2015 Melbourne Cup

Australian horse race October 2015 June 2026 2015 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Flemington RacecourseMelbourne, Australia 3 November 2015 Prince of Penzance $101 Michelle Payne Darren Weir Grass 101,015https://www.flemington.com.au/racing/track-records-and-attendances Track records and Attendances Flemington.com.au 3 November 2019 20 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210320224301/https://www.flemington.com.au/racing/track-records-and-attendances dead 2014 2016 Coming past the 300 meters, Excess Knowledge went to the lead narrowly, here's Prince Of Penzance coming on down the outside, Prince of Penzance for Michelle Payne. Now Max Dymanite starts to charge home. Prince of Penzance from Max Dymanite, Prince of Penzance it's history at Flemington, Michelle Payne! Prince of Penzance beat Max Dymanite. Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race 25% 1 right The 2015 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 155th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3200 m mi 3, was held on 3 November 2015 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. The date is a public holiday in the state of Victoria. The final field for the race was declared on 31 October.2015 Melbourne Cup Horses – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 28 October 2015. The total prize money for the race was A$6.2 million, the same as the previous year.2015 Melbourne Cup – HorseRacingInfo.com.au. Retrieved 28 October 2015. The winner was Prince of Penzance, ridden by Michelle Payne, who became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. He was trained by Darren Weir, who has since been banned from horseracing & charged with animal cruelty offences.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-09/darren-weir-charged-over-alleged-animal-cruelty-offences/11585886 Darren Weir charged with animal cruelty offences abc.net.au 2019-10-09 Max Dynamite ran second and Criterion third.Guardian Australia https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/nov/03/melbourne-cup-2015-the-race-that-stops-a-nation-live-updates Melbourne Cup 2015: Michelle Payne first woman to ride winner as long shot Prince of Penzance wins – as it happened Background Prior to the race, racehorse advocacy groups and animal rights activists attempted to highlight the number of racehorse deaths due to injuries sustained during a race. 127 horses killed on Australian tracks in a year http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/11/02/127-horses-killed-australian-tracks-year News 2015-11-03 The deaths of two horses in Melbourne Cup 2014 race Cup runner Admire Rakti died of heart attack, initial autopsy finds http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-05/admire-rakti-died-of-heart-attack,-initial-autopsy-finds/5867022 ABC News 2015-11-03 has called into question the use of the whip and whether it results in unnecessary harm to the animal. http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/superracing/animal-rights-group-call-for-a-ban-on-the-use-of-the-whip-in-horse-racing/story-fnjshd1d-1227592690241 Courier Mail Chang Charis 3 November 2015 4 November 2015 Racing Australia has since amended its rules governing the use of the whip, effective from 1 December 2015. http://www.racingaustralia.horse/uploadimg/media-releases/Racing%20Australia%20Media%2023%20October%202015.pdf Whips 23 October 2015 4 November 2015 2015 media releases Racing Australia Race summary November 2015 Prince of Penzance, ridden by jockey Michelle Payne, won the race. He was trained by Darren Weir, who has since been banned from horseracing & charged with animal cruelty offences. Max Dynamite ran second and Criterion third. Prince of Penzance pulled ahead of the front-runners only around 100m from the finish of the race,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO6OzXxiNUA 3 November 2015 Fly Emirates Melbourne Cup 2015 Race (video) surprising many, including Payne.