Melbourne Cup Fields History

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Has the best barrier in Cup history, with eight winners. Is in the field, and Melbourne Cup history shows you definitely can’t win if you’re not in the field. The 2014 Melbourne Cup Field has now been finalised. The final field and the barrier draw have been completed and the 24 starters for the 2014 Melbourne Cup have been determined from the order of entry. The barrier draw has had a significant impact on the 2014 Melbourne Cup odds. Over $2,650 In Melbourne Cup Free Bets Best 2014 Melbourne Cup. With the Final Field and Barriers being drawn for the Melbourne Cup last night we take a look at the odds for each of the horses throughout the year with short priced race favourite Yucatan once getting to $101 in the market. Cup Field 🏆: View the Melbourne Cup Final Field. Yucatan eases as favourite from $4.20 to $4.50 after drawing barrier 23. This is the history of the Melbourne Cup in one minute. Early History Chairman of the Victorian Racing Club Frederick Standish is credited with developing the idea of a horse race in Victoria and calling it the ‘Melbourne Cup’, and on Thursday the 7th of November 1861, his vision became a reality when 17 horses ran the first Melbourne Cup in front of a crowd of 4,000 spectators. The Final Field for the 2019 Melbourne Cup has been released and we have 24 quality horses set to line-up in this years edition of the race on Tuesday 5th November. We take a look at each of the 24 horses in the Melbourne Cup Field and we provide Video Form for each of them including the International horses in the field.

There’ll be blue skies and sunshine in Melbourne on Tuesday.Source:Getty Images

Melbourne is preparing for unseasonably warm weather on Tuesday as Australia gears up for the biggest day on its racing calendar.

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The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a top of 29 degrees in the Victorian capital as the country prepares for the most unusual Melbourne Cup in history, with spectators banned from attending the race because of COVID-19 restrictions.

No rain is expected, which will hamper those runners — like Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet and Caulfield Cup victor Verry Elleegant — who thrive in the wet.

The mercury will rise to its highest point of the week in time for Cup Day, an anomaly for Melbourne in early November. Maximum temperatures are predicted to drop down into the teens for much of the remainder of the week but the weather gods will be smiling on Flemington come Tuesday afternoon.

Nine reporter Christine Ahern told Today on Monday: “We’re going to have 29 degrees which is unheard of in Melbourne at this time of year.”

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The track will be in good condition for all 24 runners.Source:Getty Images

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Light north-westerly winds are also forecast, to provide the horses a bit of respite from the heat.

At Derby Day on Saturday, the Flemington track was rated a Good 4 and will improve with more pleasant weather.

TJ Comerford — the stable representative for trainer Aidan O’Brien — is confident their horses Anthony Van Dyck and Tiger Moth will flourish under the sun on a good track, enhancing their status among the race favourites.

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Rekindling won the Melbourne Cup in the rain in 2017 and Cross Counter did the same under gloomy skies in 2018. Vow and Declare saluted in cool conditions last year but given everything in 2020 is all out of whack, why should the weather be any different.