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2020 Melbourne Cup

2020 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date3 November 2020
Distance3,200 metres
Winning horseTwilight Payment
Starting price$26
JockeyJye McNeil
TrainerJoseph O’Brien
OwnerLloyd Williams
SurfaceGrass
AttendanceN/A (no attendance due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions)
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Twilight Payment at the 300 meters, still three lengths Finche, Tiger Moth, The Chosen One running on with Russian Camelot and Persan. Twilight Payment tries to break their hearts, Tiger Moth wearing him down with The Chosen One. It's Twilight Payment, Tiger Moth still trying to get there. Twilight Payment, what a ride, what a win in a Cup we'll never forget! Has won it from Tiger Moth and Prince of Arran

Commentator Matt Hill describes the climax of the race

The 2020 Melbourne Cup (known commercially as the 2020 Lexus Melbourne Cup) was the 160th 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 2020 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.

The final field for the race was declared on 31 October.[1] The total prize money for the race was A$8 million, the same as the previous year.[2]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the public and horse owners were not able to attend the event.[3]

The race was won by Twilight Payment, ridden by Jye McNeil and trained by Joseph O'Brien.[4]

Field

Number Horse Trainer Jockey Weight (kg) Barrier Placing
1 Anthony Van Dyck Aidan O'Brien Hugh Bowman 58.5 3 FF
2 Avilius James Cummings John Allen 57 10 22nd
3 Vow And Declare Danny O'Brien Jamie Mott 57 4 18th
4 Master of Reality Joseph O'Brien Ben Melham 56 11 15th
5 Sir Dragonet Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Glen Boss 55.5 14 6th
6 Twilight Payment Joseph O'Brien Jye McNeil 55.5 12 1st
7 Verry Elleegant Chris Waller Mark Zahra 55.5 15 7th
8 Mustajeer Kris Lees Michael Rodd 55 2 19th
9 Stratum Albion[a] Willie Mullins Jordan Childs 55 9 20th
10 Dashing Willoughby Andrew Balding Michael Walker 54.5 19 21st
11 Finche Chris Waller James McDonald 54.5 6 9th
12 Prince of Arran[b] Charlie Fellowes Jamie Kah 54.5 1 3rd
13 Surprise Baby Paul Preusker Craig Williams 54.5 7 13th
14 King of Leogrance Danny O’Brien Damian Lane 53.5 18 Scratched
15 Russian Camelot Danny O'Brien Damien Oliver 53.5 16 8th
16 Steel Prince Anthony & Sam Freedman William Pike 53.5 21 16th
17 The Chosen One Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman Daniel Stackhouse 53.5 5 4th
18 Ashrun Andreas Wohler Declan Bates 53 24 10th
19 Warning Anthony & Sam Freedman Luke Currie 53 8 12th
20 Etah James Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Billy Egan 52.5 22 17th
21 Tiger Moth Aidan O'Brien Kerrin McEvoy 52.5 23 2nd
22 Oceanex Mick Price & Michael Kent Dean Yendall 51.5 17 11th
23 Miami Bound Danny O'Brien Daniel Moor 51 13 14th
24 Persan Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Michael Dee 51 20 5th

Fatalities

Anthony Van Dyck was euthanised after suffering a fractured fetlock,[6] becoming the second horse that had to be euthanized at Flemington in 2020, and the sixth horse to die during the Melbourne Cup since 2013.

References

  1. ^ 2020 Melbourne Cup field and barrier draw – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ^ 2020 Melbourne Cup – Punters.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ Cup blow: VRC makes big call on crowds for carnival – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Melbourne Cup 2020: Twilight Payment wins the big race as top weight Anthony Van Dyck breaks down". Herald Sun. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. ^ 94 still chasing Melbourne Cup
  6. ^ "Epsom Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck dies after breaking down during Melbourne Cup". ABC News. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

Notes

  1. ^ Originally named Stratum while training in Europe.[5]
  2. ^ Also known as A Prince of Arran in 2018 Melbourne Cup
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Melbourne_Cup