Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty. Verry Elleegant has won Australia's famous Melbourne Cup horse race ahead of favourite Incentivise and Britain's Spanish Mission. Subzero and 5 other grey horses have won the Melbourne Cup; World Wars I and II stopped most major races in Australia, but. Everything you need to know to place a casual punt or simply cheer on the Kiwi horses in this afternoon’s running of Australasia’s biggest horse race: the Melbourne Cup. Gold Trip went on to win the Melbourne Cup, 12 months after vets scratched the import from the 2021 Cox Plate because of lameness, despite his trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace being adamant. Hot favourite Incentivise led in the straight, but was passed by the Chris Waller-trained horse, ridden by James McDonald, which won the $4. Deauville Legend was one of the bookmakers’ favourites to win the last Melbourne Cup. He gives his unique insight into the 2021 Melbourne Cup. Incentivise. Sent out a $5. Since 2006 – only four Melbourne Cup favourites have finished in the money: So You Think (3rd in 2010), Fiorente (1st in 2013), Hartnell (3rd in 2016), and Incentivise (2nd in 2021). The penalty comes after Incentivise made it nine wins. Ridden by Mark Zahra, the UK horse — trained by Ciaron Maher. We will start featuring some Melbourne Cup 2023 horse profiles from September as by then, there will have been several horses having already made the Melbourne Cup field. Unlucky to miss a berth in last Saturday's Victoria Derby, Spirit Of Gaylard confirmed he's a horse with a real future, toughing it out for a slender Cup day success over the 1800 metre journey. Find all the info you need on them first, right here for free! 1. 4. The favourites for the race are Anthony Van Dyke (IRE) , Cross Counter (GB) , Prince Of Arran (GB) , Surprise Baby (NZ) , and Vow And Declare (AUS) . POINT NEPEAN (IRE) SCRATCHED. 5 Melbourne Cup saddlecloth first-up down under as one of four. See where every horse, including the nag you pulled in the office sweep. On Tuesday Racing Victoria took early entries for a host of the upcoming Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival majors including those for the $5 million Group 1 Caulfield Cup (October 16), the $5 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate (October 23) and the 2021 Melbourne Cup set to run at Flemington on Tuesday November 2, 2021. Victory in the two-mile handicap secured a rare double in Australian racing, with Zahra having ridden the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained horse to glory at the. He opened at $7. 5kg in 1975. Arguably the best mare (female horse aged four years and over) in the country, Verry Elleegant will line up in her second Melbourne Cup, having finished seventh in last year’s event. The Melbourne Cup is over for another year with Gold Trip taking out the race that stops a nation. Yes, three former Kiwi jockeys who began their careers in New Zealand before shifting to greener pastures across the ditch will ride in the 2021 Cup: James McDonald rides no. A key lead up to the Melbourne Cup,. We have a full Melbourne Cup 2024 runners list and horse-by-horse guide. Race favourite Vauban will wear the No. Melbourne Cup 2021 Results. This year we've got horses like Major Beel. Lucy Henderson November 2, 2021. Trainer: Bjorn Baker Jockey: Rachel KingChris Waller’s Australian Racehorse of the Year Verry Elleegant has won the 2021 Melbourne Cup becoming just the 12th individual mare to do so. TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE) G9 Joseph O’Brien 58kg (2). November 2nd, 2021 8:53 pm. Photograph: Vince Caligiuri/Getty ImagesStorming home to beat hot favourites Incentivise and Spanish Mission, the six-year-old mare also became the first of her sex to win The Great Race since Makybe Diva won three in succession between. Brad Waters looks back on the favourite's Melbourne Cup run. Deauville Legend won the Great Voltigeur Stakes over 2,385m at York in August. 