall for this with a tough, 2.8 len win in the prestigious Voltigeur at his last start. Has looked to be building up for this race all through this preparation, including a third and a fourth in her two runs before the Caulfield Cup, suggesting she’s been building up nicely for this race. He’s by a great sire of stayers in Teofilo, who’s sons Cross Counter and Twilight Payment won this in 2018 and 2020 respectively, the latter doing the near-impossible by leading all the way. Ran a great second in the Caulfield Cup (2400m), the renowned lead-up to this, when he work hard and was just nabbed on the line. His form has been strong this time in as well, especially leading throughout from gate 17 and only weakening late when a length third in the Caulfield Cup. Tough former British stayer who’s taken a while to hit his straps here but has had a big year, capped by winning over this distance (crucial) in the Sydney Cup last autumn.

Start-up bookie Betr has become the hot topic of the racing industry thanks to a risky marketing play designed to help it break into a lucrative sector.

Most punters have multiple betting accounts and shift their funds around to take advantage of the bet deals, so their stickiness and loyalty is questionable. [Sign up to our weekly Opinion newsletter.](https://login.myfairfax.com.au/signup_newsletter/10146?channel_key=9ME3ACTT4ZYY1fEMfvR2EA&callback_uri=https://www.afr.com) [James Thomson](/by/james-thomson-1446yx)is a Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. Rivals believe Betr’s promotion has become much bigger than it ever intended, and the firm may be paying for its big splash for some time, as its efforts to reduce its exposure suggest. Maybe even big enough to justify the gamble the pair have taken. By backing Deauville Legend to win with other bookies, Betr is hoping to offset some of the amount it could lose to punters. In the grand tradition of the Melbourne Cup, this is essentially a good old-fashioned gamble. It may take years to know whether Betr’s big promotional bet has paid off. On Monday night, Betr tried another tack to reduce its exposure, offering the lucky punters who managed to back Deauville Legend at $101 – who stand to collect $1010 if they placed the maximum $10 bet – a classic bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-two-in-the-bush offer. And it’s a tale not of horseflesh and grit, but of marketing, behavioural psychology, digital disruption and risk management. Their experience of customer behaviour says punters have become skilled at arbitraging bookie promotions. It’s not clear how this behavioural experiment has worked. Or Bart Cummings’ 12 famous victories as a trainer, and Lloyd Williams’ seven wins as an owner.

Kiwi punter stands to win $150000 if British raider Hoo Ya Mal wins the Melbourne Cup after a $10k splurge.

Gold Trip made light of inclement weather and an early-morning attempt to sabotage the track to win the 162nd running of the Melbourne Cup.

“It is a dream to win it. It is a pinnacle for our sport. “To run in three of the big ones and then present in the cup like that was fantastic,” he said. Showing great confidence in the staying capabilities of Gold Trip, Zahra rode a heady race to claim the Melbourne Cup for the first time. My horse just won the Melbourne Cup.’ For today to come, and I’ve got good mates in [Gold Trip], it is just unbelievable.” It is a miracle,” he said.

The race that stops two nations kicks off at Flemington Racecourse today. The gates are open at Flemington Racecourse and the most anticipated event in the ...

We'd love your support today. * Tune in as we wrap up the superb looks on and off the field. After a scaled down, Covid-safe event last year, a full size crowd of around 80,000 racegoers is expected at Flemington for the race that stops the nation.

Despite predictions it could be the coldest Melbourne Cup day in 27 years, crowds are gathering at Flemington Racecourse for the biggest day on Australia's ...

Ms Connor said she was taking the opportunity to show off the skills of a local hatmaker in Griffith. "It's Melbourne Cup day — it's about bright, bold colours — you've gotta commit to the brief." "I decided to go very camp and chic and a little bit over the top, because why not? "I'm over the moon because the sun is shining and I got to wear glitter today. "I'm looking forward to the fashions and seeing everyone out and having a good time," she said. The last time Flemington was open to all crowds on Cup Day was in 2019, when 81,458 people came to the track.

The 2022 Melbourne Cup has been won by Gold Trip, ridden by Mark Zahra. Emissary came in second, with High Emocean charging home in third.

