2015 Melbourne Cup

[Booney]

$3.2m for the $50,000 purchase. Good return on investment!

[Brodlach]

Great for Steven Payne, congrats toDarren Weirfor the win and giving Steven a go

[The Bedge]

OK ... what a difficult task that was!
Here's what I did:

Barrier 16 or less: 1,2,3,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,17,18,19,21,22
$21 or less in the Market (Monday Morning): 2,3,4,8,10,11,15,17,22
Top 6 Jocks Oz: 2,6,7,13,15,23
Top 6 Jocks International: 1,3,8,9,20,22
Ran 1st, 2nd or 3rd last start: 2,4,8,9,10,12,13,17,19,20,22,23
4 yr, 5yr, 6yr old: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,12,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,22,23,24
Won @ Track: 11,14,15,19,21,23
Placed @ Track: 2,4,9,11,19,21
20% Win or more: 1,2,3,4,5,6,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24
60% Place or more: 1,2,4,6,12,16,19,20,22,23
20 or less starts: 2,4,6,8,9,10,11,15,16,18,20,22,23,24
3+ Places in Wet: 2,4,6,8,9,10,12,13,14,15,21,23 - caveat on 20 due to only 5 career starts
Won 2800m+: 1,3,5,6,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,18
Weight 55kgs or less: 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24

So what does

Proof was in your research..

[Booney]

Now to see the Facebook posts of people who jagged a Mystery Tri....

[helicopterking]

What ran last

[heater31]

Now to see the Facebook posts of people who jagged a Mystery Tri.... [emoji38]

Well no one in my friend list is going to dare.....

[The Bedge]

Now to see the Facebook posts of people who jagged a Mystery Tri....

Yep seen a couple of them already

[Frosty]

I think Snow Sky came last but not 100% sure - just watching the vision and everything swamped it in the last 200m

[BoundaryRider84]

I think Snow Sky came last but not 100% sure - just watching the vision and everything swamped it in the last 200m

Red Cardeaux failed to finish

[heater31]

I think Snow Sky came last but not 100% sure - just watching the vision and everything swamped it in the last 200m

Red Cardeux DNF?

[RB]

Red Cadeaux taken to the vet at Werribee.

[Frosty]

Similar colours - it was pretty hard to see

[The Bedge]

Red Cadeaux taken to the vet at Werribee.

cue the hippies to call outrage and demand the banning of horse racing

[BoundaryRider84]

Red Cadeaux taken to the vet at Werribee.

cue the hippies to call outrage and demand the banning of horse racing

Sad way to end an awesome career. Most backed horse in Melbourne Cup history

[The Bedge]

Red Cadeaux taken to the vet at Werribee.

cue the hippies to call outrage and demand the banning of horse racing

Sad way to end an awesome career. Most backed horse in Melbourne Cup history

Of course it is I agree, but these things happen and all I'm saying is all the do-gooders will come out now and cry outrage and animal cruelty etc.. same thing happens every year

[RB]

RC currently under the knife.

[westozfalcon]

It was a very dignified and humble reaction from Michelle Payne too. No crying, fist pumping, shouting etc.

Well done!

[Booney]

It was a very dignified and humble reaction from Michelle Payne too. No crying, fist pumping, shouting etc.

Well done!

Well that didn't last long....

Michelle Payne :

"I never thought I could win in such a chauvinistic sport. Everyone else can get stuffed because they think women aren't strong enough."

[Brodlach]

It was a very dignified and humble reaction from Michelle Payne too. No crying, fist pumping, shouting etc.

Well done!

Well that didn't last long....

Michelle Payne :

"I never thought I could win in such a chauvinistic sport. Everyone else can get stuffed because they think women aren't strong enough."

I thought that was a great comment

[Booney]

Great?

Hopefully next year a bloke says "Sucked in sheila's. Not good enough"

She's made it an "Us against them".