2015 Melbourne Cup
The 2015 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 155th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), 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.[1] The total prize money for the race was A$6.2 million, the same as the previous year.[2]
The winner was Prince of Penzance, ridden by Michelle Payne, who became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. Max Dynamite ran second and Criterion third.[3]
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.[4] The death of two horses in Melbourne Cup 2014 race[5] has called into question the use of the whip and whether it results in unnecessary harm to the animal.[6] Racing Australia has since amended its rules governing the use of the whip, effective from 1 December 2015.[7]
Race summary
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Prince of Penzance pulled ahead of the front-runners only around 100m from the finish of the race,[8] surprising many, including Payne.[9] Payne's technique focused on galloping, due to her belief that doing so was key to winning.[9]
Three-time cup runner-up Red Cadeaux did not finish,[10] suffering a suspected fracture in the left fetlock,[11] a joint above the hoof similar to an ankle in humans.[12] The gelding was taken to a veterinary clinic for surgery.[13] Red Cadeaux's trainer initially announced that the horse would likely recover, but retired from racing.[13] However, on 21 November, Red Cadueaux was euthanised, due to complications from the injury.[14][15]
Field
№ | Horse | Trainer(s) | Jockey | Weight | Barrier | Place | |||
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1 | ![]() |
Snow Sky | ![]() |
Sir Michael Stoute | ![]() |
Ryan Moore | 58 kg | 16 | 23 |
2 | ![]() |
Criterion | ![]() ![]() |
David Hayes Tom Dabernig |
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Michael Walker | 57.5 kg | 4 | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
Fame Game† | ![]() |
Yoshitada Munakata | ![]() |
Zac Purton | 57 kg | 12 | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
Our Ivanhowe | ![]() |
Lee Freedman Anthony Freedman |
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Ben Melham | 56 kg | 22 | 10 |
5 | ![]() |
Big Orange | ![]() |
Michael Bell | ![]() |
Jamie Spencer | 55.5 kg | 23 | 5 |
6 | ![]() |
Hartnell | ![]() |
John O'Shea | ![]() |
James McDonald | 55.5 kg | 17 | 15 |
7 | ![]() |
Hokko Brave | ![]() |
Yasutoshi Matsunaga | ![]() |
Craig Williams | 55.5 kg | 20 | 17 |
8 | ![]() |
Max Dynamite | ![]() |
William Mullins | ![]() |
Frankie Dettori | 55 kg | 2 | 2 |
9 | ![]() |
Red Cadeaux | ![]() |
Ed Dunlop | ![]() |
Gérald Mossé | 55 kg | 8 | DNF |
10 | ![]() |
Trip To Paris | ![]() |
Ed Dunlop | ![]() |
Tommy Berry | 55 kg | 14 | 4 |
11 | ![]() |
Who Shot Thebarman | ![]() |
Chris Waller | ![]() |
Blake Shinn | 54.5 kg | 6 | 11 |
12 | ![]() |
Sky Hunter | ![]() |
Saeed bin Suroor | ![]() |
William Buick | 54 kg | 7 | 22 |
13 | ![]() |
The Offer | ![]() |
Gai Waterhouse | ![]() |
Damien Oliver | 54 kg | 13 | 8 |
14 | ![]() |
Grand Marshall | ![]() |
Chris Waller | ![]() |
Jim Cassidy | 53.5 kg | 15 | 21 |
15 | ![]() |
Preferment | ![]() |
Chris Waller | ![]() |
Hugh Bowman | 53.5 kg | 11 | 20 |
16 | ![]() |
Quest For More | ![]() |
Roger Charlton | ![]() |
Damian Lane | 53.5 kg | 21 | 9 |
17 | ![]() |
Almoonquith | ![]() ![]() |
David Hayes Tom Dabernig |
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Dwayne Dunn | 53 kg | 10 | 18 |
18 | ![]() |
Kingfisher | ![]() |
Aidan O'Brien | ![]() |
Colm O'Donoghue | 53 kg | 9 | 19 |
19 | ![]() |
Prince of Penzance | ![]() |
Darren Weir | ![]() |
Michelle Payne | 53 kg | 1 | 1 |
20 | ![]() |
Bondi Beach | ![]() |
Aidan O'Brien | ![]() |
Brett Prebble | 52.5 kg | 18 | 16 |
21 | ![]() |
Sertorius | ![]() |
Jamie Edwards | ![]() |
Craig Newitt | 52.5 kg | 5 | 12 |
22 | ![]() |
The United States | ![]() |
Robert Hickmott | ![]() |
João Moreira | 52.5 kg | 3 | 14 |
23 | ![]() |
Excess Knowledge | ![]() |
Gai Waterhouse | ![]() |
Kerrin McEvoy | 51 kg | 24 | 7 |
24 | ![]() |
Gust Of Wind | ![]() |
John Sargent | ![]() |
Chad Schofield | 51 kg | 19 | 6 |
† Indicates race favourite
See also
References
- ↑ 2015 Melbourne Cup Horses – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ 2015 Melbourne Cup – HorseRacingInfo.com.au. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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