2004 Melbourne Cup

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2004 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date2 November 2004
Winning horse Makybe Diva
Jockey Glen Boss
Trainer Lee Freedman
SurfaceGrass
Attendance98,161 [1]
  2003
2005  

Zazzman at the 300 the leader, here comes Vinnie Roe, Elvstroem coming with him and Makybe Diva she's got right up on the inside Makybe Diva she's hit the front now from Vinnie Roe and Zazzman. It's Makybe Diva clear she's out by two lengths to Vinnie Roe. It's Makybe Diva clear and she's going to do what no mare has ever done! Makybe Diva wins it again.

Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The 2004 Melbourne Cup was the 144th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 2 November 2004 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.

It was won by Makybe Diva at the age of six, trained by Lee Freedman and ridden by Glen Boss. [2]

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 2004 Melbourne Cup. [3]

PlaceNumberHorseTrainerJockey
1st5 Makybe Diva (GB) Lee Freedman Glen Boss
2nd1 Vinnie Roe (IRE) Dermot Weld (IRE) Pat Smullen
3rd12ZazzmanTony VasilNicholas Ryan
4th3 Elvstroem Tony Vasil Nash Rawiller
5th10Hugs Dancer (FR)Tony McEvoyGreg Childs
6th9Distinction (IRE) Sir Michael Stoute (GB) Darren Beadman
7th2Mamool (IRE) Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Frankie Dettori
8th24Catchmeifyoucan (NZ) Michael Moroney (NZ) Blake Shinn
9th7Razkalla (USA) Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Kerrin McEvoy
10th15Strasbourg Bart Cummings Mark Du Plessis
11th22On A JeunePeter MontgomerieJoe Bowditch
12th6 Media Puzzle (USA) Dermot Weld (IRE) Damien Oliver
13th13Grey SongTommy Hughes Jnr.Darren Beasley
14th11 Roman Arch Mick WhittleLuke Currie
15th20Upsetthym (NZ)Karen Fursdon (NZ)Rhys McLeod
16th18Another WarriorAlan BaileyJim Byrne
17th23Winning Belle (NZ) Gai Waterhouse Chris Munce
18th14Lashed Graeme Rogerson (NZ) Jim Cassidy
19th4 Mummify Lee Freedman Danny Nikolic
20th21Don RaphaelKerry ParkerScott Seamer
21st16Pacific Dancer (NZ)Shaun DwyerGary Grylls
22nd19Hard To Get Mark Kavanagh Luke Nolen
23rd8DelzaoGreg Kavanagh Steven King
Last17She's ArchieDarren Weir Corey Brown

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References

  1. "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. 2004 Melbourne Cup result
  3. "Melbourne Cup field & results 2004". racing.com. 2 November 2004.