2013 Melbourne Cup

November 2013 October 2020 2013 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup 225px Fiorente, the winner of the race, pictured with jockey Damien Oliver prior to the running of the race Flemington RacecourseMelbourne, Australia 5 November 2013 Fiorente $7 Damien Oliver Gai Waterhouse Grass 104,169https://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 2012 2014 The 2013 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 153rd running of the Melbourne Cup, Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race. The race, held on 5 November 2013, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria, was won by Fiorente. The horse, owned by Andrew Roberts and Barry Pang,Racenet https://www.racenet.com.au/horse/fiorente live https://web.archive.org/web/20121212115016/http://racenet.com.au/horse/fiorente 12 December 2012 Racenet was bred in Ireland, trained in Australia by Gai Waterhouse, and ridden by jockey Damien Oliver.Brodie Will Gai Waterhouse's Fiorente wins the 2013 Melbourne Cup http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horseracing/gai-waterhouses-fiorente-wins-the-2013-melbourne-cup-20131105-2wyv8.html 5 November 2013 The Sydney Morning Herald 5 November 2013 It was Oliver's third victory in the event, after previous wins in 1995 and 2002, and his first start after a ten-month ban for a betting offence. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/24793734 Melbourne Cup: Fiorente beats Red Cadeaux and Mount Athos 5 November 2013 5 November 2013 BBC SportCaryl Williamson (2013). Damien Oliver wins his third Melbourne Cup – Racing and Sports. Published 5 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013. Waterhouse, the daughter of Tommy J. Smith, who trained winners in 1955 and 1981, became the first Australian woman to train a winner.Melbourne Cup: Gai Waterhouse's Fiorente wins Cup as Damien Oliver collects third win http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-05/fiorente-wins-melbourne-cup/5070658?section=sport#jockeys ABC 5 November 2013 Red Cadeaux tackled by Fiorente, Mount Athos kicking back on the inside. It's Fiorente in front on the outside with Red Cadeaux, Fiorente and Red Cadeaux from Mount Athos. Fiorente just in front of Red Cadeaux who's coming back. Fiorente by a neck, Oliver's lifting him and Fiorente won the Melbourne Cup for Gai! Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race 25% 1 right The race was attended by 104,169 people—the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) had capped attendance at 110,000 for the Melbourne Cup and the Victoria Derby, but this mark was not reached at either race.Track attendances – Melbourne Cup. Retrieved 6 November 2013.VRC cap crowd numbers for Derby Day and Melbourne Cup – Herald Sun. Published 31 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013. Approximately A$90.6 million was wagered on the race through Totalisator Agency Boards in Victoria and New South Wales, with another $37.5 million wagered through equivalent agencies in Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania.From a dollar to nearly $120,000 – one lucky punter's Melbourne Cup runneth over 5 November 2013 The Daily Telegraph 6 November 2013 http://www.news.com.au/sport/superracing/from-a-dollar-to-nearly-120000-one-lucky-punters-melbourne-cup-runneth-over/story-fndpqu3p-1226753807421 https://web.archive.org/web/20131106055837/http://www.news.com.au/sport/superracing/from-a-dollar-to-nearly-120000-one-lucky-punters-melbourne-cup-runneth-over/story-fndpqu3p-1226753807421 dead 6 November 2013 Field The field for the 2013 Melbourne Cup consisted of 24 horses,Franklin Daniel Melbourne Cup: 2013 field, colours and comment http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-03/2013-melbourne-cup-runner-profiles/5034384 5 November 2013 ABC News 3 November 2013 with the barrier draw conducted three days prior to the race, on the day of the running of the Victoria Derby.Melbourne Cup: Final field and barrier draw http://www.racingnetwork.com.au/melbourne-cup-final-field-and-barrier-draw/tabid/83/newsid/16300/default.aspx TVN 5 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131105074547/http://www.racingnetwork.com.au/melbourne-cup-final-field-and-barrier-draw/tabid/83/newsid/16300/default.aspx 5 November 2013 dead Pre-race favourite Fiorente won the race by three-quarters of a length over Red Cadeaux who finished 1 1 2 lengths ahead of Mount Athos. He was the first favourite to win the race since Makybe Diva in 2005, and the first horse since Empire Rose in 1988 to win the race after placing second the previous year.Ray Thomas (2013). Gai Waterhouse wins Melbourne Cup and then sets course for international glory – Adelaide Now. Published 5 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013. Tres Blue and Dunaden, the winner of the 2011 race, both received banned medical treatment on the day of the race, but were both allowed to start, although a stewards' enquiry is planned.Dunaden and Tres Blue race-day treatments spark inquiries – Sydney Morning Herald. Published 5 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013. Except where otherwise listed, horses are trained in Australia: Saddlecloth Horse Trainer Jockey Weight Barrier Placing 1 Dunaden (IRE) Mikel Delzangles (FR) Jamie Spencer 58.5 kg 1 11th 2 Green Moon Robert Hickmott Brett Prebble 57.5 kg 10 21st 3 Red Cadeaux Ed Dunlop (ENG) Gérald Mossé 56.5 kg 23 2nd 4 Sea Moon Robert Hickmott Steven Arnold 56.5 kg 7 13th 5 Brown Panther Tom Dascombe (ENG) Richard Kingscote 55 kg 6 8th 6 Fiorente Gai Waterhouse Damien Oliver 55 kg 5 1st 7 Foreteller Chris Waller Craig Newitt 55 kg 15 17th 8 Dandino Marco Botti (ENG) Ryan Moore 54.5 kg 4 5th 9 Ethiopia Pat Carey Rhys McLeod 54.5 kg 14 7th 10 Fawkner Robert Hickmott Nick Hall 54.5 kg 8 6th 11 Mourayan Robert Hickmott Brenton Avdulla 54.5 kg 19 15th 12 Seville Robert Hickmott Hugh Bowman 54.5 kg 9 12th 13 Super Cool Mark Kavanagh Corey Brown 54.5 kg 13 9th 14 Masked Marvel Robert Hickmott Michael Rodd 54 kg 2 18th 15 Mount Athos Luca Cumani (ENG) Craig Williams 54 kg 22 3rd 16 Royal Empire Saeed bin Suroor (ENG) Kerrin McEvoy 54 kg 11 14th 17 Voleuse De Coeurs Michael Moroney James McDonald 54 kg 21 10th 18 Hawkspur Chris Waller Jim Cassidy 53.5 kg 18 20th 19 Simenon Willie Mullins (IRE) Richard Hughes 53.5 kg 12 4th 20 Ibicenco Peter Moody Luke Nolen 53 kg 17 16th 21 Verema Alain de Royer-Dupré (FRA) Christophe Lemaire 53 kg 3 24th (Did not survive) 22 Dear Demi Clarry Conners Chris Munce 51 kg 16 19th 23 Tres Blue Gai Waterhouse Tommy Berry 51 kg 20 22nd 24 Ruscello Ed Walker (ENG) Chad Schofield 50 kg 24 23rd Fatalities After the race, the mare Verema was euthanised, having broken her cannon bone midway through the race. See also List of Melbourne Cup winners References 2013 Melbourne Cup Category:2013 in sport in Melbourne Category:2013 in Victoria (state) Category:November 2013 sports events in Australia