Corey Brown on Shocking edges Kerrin McEvoy on Crime Scene to win the 2009 Melbourne Cup.
And they’re off! Owners and trainers from eight countries nominated a bumper crop of 253 runners in the hopes of winning the 150th edition of the Melbourne Cup on Nov. 2.
12-time winner Bart Cummings nominated an even dozen, including the highly rated four-year-olds So You Think (Cox Plate winner), Faint Perfume (VRC Oaks winner), Dariana (Queensland Derby winner), and Rock Classic (Australian Guineas winner).
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It’s official – the Cup is going on tour and hitting the road in preparation for the 150th running of the world’s greatest two-miler. Damien Oliver and a host of other racing legends farewelled the $150,000 trophy from Flemington Racecourse this morning.
VRC deputy chief executive Sue Lloyd-Williams said that the 2010 edition of the Melbourne Cup will be the biggest sporting and social event in the city’s history.
The 2010 trophy, which was crafted from 18-carat gold by Hardy Brothers Jewellers, is patterned after the super-sized 1930 version, which was won by incomparable Phar Lap. The newly minted chalice will travel to 10 international destinations before returning to Australia in August for a 32-city tour.
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October 19, 2009 – 12:00 am
Racing Victoria Chief Handicapper Greg Carpenter imposed a 1 kg penalty on Caulfield Cup winner Viewed following his commanding 2¾-length triumph in the 2,400-meter classic. With 58kg, the defending Melbourne Cup champion joins 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient as topweight in the Race That Stops the Nation.
Carpenter described Bart Cummings’s runner in glowing terms when announcing the penalty: “‘The win of Viewed on Saturday confirmed him as one of the great stayers of the modern era.”
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October 17, 2009 – 12:00 am
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Bart Cummings continues to push the limits of the possible. On Saturday, the 81-year-old hoisted his seventh Caulfield Cup courtesy of jockey Brad Rawiller and defending Melbourne Cup champion, Viewed. Better yet Viewed bested another Cummings runner, Roman Emperor. Cummings’s one-two performance marked the second instance Cummings has quinellaed the Caulfield Cup.
Viewed becomes the third Melbourne Cup winner to claim the Caulfield Cup the following year. His decisive 2¾-length victory is certain to attract a penalty from Racing Victoria’s chief handicapper Greg Carpenter.
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August 7, 2009 – 12:00 am
Director Simon Wincer discusses his upcoming film The Cup about Damien Oliver's epic victory in the 2002 Melbourne Cup at the launch of the book of the same name at Flemington Racecourse on August 6.
BY STEVE BUTLER / THE WEST AUSTRALIAN
AUGUST 7, 2009
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August 6, 2009 – 12:00 am
Slattery Media's Alison Hurbert-Burns welcomes guests to the launch of the company's newest title, The Cup.
BY MARK RYAN / BLOODSTOCK.COM.AU
August 6, 2009
A new book The Cup, the story of Damien Oliver’s emotional 2002 Melbourne Cup triumph aboard Media Puzzle just days after the tragic death of his jockey brother Jason in a fall at Belmont in Perth, was released at Flemington racecourse on Thursday.
American journalist Eric O’Keefe, who wrote the book, said in a taped interview from the US that he was attracted to writing about the race because it was “the best story I’ve encountered”.
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Really enjoyed chatting with the two program hosts, Michael Christian and Angela Pippos. Michael is a former AFLer who played for Collingwood’s 1990 premiership team, and Angela knows all about the thrill of winning at the track, thanks to her share in that brilliant filly Permaiscuous.
Sport 927 Prime Time Sports with Michael Christian and Angela Pippos (5:52)
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