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Racing => International Racing => Topic started by: BaroqueAgain1 on October 31, 2013, 11:44:12 AM

Title: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: BaroqueAgain1 on October 31, 2013, 11:44:12 AM
  Australia's greatest race is coming up, and TVG is finally showing the race again...times are 8 PM PST/11 PM EST Monday evening, according to the TVG promo.
  Fields for all the races on the Cup card:
   http://www.risa.com.au/FreeFields/Weights.aspx?Key=2013Nov05,VIC,Flemington
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: jjacks1 on October 31, 2013, 02:32:35 PM
 :thanks: For letting us know! I can hardly wait!
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: BaroqueAgain1 on November 01, 2013, 08:10:20 PM
I just stopped by TVG...and I see that some Aussie racing is coming up on their little graphic down in the right hand corner. Maybe we will get to see some of the other stakes races this Cup weekend  ;D
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: Dusty on November 03, 2013, 10:49:35 PM
Very cool - now I need to check to see what time here= THANKS!
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: Man o Taz on November 04, 2013, 12:03:49 PM
Go Red Cadeaux, Brown Panther and Royal Empire!
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: Raven on November 04, 2013, 04:45:48 PM
Post time for the third!!

What race is the cup?
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: Raven on November 04, 2013, 04:53:52 PM
Never mind i got it. Race 7th
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: Raven on November 04, 2013, 05:30:03 PM
My picks.

#6  Fiorente
#22 Dear Demi
#1  Dunaden
#8  Dandino

I'm doing tri and exacta!

Good luck!
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: Raven on November 04, 2013, 07:16:04 PM
45 min to post
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: jjacks1 on November 04, 2013, 07:58:29 PM
Good luck!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: Raven on November 04, 2013, 08:09:03 PM
Fiorente!!
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: Man o Taz on November 05, 2013, 06:10:16 AM
Well, I got second. Congrats to Fiorente and his connections.
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: mchorseracecall on November 08, 2013, 07:30:31 AM
I hope that in the future I can see one of our best horses, an American horse, to win the Melbourne Cup. I didn't think that was happening in the last one hundred and fifty three years of this prestigious race in Australia.
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: jjacks1 on November 08, 2013, 11:53:16 AM
All the best horses aren't American - can you say Black Caviar?  :OMG:
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: mchorseracecall on November 08, 2013, 12:36:16 PM
Quote from: jjacks1 on November 08, 2013, 11:53:16 AM
All the best horses aren't American - can you say Black Caviar?  :OMG:

But Black Caviar is a sprinter, if she was in the Melbourne Cup instead of the VRC Sprint Classic on Melbourne Cup week, she would be defeated.
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: Man o Taz on November 11, 2013, 10:25:02 AM
Here is an informational article prompted by the accident which occurred to Verema in the Melbourne Cup. I think most of us know this information, but I thought it was well articulated.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horseracing/when-tragedy-upsets-the-science-of-horse-racing-20131108-2x72g.html
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: jjacks1 on November 11, 2013, 10:39:00 AM
Thank you for the link. A very good article!
Title: Re: The Melbourne Cup
Post by: Dusty on November 11, 2013, 09:16:09 PM
Quote from: jjacks1 on November 08, 2013, 11:53:16 AM
All the best horses aren't American - can you say Black Caviar?  :OMG:

Maykbe Diva!!!