2011 Melbourne Cup

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2011 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date1 November 2011
Winning horse Dunaden
Jockey Christophe Lemaire
Trainer Mikel Delzangles
SurfaceGrass
Attendance105,979 [1]
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With 300 meters to go now, Precedence hit the lead but Manighar challenges strongly, Lucas Cranach and getting up on the inside Lost in the Moment with a challenge, Here's Red Caudeaux starting to flash home on the outside now. Lucas Cranach hit the lead, Red Caudeaux coming down the outside, Dunaden is coming through in the middle. Dunaden, Red Caudeaux and Lucas Cranach. Dunaden is coming hard, Dunaden, Red Caudeaux. Dunaden and Red Caudeaux they hit the line a photo finish, between Dunaden and Red Caudeaux nothing in it!

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Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The 2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup , the 151st running of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race, was held on Tuesday, 1 November 2011 at 3:00 pm (AEDT), at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. Dunaden won in a photo finish over Red Cadeaux in the closest finish in Melbourne Cup history. [2] [3]

The winning jockey, Frenchman Christophe Lemaire, had arrived in Australia less than a day previously as a late replacement for Craig Williams.[ citation needed ]

Six out of the first seven finishers were international horses. Third placed Lucas Cranach was the best locally trained finisher and fourth placed was the pre-race favourite, the 2010 winner, Americain.

In related events the federal government's parliamentary question time was brought forward half an hour in order that it would conclude before the race began. [4]

Field

Horses are bred and trained in Australia, unless otherwise indicated. All columns in this table can be sorted by clicking the icons in the top row.

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HorseTrainerJockeyWeightBarrierPlacing
1 Americain Alain de Royer-Dupré (France) Gérald Mossé 58.0 kg154th
2Jukebox Jury Mark Johnston (UK)Neil Callan57.0 kg620th
3 Dunaden Mikel Delzangles (France) Christophe Lemaire 54.5 kg131st
4Drunken Sailor Luca Cumani (UK) Dwayne Dunn 54.0 kg812th
5Glass Harmonium Michael Moroney Lisa Cropp54.0 kg2322nd
6Manighar Luca Cumani (UK) Damien Oliver 54.0 kg215th
7Unusual SuspectMichael Kent Brad Rawiller 54.0 kg79th
8Fox Hunt Mark Johnston (UK)Silvestre de Sousa53.5 kg197th
9Lucas CranachAnthony Freedman Corey Brown 53.5 kg113rd
10Mourayan Robert Hickmott Hugh Bowman 53.5 kg14scratched
11Precedence Bart Cummings Darren Beadman 53.5 kg211th
12 Red Cadeaux Ed Dunlop (UK) Michael Rodd 53.5 kg162nd
13Hawk Island Chris Waller Glyn Schofield53.0 kg1818th
14Illo Bart Cummings Jim Cassidy 53.0 kg119th
15Lost in the MomentSaeed Bin Suroor (UAE) William Buick 53.0 kg36th
16Modun Saeed Bin Suroor (UAE) Kerrin McEvoy 53.0 kg523rd
17At First Sight Robert Hickmott Steven King 52.5 kg1010th
18Moyenne CornicheBrian Ellison (UK) Brett Prebble 52.0 kg1715th
19SaptapadiBrian Ellison (UK)Chris Symons52.0 kg2216th
20ShamrockerDanny O'Brien Luke Nolen 52.0 kg2421st
21The Verminator Chris Waller Craig Newitt 52.0 kg413th
22Tullamore Gai Waterhouse Chris Munce 52.0 kg1214th
23NiwotMichael, Wayne & John Hawkes Dean Yendall 51.0 kg98th
24Older Than Time Gai Waterhouse Tim Clark51.0 kg2017th

References

  1. "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. "French success in Melbourne Cup". RTÉ Sport. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. "Dunaden edges Red Cadeaux to keep Melbourne Cup in French hands". The Daily Telegraph. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  4. "Politicians bicker over Cup day schedule change – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2013.