4 Verry Elleegant. The 2021 Melbourne Cup will take place on Tuesday, November 2nd and will feature a field of 24 horses. Now for the most important part: checking on your winnings. Melbourne Cup 2021: Get the latest best bets, tipping and punting news. 20. (Getty)In his last run for trainer Steve Tregea, outstanding stayer Incentivise shot to the top of all-in Melbourne Cup betting for the spring with a bullish seven-length victory in the Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup at Eagle Farm. The Melbourne Cup is one of the biggest dates on the racing calendar – but who is the favourite to win the ‘race that stops the nation’? The field of 24 runners and riders are set to go to post at 4am GMT (3pm local time) on Tuesday, November 2 with a bumper prize pot worth in excess of £4m up for grabs. Favourites win percentage - 23 per cent have won the Melbourne Cup (34 of 150 favourites). Before this year’s race, that was a strike rate of 21. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE:. FOR: Classy staying mare whose trainer Ed Cummings learnt from the master of this race, his grandfather Bart, who trained 12 Melbourne Cup winners. 30 favourite to win that race, but stablemate Just Fine is breathing down his neck in the market. A. Incentivise is the shortest priced Melbourne Cup favourite since the legendary Phar Lap. Another top contender has been scratched from the Melbourne Cup following veterinary assessments on the morning of the $8 million race. Visit the Melbourne Cup Favourites page for more detailed info. to run a hot favourite in Tuesday's great. au In 2021, the shortest favourite since Phar Lap, Incentivise $2. Melbourne Cup in 2021 is 8. November 1, 2021 12:32 pm. Barrier: (2) Approx win/place odds: $11/$3. Melbourne Cup 🏆: View the Field and Odds for the Melbourne Cup. The Exacta was $72. The total prize money for the Melbourne Cup sits at $8 million, with the connections of the winning horse set to pocket $4. The official winning margin was four. It was first run in 1861 and was won by Archer who would win the first two Cups. Staff writers from Fox Sports. In 2020, Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck became. He’s got 6. Melbourne Cup horses 2021: Simon O'Donnell's form guide with tips, jockeys and odds. 4 million. Trainer: Gai Waterhouse/Adrian Bott; Jockey: Tim Clark. (Reg Ryan/Racing Photos via Getty Images. The shortest-priced horses in the Melbourne Cup odds only have a fair recent record in the time-honoured clash with the only favourite to win since Makybe Diva (2005) being Fiorente (2013). The Gai Waterhouse-trained Fiorente was the last favourite to win the Melbourne Cup in 2013, but Ferguson is confident his horse can live up to expectations. Here is where you will find accurate and precise details about the Melbourne Cup horses and the previous Melbourne Cup winners. The horse. 50, $4. Spanish Mission ($10) was the best of the two overseas horses in finishing third with. Feature race: Lexus Melbourne Cup, 3200m, 5pm Last race:MSS Security Sprint, 7. The Chris Waller-trained Pierro four-year-old Osipenko is firm favourite in The Gong 2023 betting to take out the final $1 million. The shortest-priced horses in the Melbourne Cup odds only have a fair recent record in the time-honoured clash with the only favourite to win since Makybe Diva (2005) being Fiorente (2013). The 161st running of the race that stops a nation - the Melbourne Cup - will take place at Flemington's Victoria Racing Club on Tuesday (November 2). – Phar Lap was the shortest-priced favourite to win when 8/11 in 1930. Verry Elleegant was sent out an $18 chance before racing away to beat Incentivise ($2. It's the first time since 2001 that a horse has completed the Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double. The next two Melbourne Cup favourites – Yucatan and Finche – were well beaten. MorningUnited • 3 days ago. Verry Elleegant upsets favourite Incentivise to win Melbourne Cup . The favourite is English thoroughbred Deauville Legend, trained in England by James Ferguson. The Melbourne Cup field is down to 23 after a late scratching on race-day morning leaving one powerful syndicator. In 2022 the Melbourne Cup favourite was the James Ferguson-trained Deauville Legend ($4. Favourites. The horse registered his first win in April in a 2012 meter race. A boom horse of Australian racing, Incentivise has been re-handicapped to 57kg for the $8 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 2. Numbers for the 2021 Melbourne Cup have been slashed with eighteen horses coming out of contention for the race after fourth acceptances which were announced this morning. Here is where you will find accurate and precise details about the Melbourne Cup horses and the previous Melbourne Cup winners. Already having. Melbourne Cup 2021: How the race was won. 80. 