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Australians are expected to sink over $300 million into the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, but what does the horse you have bet on say about you?

ESPN horse racing expert* Mike Wise has run the numbers, read the tea leaves and had a chat to a mate that swears blind that he partied with Tom Waterhouse on Hamilton Island once.

Melbourne Cup Fields & Odds; Since 1993, horses trained in the northern hemisphere have travelled to Melbourne each year to compete in the Melbourne Cup. In the very first year of this pilgrimage, the Irish-owned and Dermot Weld-trained Vintage Crop changed the Melbourne Cup. Melbourne Cup 2020: Race schedule. The Melbourne Cup race is a part of the Melbourne Cup day, traditionally being held every first Tuesday in November. This year, the event will be held on 5 November, and the race itself will start at 3 pm local time. It will be held on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. The Melbourne Cup Carnival attracts huge crowds each year. It continues to be recognised as the highlight of the Australian racing calendar, and draws attendees from across Mel bourne, Victoria, Australia and internationally.

Forget the form guide. Below is the true insight into the 2019 Melbourne Cup field.

*Not a real expert.

1. CROSS COUNTER

Number one. You got one horse into the form guide and decided that dedicating too much thought to this was a waste of time. Cross Counter will be popular with people who like fries, margarita pizzas, Coca-Cola and other first-on-the-menu items.

2. MER DE GLACE

Congratulations, you've picked the bookies' favourite. You're probably also a Patriots fan.

3. MASTER OF REALITY

Don't be fooled by the name -- this is the fantasists pick. Why? This is Melbourne Cup number 17 for jockey Frankie Dettori, who is yet to ride a winner.

4. MIRAGE DANCER

Mirage Dancer's third-place finish in the Caulfield Cup had a distinct 'bronze is better than silver' vibe to it. Mediocrity, maybe a place, is this horse's destiny.

5. SOUTHERN FRANCE

Voted by its peers as 'the horse most likely to be scratched,' Southern France is perhaps the most nondescript, anonymous horse out there. Most likely a winner then.

6. HUNTING HORN

Ah yes the mating call of Flemington. Woo girls and frat boys (YIEW!) will be sounding their hunting horns to cheer on this Aidan O'Brien-trained bolter. Stay clear unless you plan on walking home from your Melbourne Cup festivities barefoot, carrying your shoes.

7. LATROBE

The only people backing Latrobe are alums, people from MALbourne, or those keen on taking down horse number 19. More on that later.

8. MUSTAJEER

Mustajeer not wearing mustard feels like a real missed opportunity. Instead, Damien Oliver will be donning the 'lucky' horseshoe. This will bring zero luck to Mustajeer or its fans -- 15th place at best.

9. ROSTROPOVICH

The results are in ... daytime TV fans are investing heavily in Rostropovich, of the Maury Povich stable. DNA tests will be needed later to prove that Rostropovich's dad really is Frankel.

10. TWILIGHT PAYMENT

Named after the reparations owed to society for the Twilight saga movies, Twilight Payment an excellent choice for a winner -- kudos to those who have picked it. A triumph here and the debt owed to us all for Breaking Dawn Pt. 2 will be forgiven.

12. FINCHE

Exactly like his namesake, Australia's ODI cricket captain Aaron Finch, Finche is a boom or bust type horse. Those that have backed this horse can expect a duck or to be kissing the badge at the end of the race. Flip a coin.

12. PRINCE OF ARRAN

Eagle-eyed punters will have noticed that this horse ran in last year's Melbourne Cup under the name 'A Prince of Arran.' Losing a whole A should be a weight off this horse's shoulders but, then again, do horses have shoulders?

13. RAYMOND TUSK

Isn't Raymond Tusk some sort of eccentric billionaire that dabbles in philanthropy and round-the-world air balloon races? He's mad as a hatter, but that won't help him in a running race against actual horses. Our pick: dead last but enjoying every minute of it.

14. DOWNDRAFT

Kitted out in Parra colours, Downdraft clearly peaked in the early 80s -- just like anyone who fancies this horse as a winner.

15. MAGIC WAND

Those in the know say that Magic Wand will start the Melbourne Cup well before fading -- which is, of course, complete nonsense. If there's one certainty that this column can offer, it's that Magic Wand will stay completely opaque throughout the whole race.

16. NEUFBOSC

Always a fan of the underdog, thrill-seekers will have sought out the horse with the longest odds: Neufbosc. Unfortunately, this cheese-eating surrender monkey has no chance of staging an upset.

17. SOUND

Sound's name just lends itself to too many corny headlines. Stay clear unless you really, really like dad jokes.

