Horse Racing: The Melbourne Cup barrier draw has worked out well for the favourite Vauban, while Gold Trip got barrier 2.
No favourite has won the ‘race that stops the nation’ since Fiorente in 2013 and in only three years since 2006 has the top-elect in the market finished in the first three.
Fast forward to present day, and this year’s edition has the Willie Mullens-trained Vauban, who is set to begin favourite when the gates spring open on Tuesday around 3pm AEDT. If Vauban does start at $3 or under, it will be the 19th instance in the race’s history that a horse has been that short in the market. Only three of those years have seen the favourite win.
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