90 for him to win. Twilight Payment had his heart broken and just didn’t run the trip out. A beautiful steer from J-Mac saw the now 10-time Group 1 winner over the line with short-priced favourite Incentivise a distant second. 1. The Caulfield Cup winner finished 13th in last year’s Melbourne Cup. Horse Racing Cranbourne Cup tips. There was a notable upset in the 2022 Caulfield Cup with Durston winning at $18. In 2020, Tiger Moth came close, but ultimately lost out to $26 outsider Twilight Payment. Verry Elleegant $14. 5 lengths, with Andrew Balding’s UK raider Spanish. Without A Fight. Verry Elleegant wins 2021 Melbourne Cup, storming home to beat hot favourite and break barrier-18 curse. Positive_Baby462 • 1 yr. Fast facts. Hot favourite Incentivise was second, ahead of Spanish. 1 Twilight Payment (58kg) - barrier 2. 6:04pm. Trainer: Peter Moody Jockey: B Prebble Barrier: 16 Likes: The. Knights Order was beaten 25. The first female to ride in the Melbourne Cup. The first female to ride in the Melbourne Cup was. Australian-owned Twilight Payment, Pondus and Cup second favourite Spanish Mission remain the only northern hemisphere-trained internationals in the Cup field. 6:04pm. draw for the Melbourne Cup - hot favourite. On Saturday, 100 years after the first running of his envisaged weight. The reluctant 600k gamble behind $8m masterstroke for hottest Cup favourite since Phar Lap Incentivise ridden by Brett Prebble on the way to the barriers prior to the running of the Caulfield Cup. Winner: Deauville Legend. On a normal Cup day she would be holding $20,000 or $30,000 by the time of the Melbourne Cup but Ms Watts said she was a long way off that today. Australia’s top flat race, the Melbourne Cup is on the horizon and since it is the richest two-mile race in the world with £4 million up for grabs (£2. $4,493,300. 12: 9-0-0. T’s & C’s apply. The Melbourne Cup is the biggest and most anticipated horse racing event on the Australian calendar. GRAND. Advertisement. Melbourne Cup contender Away He Goes has been ruled out of the great race with a tendon injury. In 2021 there were. The 2021 Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise ($2. Not saying can't run ITM though. Melbourne Cup 2024 Horses Tips. 4th: #11 Ashrun. As ever with a competitive race like the Melb Cup, the latest Melbourne Cup 2021 horses’ odds suggest this is a tough race to call. au. Vauban's reputation precedes him as he has been a long-time favourite for the $8 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) and late on Monday was rated at $4. Melbourne Cup Odds. 50 and Twilight Payment is also being favoured by punters at $12. 73) the shortest-priced favourite in the history of the race. 3. Find out the Melbourne Cup horses list for 2024 here. View the Melbourne Cup 2024 Field, Odds, Tips, Results, Horse Form Guides and Winners. The 2021 Melbourne Cup has been run and won with Verry Elleegant winning the race for its 10th Group 1 victory. Incentivise ($2. Seven letter names have won the Melbourne Cup on 32 occasions, including the 1996 Cup winner, Saintly. The. Melbourne Cup horses 2021: Simon O'Donnell's form guide with tips, jockeys and odds. Joseph O’Brien, a two-time winner of the race with reigning champion Twilight Payment and Rekindling back in 2017, is fully behind the rule changes . October 31st, 2021 10:08 pm. 2021: Verry Elleegant 2020: Twilight Payment: 2019: Vow And Declare: 2018: Cross Counter: 2017. The 2021 Melbourne Cup has been run and won by Verry Ellegant. Our betting experts will tip 3 horses for the 2023 Melbourne Cup, it might not be who you expect!. Odds 💰: $12. Verry Elleegant and James McDonald after winning the Melbourne Cup in 2021. 