It's a shame that each year, punters only get one chance to bet on the Melbourne Cup. It's a race rooted so deep in horse racing history that every jockey and trainer in the world would love the opportunity to list their name among the greats that have won the race at least once. Unfortunately, it's a race that due to circumstances, only a lucky few connections ever get the chance to get involved with it.
The History
Ever since its inaugural running in 1861, the Melbourne Cup has represented everything that is great about Australian horse racing. Through the years, the Melbourne Cup results show some of the greatest thoroughbreds in history have conquered the race's grueling distance, which contributed to each horse's legend. Among the true Australian equine heros to accomplish this feat are Dunlop (1887), Phar Lap (1930), Empire Rose (1988), Kingston Rule (1990), the great race-mare and three-time winner Makybe Diva (2003-2005) and Dunaden (2011). Each year, the race draws close to 105,000 racing fans and punters who come to the Melbourne Cup Spring Carnival to see the finest horse racing on the planet.
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This year, the race is scheduled to be run in its traditional spot as the feature event on the second day of the Carnival. The race is set for November 1, 2016 at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The race is limited to 24 starters that will race 3200 meters (2 miles) on turf for a purse of AUS$6,000,000. At that value, the Melbourne Cup stands alone as the richest grass race in the world. All starters must be 3-years old or older with weights assigned based on handicap
Once you get them to settle down and get there mind focused on just walking and the rider then you know the bond with the rider and horse are strong. When it is time for the second run of the night you want to warm them up again but not as hard this time because he or she has already been warmed up once before this, so just a little warming up won’t hurt. When it is that time for the second run the rider will bring the horse him a set him or her up for their first barrel and make the most of the race. If you see the rider smiling then everyone knows she has done her job with this horse. The rider can make an automatic barrel horse where that horse know his job and she barely has to ask the horse for a turn or touch his face to go around that barrel. When the rider gets a horse to be like that everyone can tell they spent hours and days together. The rider worked with that horse but never made him sour or hate coming into the arena. They spent time working on flexing the horse and making sure he knew when to tuck his nose and leave it for an extra second. They will all see when they are running home how much they spend time they spend together if they are fast and smooth through the pattern and don’t have any blow ups before or after coming in and out of the arena. After the race is over and the announcer say who
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