Melbourne Cup …. What Do Ya Think?

[Shad]

1 hour ago, Newmarket said:

You have never seen a more lucky run on the rails in a Melbourne cup, and probably never see in future cups either. Amazing that with the fading runners coming back on the winner, it negotiated around them. 
 

The plunge grey did little, the overseas raiders are not ruling like they once did. 
 

Yes very valid point, they certainly parted like the red sea, reminded me a bit of Damask Rose winning the big race in Auckland, had to be good and was, many jockeys left the rail wide open, they said it was a great ride, but left with little options from the back, never went around a horse.

[billy connolly]

2 hours ago, Newmarket said:

You have never seen a more lucky run on the rails in a Melbourne cup, and probably never see in future cups either. Amazing that with the fading runners coming back on the winner, it negotiated around them. 

That is the key, squire. Few jockeys ride for luck on a favorite, especially in a Melbourne Cup.

Kingston Town was a near champion who got beat cause the jockey mistook the clock tower for the 800 metre mark ! 

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

[hesi]

We had 2 potential staying 4 year olds in Derby winner Willydoit, whose 7th dam was Cuddle and Oaks winner Leica Lucy.  But the new part owners of both horses chose to race both horses only up to 1600m, Willydoit, after a 4th in the Australian Derby.

So we do still appear able to breed top class stayers.  Derryn the sire of Leica Lucy a very moderately priced $5K fee and Tarzino (sire of Willydoit), himself a winner of the Victoria Derby, still moderately priced at $25K, and indeed sire of the 5th place getter in yesterday's cup, in Torranzino

[Newmarket]

10 hours ago, Shad said:

Yes very valid point, they certainly parted like the red sea, reminded me a bit of Damask Rose winning the big race in Auckland, had to be good and was, many jockeys left the rail wide open, they said it was a great ride, but left with little options from the back, never went around a horse.

Ouch…. Dont mention Damansk Rose, touchy subject for a certain person😆

[Chief Stipe]

13 hours ago, Newmarket said:

You have never seen a more lucky run on the rails in a Melbourne cup, and probably never see in future cups either. Amazing that with the fading runners coming back on the winner, it negotiated around them. 

You really are a plonker.  First you bag the horse AND Jockey and after the race you say it was a lucky run.

Jamie placed the horse perfectly and put it to sleep until the right time.  Pushed through the gaps when needed and the horse did the rest.

Not much luck at all.  As you should know, but obviously don't, over 3200m at Flemington the gaps will happen as horses tire up a very long straight.  Just requires a patient calm rider of the calibre of Jamie Melham to ride through them.