15pm The Contenders. Verry Elleegant (NZ) Chris Waller: James McDonald: 57kg: $4,400,000: 2nd: 2. Anthony Cummings is a third-generation Group 1 winning trainer and the son of “Cup’s king” Bart Cummings, who began training in 1991. See full list on abc. Race eight, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes, has been won by Rich Hips. Irish galloper Vauban looks set to run favourite in Tuesday's great race, but there's been continued strong support for his stablemate. On Friday, Incentivise was the shortest-priced TAB favourite since Phar Lap. FOLLOW MELBOURNE CUP DAY LIVE. Incentivise is the immovable force in Melbourne Cup markets despite drawing another wide gate. The legendary racehorse entered as a top favourite at 8/11 and went on to claim a stunning victory, despite carrying a 63 kg handicap. 50 . 15 EDT. The New Zealand mare - ridden by James McDonald - chased down the. This was a brutally run affair won by the leader Subjectivist, who was given a 12/10 front running steer by Joe Fanning and was miles too good. Stable. 19 EDT. Subzero and 5 other grey horses have won the Melbourne Cup; World Wars I and II stopped most major races in Australia, but. GOLD TRIP (FR) 57. TAB Odds: $2. In 160 previous runnings of the Melbourne Cup, barrier 18 remained the only one to never have a winner leap from it. Table Credit: Racing Australia. 4 million Flemington feature to run on Tuesday the 7th of November, 2023. It makes the Peter Moody-trained stayer the shortest priced Melbourne Cup favourite since legendary horse Phar Lap 91 years ago. Fiorente ($7 in 2013) was the last Melbourne Cup favourite to win. The 2021 edition of the race will be run tomorrow, 2 November at 5pm NZT. 4 million first prize, with Spanish Mission in third. MELBOURNE CUP FIELD. Trainer Bart Cummings wins his 12th Melbourne Cup with horse Viewed in a photo finish. 2021 5:13 pm. Twilight Payment. The New Zealand horse adds the Melbourne Cup to the trophy cabinet, which also holds a Caulfield Cup. * Makybe Diva is the only horse to win the Cup three times - in 2003, 2004 and 2005. In the past 165 editions of the Melbourne Cup, 26 horses have started at odds of $3. Advertisement. Each of those. Spanish Mission was third and Floating Artist was fourth. Only two horses in the past 44 years have lumped 57kg or more to win – Gold And Black (1977). Time: 3. Gold Trip (FR) - 2022 Melbourne Cup winner! 6YO Horse - Outstrip x Sarvana. Like most bookies Ms Watts is hoping runaway. 17 horses contested the first Melbourne Cup under a winner take all system. November 1, 2021 12:32 pm. The 2021 Melbourne Cup results saw an upset with Chris Waller’s reigning Australian Racehorse of the Year. 80 to place Melbourne Cup 2024 Horses. There are 29. A. Selections: 1. #6 Without a Fight $10/$3. Without A Fight. Gets a 3. Only three horses in the past 30 years — Twilight Payment ($27 in 2020), Prince Of Penzance ($101 in 2015) and Viewed ($41 in 2008) — have won the. When looking at which horse will win the Caulfield Cup in 2023 it is crucial to consider form indicators like. But even so, the past performance of various horses can give you some bit of confidence in placing your bet. 1. One of the pre-race favourites of the Melbourne Cup, Anthony Van Dyck, was loaded into an ambulance after breaking down during the race, and has now died. Verry Elleegant wins for Chris Waller at Flemington. The 24 horses in the 2021 Melbourne Cup include several formerly or currently overseas-trained runners, including last year’s winner, Twilight Payment. Yep 😂. Research shows fewer people are gambling on horse racing and crowds are dwindling. 65L in this event last year but that was on a Good 4 track and. GRAND. Exceldia comes in second and. A whole host of factors are worth considering when deciding which Melbourne Cup runners are worth backing each year, but among the most important has to be the jockey tasked with steering the horse to victory. O’Brien also lost a horse in 2018. Photograph: Vince Caligiuri/Getty ImagesStorming home to beat hot favourites Incentivise and Spanish Mission, the six-year-old mare also became the first of her sex to win The Great Race since Makybe Diva won three in succession between. Incentivise hadn’t been all that cheap to put together. The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse. Leading bookmaker Sportsbet is ruing a decision to pay punters out early on Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise to win the $8 million feature. The maximum field for the Melbourne Cup is 24 runners (have a look at the Melbourne Cup horses running this year). The previous three winning horses are Verry Elleegant (2021), Twilight Payment (2020), and Vow