[Gold Trip flies to stunning Melbourne Cup upset](https://www.foxsports.com.au/horse-racing/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-2022-video-replay-highlights-result-watch-the-race/news-story/1967feb3affe1aa11b6df2a6c3cbb82a) [40 EXPERTS TIPPED THE MELBOURNE CUP – ](https://www.foxsports.com.au/horse-racing/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-2022-video-replay-highlights-result-watch-the-race/news-story/1967feb3affe1aa11b6df2a6c3cbb82a) [and just three got the winner right](https://www.foxsports.com.au/horse-racing/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-2022-expert-tips-predictions-who-will-win-favourites-analysis-francesca-cumani-news-deauville-legend-favourite/news-story/9f7ead136a33cbbde03f12a9dc67dfba) [STUNNING $400K SPLASH ON FAVOURITE FLOPS AS THREE LUCKY PUNTERS CASH IN ON WINNER](https://www.foxsports.com.au/horse-racing/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-2022-biggest-bets-odds-winners-bookmakers-betting/news-story/013879190a61901f4278bdc23080a041) Overwhelming favourite Deauville Legend finished in fourth. The 2022 Melbourne Cup has been won by Gold Trip, ridden by Mark Zahra. [See the full finishing order here >](https://www.foxsports.com.au/horse-racing/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-2022-full-finishing-order-result-where-every-horse-finished-placings-video/news-story/004032b9a9ed3c4ba8d06315c0e897e9) [DIVIDENDS — ](https://www.foxsports.com.au/horse-racing/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-2022-full-finishing-order-result-where-every-horse-finished-placings-video/news-story/004032b9a9ed3c4ba8d06315c0e897e9) [Find out what the winner, trifecta First 4 paid](https://www.foxsports.com.au/horse-racing/melbourne-cup/full-melbourne-cup-2022-dividends-find-out-what-winner-quinella-trifecta-and-first-four-paid/news-story/565fb059895f58b5dfb9a941739d89e7) Gold Trip wins the 2022 Melbourne Cup! Who won the 2022 Melbourne Cup?

Melbourne Cup day is one of the biggest on the Australian sporting calendar. While the race that stops a nation will jump at 3pm at Flemington, ...

Wide World of Sports gives you an inside look at the shenanigans of Cup day. Tim Clark rides White Marlin to victory in race two, the The Macca's Run, on Melbourne Cup Day. Melbourne Cup day is one of the biggest on the Australian sporting calendar. A packed house of 80,000 flock to Flemington and there's plenty of big name sports celebrities among the punters in the crowd. A group of punters celebrate White Marlin winning race two, the Macca's Run, on Melbourne Cup Day. Blake Shinn rides Love Tap to victory in race three, the Resimax Group Subzero Handicap, on Melbourne Cup Day.

While the late withdrawals have left many connections heartbroken after months of preparation for the $7.75m race at Flemington – they should be celebrated as ...

It is very disappointing for all connections of the horse, as well as my stable, because so much time and effort goes into these horses; it’s just heartbreaking. “To be truthful, we thought she was good enough to run. The hyper-vigilance from Dr. see if there’s anything we can improve upon in the future.” “It is all about safety, for the horse, and for the rider and the longevity of the horses. But it’s the Melbourne Cup and they (Racing Victoria) are under pressure and they want horses to be absolutely perfect. “We are all very cognisant of the amount of work that goes into getting a horse to the races and it doesn’t matter what race that is, whether it is Melbourne Cup or Casterton Cup, we apply the same level of diligence and care to all of those decisions.” “We do understand the media and general public have more of a focus on what we’re doing, but what we’re doing is the same all of the time,” she explained. “Any of the decisions we make, we make a point of it when we go behind the barriers, I don’t know what the horses are, I don’t know which horse is the favourite, they’re just horses competing. Grace Forbes told News Corp ](https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/horse-racing/racing-victoria-veterinary-services-boss-dr-grace-forbes-and-team-prepare-for-melbourne-cup-week-at-flemington-and-beyond/news-story/0fcc46f4683c5acc53f7419901017ed7)the goal this year would be to follow and improve on the success of the 2021 race. In 2021 all 23 horses that started the Melbourne Cup finished the race without any major issues, and expectations are that given the strict checks of the past week, all 22 horses competing in this year’s race will also complete it without injury. [Lunar Flare’s scratching on Tuesday morning](https://www.news.com.au/sport/superracing/melbourne-cup-2022-live-updates-and-results-from-flemington/live-coverage/2ba2047a394daa272d777e3f961e09c8) means five horses have now been ruled out due to veterinary checks in the days leading up to the 162nd running of the Melbourne Cup.