2020 Melbourne Cup

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2020 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date3 November 2020
Distance3,200 metres
Winning horse Twilight Payment
Starting price $26
Jockey Jye McNeil
Trainer Joseph O’Brien
Owner Lloyd Williams
SurfaceGrass
AttendanceN/A (no attendance due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions)
  2019
2021  

Twilight Payment at the 300 meters, still three lengths Finche, Tiger Moth, The Chosen One running on with Russian Camelot and Persan. Twilight Payment tries to break their hearts, Tiger Moth wearing him down with The Chosen One. It's Twilight Payment, Tiger Moth still trying to get there. Twilight Payment, what a ride, what a win in a Cup we'll never forget! Has won it from Tiger Moth and Prince of Arran

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Commentator Matt Hill describes the climax of the race

The 2020 Melbourne Cup (known commercially as the 2020 Lexus Melbourne Cup) was the 160th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 3 November 2020 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.

The final field for the race was declared on 31 October. [1] The total prize money for the race was A$8 million, the same as the previous year. [2]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the public and horse owners were not able to attend the event. [3]

The race was won by Twilight Payment, ridden by Jye McNeil and trained by Joseph O'Brien. [4]

Field

NumberHorseTrainerJockeyWeight (kg)BarrierPlacing
1 Anthony Van Dyck Aidan O'Brien Hugh Bowman 58.53 FF
2 Avilius James CummingsJohn Allen571022nd
3 Vow And Declare Danny O'BrienJamie Mott57418th
4Master of Reality Joseph O'Brien Ben Melham 561115th
5 Sir Dragonet Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Glen Boss 55.5146th
6 Twilight Payment Joseph O'Brien Jye McNeil 55.5121st
7 Verry Elleegant Chris Waller Mark Zahra 55.5157th
8MustajeerKris Lees Michael Rodd 55219th
9Stratum Albion [a] Willie Mullins Jordan Childs55920th
10Dashing Willoughby Andrew Balding Michael Walker 54.51921st
11Finche Chris Waller James McDonald 54.569th
12Prince of Arran [b] Charlie Fellowes Jamie Kah 54.513rd
13Surprise BabyPaul Preusker Craig Williams 54.5713th
14King of LeogranceDanny O’Brien Damian Lane 53.518Scratched
15 Russian Camelot Danny O'Brien Damien Oliver 53.5168th
16Steel PrinceAnthony & Sam FreedmanWilliam Pike53.52116th
17The Chosen One Murray Baker & Andrew ForsmanDaniel Stackhouse53.554th
18AshrunAndreas WohlerDeclan Bates532410th
19WarningAnthony & Sam Freedman Luke Currie 53812th
20 Etah James Ciaron Maher & David EustaceBilly Egan52.52217th
21Tiger Moth Aidan O'Brien Kerrin McEvoy 52.5232nd
22OceanexMick Price & Michael Kent Dean Yendall 51.51711th
23Miami BoundDanny O'BrienDaniel Moor511314th
24Persan Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Michael Dee 51205th

Fatalities

Anthony Van Dyck was euthanised after suffering a fractured fetlock, [6] becoming the second horse that had to be euthanized at Flemington in 2020, and the sixth horse to die during the Melbourne Cup since 2013.

References

  1. 2020 Melbourne Cup field and barrier draw – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. 2020 Melbourne Cup – Punters.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. Cup blow: VRC makes big call on crowds for carnival – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  4. "Melbourne Cup 2020: Twilight Payment wins the big race as top weight Anthony Van Dyck breaks down". Herald Sun. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. 94 still chasing Melbourne Cup
  6. "Epsom Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck dies after breaking down during Melbourne Cup". ABC News . 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

Notes

  1. Originally named Stratum while training in Europe. [5]
  2. Also known as A Prince of Arran in 2018 Melbourne Cup