Below are some of the richest horse jockey:
- Bill Shoemaker.
- Christophe Lemaire.
- Javier Castellano.
- John Velazquez.
- Yutaka Take.
Winning TAB numbers: TAB number 1 is the most dominant number in trifectas, appearing in 40 per cent of all trifectas. TAB number two is next with 35 per cent, number three with 33 per cent, number four with 31 per cent.
Melbourne Cup Records
| Fastest Winning Time: | 3:16.3 by Kingston Rule in 1990 |
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| Horse Most Wins: | 3 times Makybe Diva (2003, 2004, 2005) |
| Jockey Most Wins: | 4 times Bobby Lewis (1902, 1915, 1919, 1927) and Harry White (1974, 1975, 1978, 1979) |
Melbourne Cup Barrier Statistics
- Barrier 18 is the only gate never to produce a winner since barriers came in in 1924.
- Since 1925 Barrier 5 has been the most successful producing eight winners; recently Green Moon (2012) and Fiorente (2013) went back-to-back from barrier 5.
Caulfield Cup Prize MoneyTotal stakes: $5,000,000.
Phar Lap ran in the Melbourne Cup three times between 1929 and 1931. However, his only win in the race came during his incredible 1930 season, when he also won the Cox Plate and 14 other weight-for-age races. He paid 8/11 odds for his Melbourne Cup victory that year – still the shortest winning price in history.
In it's long history the Melbourne Cup has been won twice by four horses; Archer (1861 & 1862), Peter Pan (1932 & 1934), Rain Lover (1968 & 1969) and Think Big (1974 & 1975).
Melbourne Cup 2020 Horse Profiles
- Anthony Van Dyck (58.5kg) - (3) IRE. T: Aidan O'Brien J: Hugh Bowman.
- Avilius (57kg) - (10) GB.
- Vow And Declare (57kg)- (4) AUS.
- Master Of Reality (56kg)- (11) IRE.
- Sir Dragonet (55.5kg)- (14) IRE.
- Twilight Payment (55.5kg) -(12) IRE.
- Verry Elleegant (55.5kg)- (15) NZL.
- Mustajeer (55kg)- (2) GB.
Melbourne Cup hopeful Steel Prince claims Geelong Cup victory over stablemate Le Don De Vie.
City of Greater Geelong - Full Day holiday for the whole municipal district to celebrate Geelong Cup Day. Macedon Ranges Shire Council - The Wednesday after Melbourne Cup Day is a full day public holiday for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
The Melbourne Cup this year will be run on November 2nd 2021 which is the first Tuesday in November. The race will be run at Flemington racecourse and the start time for the race is at 3pm.
Who won Caulfield Cup 2020?
Seven horses have now died as a result of the last eight Melbourne Cup races. “Horse racing is deadly and completely inhumane. We need to shut this industry down. “Killing horses for entertainment is barbaric.
Most jockeys earn a salary between $30,000 and $40,000 per year, but there are exceptions. For example, in 2004, the top 100 jockeys earned an average of $5.7 million. With the variations in prize earnings, though, these numbers are not always consistent.
Top Jockeys by prize money
| Jockeys | W% | P% |
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| 1 Kerrin Mc Evoy 288 27-45-28 | 10% | 35% |
| 2 Glen Boss 145 10-15-14 | 7% | 27% |
| 3 Jye McNeil 341 43-43-34 | 13% | 36% |
| 4 James McDonald 294 67-43-46 | 23% | 54% |
Melbourne Cup Jockeys Prize MoneyYou might be surprised to learn that Cup winning jockeys will earn over $200,000 for their winning ride. Jockeys are entitled to 5% of the prize money earned and will usually also receive a small amount for booking the ride.
From the incredible prize pool of $13 million, the winner takes home $6 million. Not only that, second gets $2.1 million, third gets $1.2 million and fourth $820,000 – more than you get for some Group 1 wins!
Twilight Payment paid $27.20 on the tote (Vic), with Tiger Moth $2.90 and Prince Of Arran $3.20 for the place. The Chosen One for Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman finished in fourth place.
The 1874 Cup meeting was the last one to be run on a Thursday. In 1875 it was moved to the second Tuesday of the month. This meant the Cup was to be run on 9 November, the Prince of Wales birthday. As a result civil service and bank holidays were gazetted.
The Everest – Now considered Australia's richest race, The Everest is also the world's richest race over turf with the prize pot almost $10M. The race's prize fund is set to rise even further in 2020.
After the race, Phar Lap was taken back up to San Francisco with strapper Tommy Woodcock where he would spend the last few days of his life. In 2011, new evidence came to light confirming Phar Lap died as a result of arsenic ingestion.
If you are looking for some good omens for which horse and rider to back for Tuesday afternoon's Melbourne Cup, look no further than Prince of Arran and jockey Jamie Kah, the only female jockey in the race.
Bart Cummings, the Cups King, not only won 12 Melbourne Cups, he trained three of the top 10 fastest winners to ever win the Cup, including Kingston Rule, the fastest ever. Kingston Rule's winning time of 3:16.30 has stood since 1990.
Jockeys are entitled to 5% of the prize money earned and will usually also receive a small amount for booking the ride. That will be $220,000 in 2020. The winning jockey is entitled to 5% of the prize money earned. So the 2018 Melbourne Cup winning jockey Kerrin McEvoy earned $200,000 for steering Cross Counter home.
Melbourne Cup Horse Age Statistics
| AGE | WINS |
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| Five year olds: | 44 Wins |
| Six year olds: | 33 Wins |
| Seven year olds: | 11 Wins |
| Eight year olds: | 3 Wins |
Who Shot Thebarman (NZL) is a gelding born in 2008 November 2 by Yamanin Vital out of Ears Carol. Veteran New Zealand gelding with wins from 1600m up to 3200m. Spent the first part of his career in his homeland where he claimed the Group I Auckland Cup at Ellerslie after winning five of his first eight starts.
