How to bet, crucial facts and conversation-starters for Cup day.
It was difficult enough back in the day for the once-a-year Melbourne Cup watcher to get a handle on racing’s peculiarities for that one day every 12 months.
And remember the Melbourne Cup is race 7 at Flemington. If you know that and the number of the horse you aim to back, you will find a way. Barrier 11 has produced the most winners but has been in a drought since Americain jumped from barrier 11 to win the 2010 Melbourne Cup. Vauban is in barrier 11 in the 2024 Melbourne Cup. Barrier 7, 15 and 18 boast just one Cup win with Verry Elleegant breaking barrier 18’s duck in 2021. Absurde barrier 7, Sharp ‘N’ Smart barrier 15 and Land Legend barrier 18 want to defy that trend.
Another handy conversation starter in 2024 is to ask why hasn’t James McDonald got a ride in this year’s race? I could give an answer, but that would spoil the fun. That there is a record-breaking four female jockeys with rides – Jamie Kah, Winona Costin, Hollie Doyle and Rachel King – is a good step forward for the race that once stopped the nation. Of course, Michelle Payne is the only female jockey to win the race with her 2015 victory on Prince of Penzance part of our national story.
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