Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted October 31, 2021 Journalists Share Posted October 31, 2021 There are 24 horses slated to run in the 2021 Melbourne Cup, and one of them will etch their name into the history books alongside some of the greats of Australian racing. As punters all over the world try to figure out who will win the next edition of the great race, we look back at greatest horses to have run and won the Melbourne Cup. Horses with most Melbourne Cup wins Only five horses have won the Melbourne Cup on more than one occasion, so it may surprise some to learn the first two iterations of the race were taken out by the same runner. Archer survived an eventful race in 1861 to win the inaugural Melbourne Cup, then backed it up the next year when winning by eight lengths – still a record today – while carrying 64.4kg. In the next century, only Peter Pan in 1932 and 1934 managed to win a pair of Melbourne Cups. Rain Lover broke that streak in 1968 and 1969, the first of which matched Archer’s record winning margin. A few years later, Think Big joined the club with his back-to-back wins in 1974 and 1975. But there is one horse that stands head and shoulders above the rest in Melbourne Cup folklore, and that is Makybe Diva. With her wins in 2003, 2004 and 2005, the superstar mare became the first horse to win three Melbourne Cups. She is also the only female to win the race on multiple occasions, and her 58kg effort in 2005 is the heaviest winning weight ever carried by a mare in the Melbourne Cup. In 2021 Twilight Payment is seeking to join illustrious company by winning the cup in successive years. 2021 Melbourne Cup Field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Odds 1 Twilight Payment Joseph O’Brien Jye McNeil 2 58kg $11 2 Incentivise Peter Moody Brett Prebble 16 57kg $2.50 3 Spanish Mission Andrew Balding Craig Williams 14 57kg $9 4 Verry Elleegant Chris Waller James McDonald 19 57kg $15 5 Explosive Jack C Maher & D Eustace John Allen 4 54kg $51 6 The Chosen One M Baker & A Forsman Damian Lane 5 54kg $61 7 Delphi A & S Freedman Damien Oliver 3 53.5kg $41 8 Ocean Billy Chris Waller Damian Thornton 13 53.5kg $101 9 Selino Chris Waller Ron Stewart 24 53.5kg $151 10 Johnny Get Angry Denis Pagan Lachlan King 22 53kg $101 11 Knights Order G Waterhouse & A Bott Daniel Stackhouse 9 53kg $201 12 Persan C Maher & D Eustace Luke Currie 11 53kg $31 13 Carif P & P Snowden Blaike McDougall 8 52.5kg $201 14 Master Of Wine Team Hawkes Fred Kersley 6 52.5kg $101 15 Pondus Robert Hickmott Rachel King 1 52.5kg $41 16 Grand Promenade C Maher & D Eustace Kerrin McEvoy 21 52kg $21 17 Miami Bound Danny O’Brien Patrick Moloney 17 52kg $151 18 Port Guillaume Ben & JD Hayes Harry Coffey 23 52kg $151 19 She’s Ideel Bjorn Baker Craig Newitt 20 52kg $101 20 Future Score Matt Cumani Dean Yendall 15 51.5kg $301 21 Tralee Rose Symon Wilde Dean Holland 12 51kg $17 22 Floating Artist C Maher & D Eustace Teo Nugent 10 50kg $18 23 Great House Chris Waller Michael Dee 7 50kg $31 24 Sir Lucan G Waterhouse & A Bott Glen Boss 18 50kg $26 View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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