And Declare (2019). The 2023 Melbourne Cup Horses are officially known when final acceptances are announced on the Saturday prior to the race following the VRC. Red-hot favourite Incentivise finished second, Spanish Mission was third and Floating. Get the lowdown on all of the Melbourne Cup contenders, including their trainers and jockeys plus big-race odds, in our comprehensive runner-by-runner guide. While it is not a traditional Melbourne Cup field this year, there is still a number of competitive international runners in the mix. 50. Hot favourite Incentivise led in the straight, but was passed by the Chris Waller-trained horse, ridden by James McDonald, which won the $4. Prizemoney: $1,514,914. Melbourne Cup 2023 field, horses, form guide and betting. Profiteer (1), 2. Incentivise was game in running second but was simply no match for the Waller-trained mare, who raced clear to score her 10th. Deauville Legend was one of the bookmakers’ favourites to win the last Melbourne Cup. * The longest-priced horses to win: Four horses have won at 100-1: The Pearl (1871), Wotan (1936), Old Rowley. Class: Group 1. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Verry Elleegant has stamped herself as one of the greats of the Australian turf after a dominant four-length win in the Melbourne Cup. 20 (9/4) or less with just three of those favourites adding their names to the honour roll. The horse registered his first win in April in a 2012 meter race. 2. Nov 2nd, 2021Nov 2nd, 2021. Melbourne Cup 2021 Replay. For the horses that the master trainer set for the. Incentivise. net. Duais. Race 7: Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m), 3:00pm. James McDonald and Verry Elleegant after crossing the line in the Melbourne Cup. Let’s start by discarding the outsiders. November 7, 2023. MELBOURNE CUP 2021 BETTING ODDS. The New Zealand mare - ridden by James McDonald - chased down the. Spanish Mission is on the second line of betting at $9. This bloke ran super in the Caulfield Cup when third, and is going to love the soft track on Tuesday. Winner: Deauville Legend. Boxing 2, 9, 12, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23 and putting a. Melbourne Cup 2021 Odds. The horse, now heading to trainer Peter Moody following Tregea selling a half-share in the rising five-year-old, took his winning. 00 Breeding: Teofilo x Dream On Buddy Trainer: Joseph O’Brien Jockey: Jye McNeil Weight: 58kg Barrier: 2 Career Stats: 36: 9-11-8 Min/Max Distance Wins: 2414m/3218m Career Best Win: Melbourne Cup, November 3 2020, Flemington, Good Surface Dry Track Stats: 18: 4-7-2 Wet Track Stats: 18: 5-4-6. 75 in 1930, followed by Revenue ($2. As of Monday, Incentivise was out to $2. au. 2021 — Verry Ellegant: $18. 2 November, 2021. Picture: Getty Images. The other 22 horses were all passed fit to race in the Cup. CUP TIPS: See who all the experts are backing INCENTIVISE: The ‘unreal’ rise of hottest favourite since Phar Lap 1. In this sense, the above five horses are the favourites for the forthcoming Melbourne Cup. 00. 2 Nov 2021 00. This horse has shown his potential by winning multiple races, and horse racing pundits expect him to continue the winning run. Through both World Wars, the Spanish flu pandemic and now the COVID-19. In 1930, Phar Lap won the prestigious Australian race at $1. Date: 5/11/24. 75m showpiece. The 2021 Melbourne Cup Final Field and Barriers hve been released with the race to be run on Tuesday (2/11/2021) at Flemington racecourse over 3200m. (win the Melbourne Cup). 4 million to the winning owners. Rolling report : Verry Elleegant stormed down the home straight to beat overwhelming pre-race favourite IncentiviseWatch Bruce share his Melbourne Cup tips in the video above. Verry Elleegant has won the 2021 $7. It's. 2 min read Paul Newman 1 November 2021 at 12:31 am · 8-min read Jockey Jye McNeil is aiming to win back-to-back Melbourne Cups on Twlight Payment. The penalty comes after Incentivise made it nine wins. Rolling report : Verry Elleegant stormed down the home straight to beat overwhelming pre-race favourite Incentivise2. Picture: Getty Images. Without A Fight has won the 2023 Melbourne Cup at Flemington today. 2021 MELBOURNE CUP FIELD. The 2021 Melbourne Cup is an annual horse race that takes place in Melbourne, Australia. The talk of the town, the shortest Cup favourite. Future Score, the Matt Cumani. 