2005 Melbourne Cup

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2005 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date1 November 2005
Winning horse Makybe Diva
Jockey Glen Boss
Trainer Lee Freedman
SurfaceGrass
Attendance106,479 [1]
  2004
2006  

Here's Makybe Diva, a nation roars for a hero, she's starting to wind up. 300 left to go now, Makybe Diva's racing up, Envoy trying to go with her, they've got to Portland Singa and Lachlan River, here comes Leica Falcon and Xcellent. But Makybe Diva clear with 100 meters to go, Xcellent runs to second, On a Jeune runs on, but a champion becomes a legend! Makybe Diva has won it!

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Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The 2005 Melbourne Cup was the 145th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 1 November 2005 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.

It was won by Makybe Diva [2] at the age of seven, trained by Lee Freedman and ridden by Glen Boss. [3] Makybe Diva broke her own weight carrying record by winning with 58 kg. [4] Makybe Diva is the only horse to win three successive Melbourne Cups. [5] Her retirement was announced with the third and final victory.

Prize money

1st: $A3,700,000 2nd: $A750,000 3rd: $A375,000 [6]

Field

Placing [7] HorseCountryTrainerJockey#BarrierTime/margin
1st Makybe Diva GB Lee Freedman Glen Boss 1143:19.17
8th Vinnie Roe IRE Dermot Weld (IRE) Pat Smullen 2245.5L
19thDistinctionIRE Michael Stoute (GB) Michael Kinane 32120.6L
17thGreys InnUSA Mike De Kock (SAF) Weichong Marwing 41317.3L
LastFranklins GardensGB Mark Tompkins (GB) Darryll Holland 51099.9L
12thEye PopperJPN Izumi Shimizu (JPN)Shinji Fujita696.8L
14th Railings AUS John Hawkes Greg Childs759.1L
3rd Xcellent NZ Michael Moroney (NZ)Michael Coleman8171.8L
9thKindjhalFR David Hayes Dwayne Dunn 9125.6L
21stHugs DancerFR David Hayes Nicholas Ryan10729.6L
13thDemergerAUSDanny O'Brien Blake Shinn 1147.8L
11thDizelleAUS John Hawkes Darren Beadman 12186.7L
5thLachlan RiverNZJohn MorriseyGlen Colless1332.3L
6thPortland SingaNZNeville McBurney Larry Cassidy 1414.1L
15thVouvrayNZPeter MoodyScott Seamer15159.3L
2nd On a Jeune AUSPeter Montgomerie Darren Gauci 16111.3L
20thUmbulaAUSMick PriceStephen Baster17823.6L
22ndBazelleNZPaul Jenkins (NZ)Rhys McLeod182229.8L
7thEnvoyNZKen Kelso (NZ)Peter Mertens1924.5L
10thRizonAUSCliff BrownJay Ford20166.6L
18thStrasbourgAUS Bart Cummings Luke Nolen 21617.8L
4thLeica FalconAUSRichard Freyer Kerrin McEvoy 22202.1L
23rdMr CelebrityNZ Gai Waterhouse Danny Beasley231929.9L
16thKamskyAUS Bart Cummings Craig Williams 242314.3L

Final moments

As they left the straight, round the turn and along the back straight it was:

  1. 17 Umbula
  2. 23 Mr Celebrity
  3. 18 Bazelle
  4. 14 Portland Singa

Changed to:

  1. 23 Mr Celebrity
  2. 18 Bazelle
  3. 17 Umbula
  4. 14 Portland Singa

Then:

  1. 23 Mr Celebrity
  2. 14 Portland Singa
  3. 18 Bazelle
  4. 17 Umbula

With about 1100m left to go it was:

  1. 23 Mr Celebrity
  2. 14 Portland Singa
  3. 17 Umbula
  4. 18 Bazelle

As they came to the turn:

  1. 23 Mr Celebrity
  2. 14 Portland Singa
  3. 17 Umbula
  4. 6 Eye Popper

Then:

  1. 23 Mr Celebrity
  2. 14 Portland Singa
  3. 6 Eye Popper
  4. 17 Umbula

With 500m left to go:

  1. 14 Portland Singa
  2. 23 Mr Celebrity
  3. 6 Eye Popper
  4. 13 Lachlan River

Final:

  1. 1 Makybe Diva
  2. 16 On a Jeune
  3. 8 Xcellent
  4. 22 Leica Falcon


References

  1. "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. 2005 Melbourne Cup result
  3. "Melbourne Cup Odds and Tips".
  4. "Official Site | 2021 Melbourne Cup Carnival".
  5. /http://goaustralia.about.com/od/racing/f/makybediva.htm Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "2005 Melbourne Cup form guide – Racing News | TVNZ". Archived from the original on 30 September 2013.
  7. "Melbourne Cup field & results 2005". racing.com. 1 November 2005.