18. SURPRISE BABY

Described as a 'lightly raced stayer' by most outlets, which is basically real-estate speak for a real fixer-upper. Either way, Surprise Baby is a work in progress -- a 'glad to be part of the day' type.

19. CONSTANTINOPLE

History buffs will be all over Constantinople. SMARTER history buffs will know to stay clear because the fall of Constantinople was because of the enlightenment, aka universities, aka horse No. 7. Simples.

20. IL PARADISO

This horse is likely named after a cocktail that has too much Malibu in it. Most people should stay well clear of backing Il Paradiso, unless super sweet, fake coconuts are your thing.

21. STEEL PRINCE

Savvy punters will know that despite all the 'information' in the 'form guide' this horse actually hails from Newcastle and the jockey is Joey Johns. Guaranteed to be a winner.

22. THE CHOSEN ONE

So you've picked The Chosen One as your chosen one? Could you be any more basic?

23. VOW AND DECLARE

Michael Jordan, David Beckham, LeBron James and ... Vow and Declare? Punters who backed horse 23 will be dancing like Shane Warne with a stump in his hand if this gelding gets up.

24. YOUNGSTAR

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY HORSES IN THIS RACE?!? Youngstar ran sixth last year and clearly has been wheeled out again to make up the numbers. A 'roughie' is the nice way to describe it.

Known as ‘the race that stops a nation’, the Melbourne Cup is the second richest prize in Australian racing following the $15 million The Everest held in Sydney.

Contested over the traditional two-mile Cup distance of 3200m, the Melbourne Cup is run and won on the first Tuesday of November annually at Flemington Racecourse.

The world’s richest handicap race, first run in 1861 with Archer taking out the opening two editions of the event, now offers $8 million in prize money and is the jewel race of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

The Melbourne Cup runs as Flemington Race 7 at 3:00pm (local time) and has been won by many greats of the turf, including a host of international raiders the first of the Northern-hemisphere champions being Vintage Crop (1993).

There has only been one triple Melbourne Cup winner with the mighty mare Makybe Diva securing her hat-trick from 2003-05.

Find out more about the iconic Melbourne Cup winners throughout history here.

Melbourne Cup 2020 – Quick Information

• Race Day: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020
• Race Starts:3 PM (AEST)
• Track Location: Flemington Racecourse
• Track Surface: Turf
• Track Direction: Left-handed
• Race Distance: 3,200 metres
• Weight Conditions: Handicap
• Qualification: Three year olds and over
• Type: Thoroughbred
• Grade: Group 1
• Operator: Victoria Racing Club
• Prize Purse: $8,000,000
• Inaugural Race: 1861
• 2020 Melbourne Cup Winner: Twilight Payment

Melbourne cup 2020 RESULTS

The official 2020 Melbourne Cup results will be available below once the race takes place on Tuesday November 3, 2020 at 3:00pm (local Melbourne time).

1. #6 Twilight Payment
2. #21 Tiger Moth
3. #12 Prince Of Arran
4. #17 The Chosen One

The 2020 Melbourne Cup results saw Twilight Payment ($26) score a big upset win for Ireland’s Joseph O’Brien, the Irish raider defeating fellow internationals Tiger Moth ($6.50) and Prince Of Arran ($9.50) with the latter running his third Melbourne Cup placing in as many years.

Kiwi galloper The Chosen One ran fourth, while the first of the Australian-trained horses over the line was Persan (5th) for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace.

The Melbourne Cup 2020 was marred by the loss of top-weight Anthony Van Dyck who was pulled up before the line and subsequently euthanised after fracturing his fetlock.

*Table Credit: Racing Australia.

When Is The Melbourne Cup Run Each Year 2020

Melbourne Cup Betting 2020

There are many different ways to bet on the Melbourne Cup, we’ve included some of the most popular options below:

How To Bet On The Melbourne Cup in 2020

1. Log in at neds.com.au
2. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
3. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
4. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Melbourne Cup Betting above).
5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Melbourne Cup 2020 field

UPDATE: #14 KING OF LEOGRANCE (18) has been scratched from the Melbourne Cup Field having been found to be lame in the off fore leg.

The official Melbourne Cup 2020 field of final acceptances is announced by the VRC on the Saturday prior to the race following the action of Victoria Derby Day, Saturday October 31, live from Flemington Racecourse and will be published in full below.

The Melbourne Cup has a field limit of 24 starters and there are no emergency runners.

