2014 Melbourne Cup

Australian horse race November 2013 May 2020 2014 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup 300px Protectionist and jockey Ryan Moore at the 2014 Melbourne Cup Flemington RacecourseMelbourne, Australia 4 November 2014 Protectionist $8 Ryan Moore Andreas Wohler Grass 100,794https://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 2013 2015 Red Cadeaux hits the front, Signoff coming after him with 300 metres to go, Willing Foe starting to run on down the outside and Protectionist is bursting through. Protectionist raced to Red Cadeaux, Who Shot Thebarman and then Signoff. But Protectionist raced away at the hundred meter mark, it's Germany's Melbourne Cup! Protectionist by three lengths to Red Cadeaux and Protectionist bolted in the Cup by three! Red Cadeaux second again. Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race 25% 1 right The 2014 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 154th running of the Melbourne Cup, Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres, was held on 4 November 2014, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. Protectionist, ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by German Andreas Wöhler, won the race by four lengths, becoming the first German-trained winner of the Melbourne Cup. Red Cadeaux placed second and Who Shot Thebarman third, with Red Cadeaux the first horse to place second on three occasions. The total prize money for the race was A$6.2 million, with the winner receiving $3.6 million,Phil McManus (30 October 2014). "2014 Melbourne Cup can become 'the race that stops the whip'" – The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2014. as well as a solid gold trophy valued at $175,000.(3 November 2014). "Racing royalty ready for Cup parade" – Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2014. Hosted by the Victoria Racing Club, the Melbourne Cup was one of four major Group-1 races held at Flemington during the Spring Racing Carnival (the others being the Victoria Derby, the Crown Oaks, and the Emirates Stakes). An estimated $800 million was wagered on the race,"Melbourne Cup 2014: 2,000 bets a second as we splurge $800m on Cup" – The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2014. which was attended by 100,794 people.Neale Donnelley (4 November 2014). "Melbourne Cup crowd tops 100,000" https://web.archive.org/web/20141104101949/http://www.racingnetwork.com.au/melbourne-cup-crowd-tops-100,000/tabid/83/newsid/22565/default.aspx 4 November 2014 – Racing Network. Retrieved 4 November 2014. Field The field for the 2014 Melbourne Cup consisted of 24 horses,Franklin Daniel Melbourne Cup: 2014 field, form guide, and sweep https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-02/melbourne-cup-2014-field-form-guide-sweep/5844790 3 November 2014 ABC News 3 November 2013 with the barrier draw conducted three days prior to the race, after the conclusion of the Victoria Derby meeting.2014 Melbourne Cup http://www.horseracinginfo.com.au/melbourne-cup.htm HorseRacingInfo.com.au 3 November 2013 The field was one of the oldest in the race's history, with an average age of 6.8 years. Unusually, only two horses in the race were bred in Australia, though a majority of trainers and jockeys were from Australia.Daniel Franklin, Simon Elvery, and Ben Spraggon. "Melbourne Cup 2014: What makes a winner?" – ABC News. Retrieved 3 November 2014. Jockeys Glyn and Chad Schofield became the first father and son in the race since 1968, when George and Gary Moore both rode.Ray Thomas (2 November 2014). "Melbourne Cup 2014: Glyn and Chad Schofield create own piece of history" – The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 November 2014. Sea Moon was scratched the day before the race, after suffering from an ailment.Rod Nicholson (3 November 2014). "Melbourne Cup: Sea Moon scratched from big race" – Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 November 2014. English horse Cavalryman was scratched on the morning of the race due to foreleg swelling.