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-03/michelle-payne-lauds-incredible-prince-of-penzance-melbourne-cup/6909890 Melbourne Cup: Michelle Payne lauds 'incredible' Prince Of Penzance after historic win Australian Broadcasting Corporation 3 November 2015 Payne's technique focused on galloping, due to her belief that doing so was key to winning. Field No. Horse Trainer(s) Jockey Weight Barrier Place 1 GBR Snow Sky GBR Sir Michael Stoute GBR Ryan Moore 58 kg 16 23rd 2 NZL Criterion AUS AUS David Hayes Tom Dabernig NZL Michael Walker 57.5 kg 4 3rd 3 JPN Fame Game† JPN Yoshitada Munakata AUS Zac Purton 57 kg 12 13th 4 GER Our Ivanhowe AUS Lee Freedman Anthony Freedman AUS Ben Melham 56 kg 22 10th 5 GBR Big Orange GBR Michael Bell IRE Jamie Spencer 55.5 kg 23 5th 6 GBR Hartnell AUS John O'Shea NZL James McDonald 55.5 kg 17 15th 7 JPN Hokko Brave JPN Yasutoshi Matsunaga AUS Craig Williams 55.5 kg 20 17th 8 FRA Max Dynamite IRE Willie Mullins ITA Frankie Dettori 55 kg 2 2nd 9 GBR Red Cadeaux GBR Ed Dunlop FRA Gérald Mossé 55 kg 8 24 DNF Did not finish 10 IRE Trip To Paris GBR Ed Dunlop AUS Tommy Berry 55 kg 14 4th 11 NZL Who Shot Thebarman NZL Chris Waller AUS Blake Shinn 54.5 kg 6 11th 12 GBR Sky Hunter UAE Saeed bin Suroor GBR William Buick 54 kg 7 22nd 13 IRE The Offer AUS Gai Waterhouse AUS Damien Oliver 54 kg 13 8th 14 GBR Grand Marshall NZL Chris Waller NZL Jim Cassidy 53.5 kg 15 21st 15 NZL Preferment NZL Chris Waller AUS Hugh Bowman 53.5 kg 11 20th 16 IRE Quest For More GBR Roger Charlton AUS Damian Lane 53.5 kg 21 9th 17 USA Almoonquith AUS AUS David Hayes Tom Dabernig AUS Dwayne Dunn 53 kg 10 18th 18 IRE Kingfisher IRE Aidan O'Brien IRE Colm O'Donoghue 53 kg 9 19th 19 NZL Prince of Penzance AUS Darren Weir AUS Michelle Payne 53 kg 1 1st 20 IRE Bondi Beach IRE Aidan O'Brien AUS Brett Prebble 52.5 kg 18 16th 21 AUS Sertorius AUS Jamie Edwards AUS Craig Newitt 52.5 kg 5 12th 22 IRE The United States AUS Robert Hickmott BRA João Moreira 52.5 kg 3 14th 23 GBR Excess Knowledge AUS Gai Waterhouse AUS Kerrin McEvoy 51 kg 24 7th 24 NZL Gust Of Wind NZL John Sargent AUS Chad Schofield 51 kg 19 6th † Indicates race favourite Fatalities Three-time cup runner-up Red Cadeaux did not finish,http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horseracing/melbourne-cup-2015-results-finishing-order-20151102-gkpa55.html Melbourne Cup 2015 results: finishing order The Age (Australia) 4 November 2015 suffering a suspected fracture in the left fetlock, Red Cadeaux breaks down: Trainer Ed Dunlop confirms retirement of popular Melbourne Cup runner http://www.smh.com.au/sport/melbourne-cup-2015-red-cadeaux-breaks-down-20151103-gkpohb.html The Sydney Morning Herald 2015-11-03 a joint above the hoof similar to an ankle in humans. Red Cadeaux 'alive and well' http://www.news.com.au/sport/superracing/red-cadeaux-pulls-through-melbourne-cup-injury/story-fndpqu3p-1227593003946 https://web.archive.org/web/20151103202901/http://www.news.com.au/sport/superracing/red-cadeaux-pulls-through-melbourne-cup-injury/story-fndpqu3p-1227593003946 dead 3 November 2015 NewsComAu NewsComAu 2015-11-03 The gelding was taken to a veterinary clinic for surgery. Red Cadeaux to retire after Melbourne Cup injury http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/11/03/15/30/red-cadeaux-taken-from-track-in-an-ambulance 9news 2015-11-03 Red Cadeaux's trainer initially announced that the horse would likely recover, but retired from racing. However, on 21 November, Red Cadeaux was euthanised, due to complications from the injury.http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/96097/british-stayer-red-cadeaux-euthanized British Stayer Red Cadeaux Euthanized bloodhorse.com 20 November 2015 20 November 2015http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horseracing/red-cadeaux-euthanised-after-succumbing-to-injuries-20151120-gl4gx8.html Red Cadeaux euthanised after succumbing to injuries Sydney Morning Herald 21 November 2015 21 November 2015 See also List of Melbourne Cup winners List of Melbourne Cup placings References 2015 Melbourne Cup Category:2015 in sport in Melbourne Category:2015 in Victoria (state) Category:November 2015 sports events in Australia