The 2020 Melbourne Cup final field and barrier draw has been confirmed with the Aidan O’Brien-trained Irish raider, Anthony Van Dyck, to carry the 58.5kg top weight from barrier three looking to go one better than his Caulfield Cup second.

Chris Waller’s Caulfield Cup winning mare Verry Elleegant has a task if she is to do the double from gate 15, while the outside alley (24) belongs to the Lexus Hotham Stakes winner Ashrun.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Which Horse Will Win The Melbourne Cup in 2020

The best way to pick who will win the Melbourne Cup is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, consider the weight the horse will carry, among other factors.

Additional factors to take into considerations are as follows:

• Favourites – The favourites in Melbourne Cup betting have a poor record overall in the event.
• Barrier Hoodoo – No horse has ever claimed first place from barrier 18 while barrier 11 is considered the luckiest Melbourne Cup gate.
• Internationals Rule – Since the race opened up to contenders outside of Australia and New Zealand, the internationals from the Northern Hemisphere have dominated the Melbourne Cup results including in 2020 when three ran the trifecta: Twilight Payment (1st), Tiger Moth (2nd) and Prince Of Arran (3rd)
• Six Is It – Six-year-olds have the best recent record in the Melbourne Cup.

Melbourne Cup Last Place

If you want to place bet on which horse will place last in this year’s Melbourne Cup results, then the table below will be of interest to you, displaying who took last place in the past ten years. Often Melbourne Cup sweeps pay out for the last placegetter, so keeping on the unlucky horse at the tail end of the field is popular.

*Note:

• 2020 Anthony Van Dyck was pulled-up 350m out from the line and subsequently euthanised due to fracturing his fetlock.
• 2018 The Cliffsofmoher failed to finish after fracturing a shoulder and sadly having to be subsequently euthanised post-race.

Melbourne Cup Favourites

Early favourites in Melbourne Cup 2020 betting include the Aidan O’Brien-trained Irish raider Tiger Moth, his top-weighted stablemate Anthony Van Dyck and Surprise Baby – an eye-catching fifth in the race last year – who is a son of the 2009 champion Shocking.

Fiorente ($7 in 2013) was the last Melbourne Cup favourite to win.

Melbourne Cup 2020 Form Guide

The final form guide will be available the week prior to the race following the final acceptances for the Melbourne Cup on Derby Day. You can check our full form guide closer to race day to see if the form guide for 2020’s Melbourne Cup has been released.

Melbourne Cup 2020 Tips

Favourite: #1 Anthony Van Dyck ($7.50 at time of publish)

Best Bet: #13 Surprise Baby ($9 at time of publish)

Best Roughie: #23 Miami Bound ($34 at time of publish)

Our insider Melbourne Cup 2020 betting tips will be provided right here the week of the race and a full Melbourne Cup tipping preview available on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2020 MELBOURNE CUP PREVIEW & TIPS

Melbourne Cup Race Day 2020

Race day takes place on Tuesday, the 3rd of November, 2020. Melbourne Cup Day is the second of the four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival. It follows on from Victoria Derby Day and runs on the first Tuesday of November annually. After Cup Day the Carnival continues with VRC Oaks Day on the Thursday and comes to a close with Mackinnon Stakes Day on the Saturday.

The key support races on the 2020 Melbourne Cup Day Race Card are the:

Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate, and the

Group 3 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes.

Melbourne Cup Race Time 2020

The race is scheduled to start at 3 PM Australian Eastern Daylight time. Melbourne Cup start times for various states appear in the table below.

Melbourne Cup 2020 Barrier Draw

The 2020 Melbourne Cup barrier draw will be released to the public on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 7.30 pm following the VRC Derby Day racing action at Flemington Racecourse and published in full in our above Melbourne Cup Field section.

Melbourne Cup 2020 Nominations

The 2020 Melbourne Cup nominations close on Thursday August 27, 2020. You can view the full list of nominations on our Melbourne Cup 2020 Nominations page.

The Melbourne Cup 2020 nominations are now out with 174 early entries for the ‘race that stops a nation’. Reigning champion Vow And Declare is in the mix for Danny O’Brien along with a host of his quality stablemates such as VRC Oaks champ Miami Bound, the Adelaide Cup winner King Of Leogrance and SA Derby winner Russian Camelot.

There are 30 overseas raiders in the mix including dual Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince Of Arran for Charlie Fellowes and a bumper crop for Aidan and Joseph O’Brien.