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-04/admire-rakti-heads-melbourne-cup-betting-cavalryman-scratched/5863754 Melbourne Cup: Admire Rakti remains favourite; English galloper Cavalryman scratched Paul Newman 4 November 2014 No. Horse Trainer(s) Jockey Weight Barrier Place 1 JPN Admire Rakti † JPN Tomoyuki Umeda AUS Zac Purton 58.5 kg 8 22nd 2 GBR Cavalryman UAE Saeed bin Suroor AUS Craig Williams 57 kg 3 Scratched 3 AUS Fawkner AUS Robert Hickmott AUS Nicholas Hall 57 kg 9 10th 4 GBR Red Cadeaux GBR Ed Dunlop FRA Gérald Mossé 57 kg 15 2nd 5 GER Protectionist GER Andreas Wöhler GBR Ryan Moore 56.5 kg 11 1st 6 GBR Sea Moon AUS Robert Hickmott AUS Tommy Berry 56.5 kg 18 Scratched 7 IRE Seismos GBR Marco Botti AUS Craig Newitt 56 kg 1 9th 8 GBR Junoob NZL Chris Waller AUS Hugh Bowman 55.5 kg 7 18th 9 IRE Royal Diamond IRE Johnny Murtagh AUS Steven Arnold 55.5 kg 6 20th 10 GBR Gatewood GBR John Gosden GBR William Buick 55 kg 21 12th 11 IRE Mutual Regard IRE Johnny Murtagh AUS Damien Oliver 55 kg 12 14th 12 NZL Who Shot Thebarman NZL Chris Waller AUS Glen Boss 55 kg 13 3rd 13 USA Willing Foe UAE Saeed bin Suroor NZL James McDonald 55 kg 17 5th 14 IRE My Ambivalent GBR Roger Varian ITA Andrea Atzeni 54.5 kg 4 17th 15 NZL Precedence AUSAUS Bart CummingsJames Cummings AUS Michael Rodd 54.5 kg 19 6th 16 NZL Brambles AUS Peter Moody AUS Luke Nolen 54 kg 20 15th 17 NZL Mr O'Ceirin AUS Michael Moroney AUS Chad Schofield 54 kg 18 21st 18 IRE Au Revoir FRA André Fabre AUS Glyn Schofield 53.5 kg 22 8th 19 FRA Lidari AUS Peter Moody AUS Ben Melham 53.5 kg 10 19th 20 IRE Opinion NZL Chris Waller AUS Tye Angland 53.5 kg 14 11th 21 GBR Araldo AUS Michael Moroney AUS Dwayne Dunn 53 kg 23 7th 22 NZL Lucia Valentina AUS Kris Lees AUS Kerrin McEvoy 53 kg 2 13th 23 AUS Unchain My Heart AUSAUS David HayesTom Dabernig AUS Dean Yendall 51.5 kg 5 16th 24 IRE Signoff AUS Darren Weir BRA João Moreira 51 kg 16 4th † Indicates race favourite Fatalities Race favourite Admire Rakti placed last and died shortly after the race from cardiac arrest following ventricular fibrillation. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2014/nov/04/melbourne-cup-2014-winners-results-and-fashion-live Melbourne Cup 2014 result: Protectionist wins the race – as it happened 4 November 2014 The Guardian 7 November 2014 Another horse, Araldo, shattered a hind pastern when frightened by a spectator after the race.Melbourne Cup 2014: Last-placed Admire Rakti dies https://www.smh.com.au/sport/horseracing/melbourne-cup-2014-lastplaced-admire-rakti-dies-20141104-11gpjk.html 4 November 2014 The Sydney Morning Herald 4 November 2014 He was later euthanised.Melbourne Cup 2014: Araldo loses fight after being spooked post-race and fracturing leg https://www.foxsports.com.au//more-sports/horse-racing/melbourne-cup-2014-araldo-loses-fight-after-being-spooked-postrace-and-fracturing-leg/story-e6frf41l-1227112489692?nk=b10926e02fba7264d97c40b7d5c5a5a5 Fox Sports See also List of Melbourne Cup winners References External links 154th Melbourne Cup Carnival 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131105003410/http://melbournecup.com/ 5 November 2013 website 2014 Melbourne Cup Category:2014 in sport in Melbourne Category:2014 in Victoria (state) Category:November 2014 sports events in Australia