Melbourne Cup Winners
Melbourne Cup winners have been highly regarded by horse racing fans and they are elevated to legendary status. While the winning thoroughbreds are revered, winning trainers are respected while winning jockeys get more opportunities to race. The winners of this 3200-metre race are not just venerated locally but also globally.
In the 2008 Melbourne Cup, Viewed dominated the opposition by winning in 3 minutes, 20.4 seconds. Viewed was guided to victory that day by jockey Blake Shinn and he is trained by Bart Cummings. Viewed is the sire of Irish thoroughbred Scenic and the dam of Lovers Knot. Dato Tan Chin Nam owns this race horse that has collected close to $6 million in career prize money.
The 2009 Melbourne Cup was won by the Mark Kavanagh-trained Shocking with a time of 3 minutes, 23.87 seconds. Shocking was navigated that day by jockey Corey Brown and it won the race by ¾ lengths. Shocking is the sire of Street Cry and the dam of Maria Di Castiglia. Laurence Eales owns this horse that has six wins and over $4.3 million worth of prize money under his credit.
Americain is the winner of the 2010 Melbourne Cup with a time of 3 minutes, 26.87 seconds. Americain’s partner that day is jockey Gerald Mosse while Alain de Royer Dupre trained this Gerald Ryan-owned thoroughbred. Americain has eight victories, three runner-up finishes and two third places under his credit. Americain is the sire of Dynaformer and the dam of America.
These three are the latest Melbourne Cup winners but another thoroughbred might join their ranks when the 2011 Melbourne Cup is staged on the 1st of November. Punters are already anticipating the developments of this event and even non-racing enthusiasts are waiting for the biggest horse race in Australia. Certainly, it is a race that can stop a nation.