30 to $2. Lunar Flare, the ninth favourite at $21, was ruled out due to lameness in her off-fore, bringing the field down to 22 runners after Point Nepean’s scratching on Monday. Full career record, stats. [deleted] • 1 yr. The famous Phar Lap, won the 1930 Melbourne Cup at 11/8 odds on ($1. * The oldest horses to win the race were the eight-year-olds Toryboy (1865), Catalogue (1938) and Twilight Payment (2020). The other two winners were Revenue 120 years ago in 1901 when the five-year-old gelding saluted at 7/4 ($2. Picture: Getty Images. BET NOW Claim a Racing Bet Bonus up to $200! BET NOW *Existing customers only. There have been 11 seven-year-old winners, but the race is normally dominated by horses aged. Melbourne Cup latest odds:. The hot favourite for this year's Melbourne Cup is Incentivise, a star horse trained by Peter Moody. 2. ago. There are two clear hopes as far as the market is concerned in the third race on Melbourne Cup Day. The Melbourne Cup is the richest handicap race in the world and because of this, and. November 2nd, 2021 8:54 pm. One expected star of the spring has stepped up onto the big stage and promptly done a. If you're looking for more Historical Trends, check out the Racenet Melbourne Cup Stats page for our Betting Guide! Melbourne Cup 2021: Full field, barrier draw, which horses are the favourites | news. 5kg. So the larger the $ price a specific horse is in the Melbourne. 1 lengths by Mr Brightside - who was subsequently a neck away from claiming the Group 1 Cantala on Derby Day. Odds: 13 / 3. Phar Lap won in 1930 at 8/11, while Revenue (7/4 in. 3 Spanish Mission (57kg) - barrier 14. Without A Fight wins the 2023 Melbourne Cup. The year prior, Phar Lap started $2 in the Cup but. Deauville Legend won the Great Voltigeur Stakes over 2,385m at York in August. 3. There were just two internationally-trained horses in the 2021 Melbourne Cup field from outside of Australia and New Zealand: Twilight Payment (Joseph O’Brien) and Spanish. 00. INCENTIVISE (57kg) The hottest of hot favourites, Incentivise is on track to break a 20-year Melbourne Cup/Caulfield Cup drought. The Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Caulfield Cup winner Without A Fight was given a perfectly-timed ride by Mark Zahra, who opted to come off last year’s champ Gold Trip, to become the 12th horse in history to complete the Spring Cups double. 90. 30 with the TAB, while Spanish Mission has firmed into $7. By Gilbert Gardiner 06:18am • 30 October 2021 . The official Melbourne Cup 2021 field has been confirmed with the 24 horses facing off in the 161st edition of the ‘race that stops a nation’ locked in ahead of the iconic Flemington Race 7 on Tuesday. INCENTIVISE - Peter G Moody - 1 - 57kg. 90) by four lengths. The Melbourne Cup 2021 trifecta result saw the Peter Moody-trained Caulfield Cup champion Incentivise hold on for a distant second, while the UK raider Spanish. One of the most exciting aspects of the 2021 Melbourne Cup is the number of Australian-trained horses that will be competing for their piece of the $7,750,000 prize fund. 4. Prize Money: $8,000,000. O’Brien also lost a horse in 2018. 73) when he won the 1930 Melbourne Cup . Melbourne Cup Race Details. Even in a weak field, victory for Incentivise (7/4) would be hard-earnt. Twilight Payment after winning last year’s Melbourne Cup. The favourite Deauville Legend is the horse to beat, and I. Red-hot favourite Incentivise finished second, Spanish Mission was third and Floating. Melbourne Cup Best Bets. The 24 horses in the 2021 Melbourne Cup include several formerly or currently overseas-trained runners, including last year’s winner, Twilight Payment. Melbourne Cup Field 2024. Alligator Blood is the $2. 4th: #22 Floating Artist. In all, 14 mares (four years old and over) are Melbourne Cup winners. Key Replay: St Leger (2600m), October 15 2022, Randwick, Soft Surface. The record before this was held by the 2003 Melbourne Cup in which Makybe Diva won her first Cup. 20 (9/4) or less with just three of those favourites adding their names to the honour roll. Track: 2: 2-0-0 . For horse racing experts, there’s plenty of pride on the line when it comes to the Melbourne Cup. Favourite Horse for Melbourne Cup 2024. 2nd: #2 Incentivise.