Melbourne Cup 2020 first acceptances

Melbourne Cup 2020 second acceptances

Melbourne Cup Weights

Handicap conditions apply to this race. The early 2020 Melbourne Cup weights on the nominated horses were released on Tuesday September 8, 2020 and headed by the Aidan O’Brien-trained Irish raider Anthony Van Dyck (58.5kg).

Melbourne Cup 2020 Acceptance Dates

• 2020 Melbourne Cup Nominations: Closed on Thursday August 27, 2020 – 174 nominations taken
  
• 2020 Melbourne Cup Late Nominations: Closed on Tuesday September 1, 2020
• 2020 Melbourne Cup Weights: Declared on Tuesday September 8, 2020 – Anthony Van Dyck (58.5kg) top-weight
• 2020 Melbourne Cup First Declarations: Closed on Tuesday September 29, 2020 – 94 remaining runners
• 2020 Melbourne Cup Second Declarations: Closed on Tuesday October 13, 2020 – 65 still in the mix
• 2020 Melbourne Cup Third Declarations: Close on Monday October 26, 2020
• 2020 Melbourne Cup Final Field: Announced Saturday October 31, 2020 at 4:30pm (local time)
• 2020 Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw: Took place Saturday October 31, 2020 at 7:00pm (local time)

Melbourne Cup 2020 Scratchings

Scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Tuesday, the 3rd of November, 2020.

2020 Melbourne Cup Scratchings:

• #14 King Of Leogrance (18)

Melbourne Cup Prize Money

The Melbourne Cup prize purse is worth $8,000,000 in total, distributed from places first through to twelfth including $4.4 million going to the Melbourne Cup winner in 2020.

Melbourne Cup Race Number

The Melbourne Cup runs as Flemington Race 7 on the 3rd of November, 2020 part of the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, the second race day event of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. There are ten races in total that day at Flemington Racecourse.

Melbourne Cup Live

You can watch or listen to the 2020 Melbourne Cup live, across the following mediums.

Telecast: Channel Seven

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Streaming: 7Live

Melbourne Cup Sweep

All around the country, workplaces participate in putting together a Melbourne Cup sweep, allotting a horse (usually at random) to each person that decides to join the sweep. Please note that sweeps are a casual gambling environment organised among peers. You can learn more about sweeps here.

Melbourne Cup Tickets

Tickets for the Melbourne Cup Carnival are available through Ticketek. Note: Melbourne Cup tickets in 2020 are not on sale to the public due to COVID-19.

Melbourne Cup Carnival

When Is The Melbourne Cup Run Each Year Since

The 2020 Melbourne Cup Carnival is from October 31st until the 7th of November, 2020

The first race day is the AAMI Victoria Derby Day on Saturday the 31st of October, followed by the Lexus Melbourne Cup Day on Tuesday the 3rd of November. The next race meet is Kennedy Oaks Day on the Thursday the 5th of November, followed by the final race meet for the carnival, Mackinnon Stakes Day held on Saturday the the 7th of November, 2020.

Australian Horses In The Melbourne Cup

Australian horses in the 2020 Melbourne Cup field are headed by Surprise Baby whose sire Shocking won the race in 2009 and who ran an eye-catching fifth in the event last year along with Vow And Declare.

Vow And Declare in 2019 beat out a host of international fancies to become the last Australian horse to win the Melbourne Cup.

International Horses In The Melbourne Cup

International horses dominate the Melbourne Cup field each year. From 2010 – 2020 six internationally-trained raiders prepared from outside of Australian / New Zealand saluted in the Melbourne Cup most recently Cross Counter (2018) for Godolphin followed in 2020 by Twilight Payment (Joseph O’Brien) who beat fellow internationals Tiger Moth (2nd) and Prince Of Arran (3rd).

There are eight internationally-trained raiders from outside of Australia / New Zealand in the 2020 Melbourne Cup field with:

• #1 Anthony Van Dyck
• #4 Master Of Reality
• #6 Twilight Payment
• #9 Stratum Albion
• #10 Dashing Willoughby
• #12 Prince Of Arran
• #18 Ashrun
• #21 Tiger Moth

When Is The Melbourne Cup Run Each Year 2019

Grey Horse In The Melbourne Cup

Grey horses which have seen success in the Melbourne Cup include Subzero (first place in 1992), Gunsynd (third place in 1972) Manighar (fifth place in 2010). A total of six grey horses have won the Melbourne Cup throughout history.

Melbourne Cup Winners

What Time Is The Melbourne Cup Run This Year

Winners of the Melbourne Cup going back to 1999 displayed in the table below. If you would like to view the full list of Melbourne Cup winners, going all the way back to 1861, please visit our Melbourne Cup Winners page.