Around Australia, we love our horse racing and we figured we’d feature Australia’s biggest & most famous festival, The Melbourne Spring Carnival. Rest back & be entertained as we bring people through the largest race within Australia, unfolding the stars of Melbourne’s Turf & of course the breeders & jockeys in the forefront of this fantastic industry. This is Australia’s best moment for punters to acquire their money’s worth.
Once we get over Derby Day and by god it’s a massive day, we prepare ourselves for the day that stops the nation, The Melbourne Cup. Ever since the inception of the race, the stories of Archer being walked down from Sydney to challenge the Trophy and who won the 1st two runnings of it to boot, Aussies have been engrossed. Melbournians even get a public holiday to celebrate! This is by far the biggest horse racing event in Australia.
The love experience that was Makybe Diva & the Aussie public was something to be admired. Makybe Diva was why individuals continued going to the track. To win three Melbourne Cups in succession is something else which we seemingly will not ever be repeated again. What about the bump Australians got when Dermot Weld came away & took our Cup home to Ireland in ‘93 with Vintage Crop. Or perhaps when he tried it again back in ‘02 with Media Puzzle. What about Sheila Laxon winning with Ethereal, or the well known Might And Power & Doriemus photo finish. The rain poured down in ‘74 and Van Der Hum took it home.
And then maybe there was Bart. JB Cummings. The Cups King. The man who has trained the Melbourne Cup hero a lazy eleven times. With horses such as Light Fingers, Galilee, Think Big (twice), Hyperno, Let’s Elope and Saintly conquering for him in the past. In 2008 punters and bookies alike were expecting Viewed could do it for the Cup Kings & make that weary 11 a decent dozen beyond the mantle & who would have though the soon to be 80 year old would truly do it. Well finished Bart, you are devotedly the king of the Turf.
We will also not forget the hot water Luca Cumani & 2nd spot victor Bauer landed in after it was uncovered the horse acquired shockwave therapeutics, prohibited in a period of 7 days of the Melbourne Cup. The chaos was remarkable, especially after it was discovered an RVL delegated vet guided the therapeutics.
