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2014 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Protectionist and jockey Ryan Moore at the 2014 Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date4 November 2014
Winning horseProtectionist
Starting price$8
JockeyRyan Moore
TrainerAndreas Wohler
SurfaceGrass
Attendance100,794[1]
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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

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,[2] as well as a solid gold trophy valued at $175,000.[3] 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,[4] which was attended by 100,794 people.[5]

Field

The field for the 2014 Melbourne Cup consisted of 24 horses,[6] with the barrier draw conducted three days prior to the race, after the conclusion of the Victoria Derby meeting.[7] 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.[8] Jockeys Glyn and Chad Schofield became the first father and son in the race since 1968, when George and Gary Moore both rode.[9]

Sea Moon was scratched the day before the race, after suffering from an ailment.[10] English horse Cavalryman was scratched on the morning of the race due to foreleg swelling.[11]

№ Horse Trainer(s) Jockey Weight Barrier Place
1 Japan Admire Rakti † Japan Tomoyuki Umeda Australia Zac Purton 58.5 kg 8 22
2 United Kingdom Cavalryman United Arab Emirates Saeed bin Suroor Australia Craig Williams 57 kg 3 SCR
3 Australia Fawkner Australia Robert Hickmott Australia Nicholas Hall 57 kg 9 10
4 United Kingdom Red Cadeaux United Kingdom Ed Dunlop France Gérald Mossé 57 kg 15 2
5 Germany Protectionist Germany Andreas Wöhler United Kingdom Ryan Moore 56.5 kg 11 1
6 United Kingdom Sea Moon Australia Robert Hickmott Australia Tommy Berry 56.5 kg 18 SCR
7 Republic of Ireland Seismos United Kingdom Marco Botti Australia Craig Newitt 56 kg 1 9
8 United Kingdom Junoob New Zealand Chris Waller Australia Hugh Bowman 55.5 kg 7 18
9 Republic of Ireland Royal Diamond Republic of Ireland Johnny Murtagh Australia Steven Arnold 55.5 kg 6 20
10 United Kingdom Gatewood United Kingdom John Gosden United Kingdom William Buick 55 kg 21 12
11 Republic of Ireland Mutual Regard Republic of Ireland Johnny Murtagh Australia Damien Oliver 55 kg 12 14
12 New Zealand Who Shot Thebarman New Zealand Chris Waller Australia Glen Boss 55 kg 13 3
13 United States Willing Foe United Arab Emirates Saeed bin Suroor New Zealand James McDonald 55 kg 17 5
14 Republic of Ireland My Ambivalent United Kingdom Roger Varian Italy Andrea Atzeni 54.5 kg 4 17
15 New Zealand Precedence Australia
Australia		 Bart Cummings
James Cummings		 Australia Michael Rodd 54.5 kg 19 6
16 New Zealand Brambles Australia Peter Moody Australia Luke Nolen 54 kg 20 15
17 New Zealand Mr O'Ceirin Australia Michael Moroney Australia Chad Schofield 54 kg 18 21
18 Republic of Ireland Au Revoir France André Fabre Australia Glyn Schofield 53.5 kg 22 8
19 France Lidari Australia Peter Moody Australia Ben Melham 53.5 kg 10 19
20 Republic of Ireland Opinion New Zealand Chris Waller Australia Tye Angland 53.5 kg 14 11
21 United Kingdom Araldo Australia Michael Moroney Australia Dwayne Dunn 53 kg 23 7
22 New Zealand Lucia Valentina Australia Kris Lees Australia Kerrin McEvoy 53 kg 2 13
23 Australia Unchain My Heart Australia
Australia		 David Hayes
Tom Dabernig		 Australia Dean Yendall 51.5 kg 5 16
24 Republic of Ireland Signoff Australia Darren Weir Brazil João Moreira 51 kg 16 4

† Indicates race favourite

Fatalities

Race favourite Admire Rakti placed last and died shortly after the race from cardiac arrest following ventricular fibrillation.[12] Another horse, Araldo, shattered a hind pastern when frightened by a spectator after the race.[13] He was later euthanised.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ Phil McManus (30 October 2014). "2014 Melbourne Cup can become 'the race that stops the whip'" – The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. ^ (3 November 2014). "Racing royalty ready for Cup parade" – Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Melbourne Cup 2014: 2,000 bets a second as we splurge $800m on Cup" – The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  5. ^ Neale Donnelley (4 November 2014). "Melbourne Cup crowd tops 100,000" Archived 4 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Racing Network. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  6. ^ Franklin, Daniel (3 November 2013). "Melbourne Cup: 2014 field, form guide, and sweep". ABC News. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  7. ^ "2014 Melbourne Cup". HorseRacingInfo.com.au. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  8. ^ Daniel Franklin, Simon Elvery, and Ben Spraggon. "Melbourne Cup 2014: What makes a winner?" – ABC News. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  9. ^ Ray Thomas (2 November 2014). "Melbourne Cup 2014: Glyn and Chad Schofield create own piece of history" – The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  10. ^ Rod Nicholson (3 November 2014). "Melbourne Cup: Sea Moon scratched from big race" – Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  11. ^ Newman, Paul (4 November 2014). "Melbourne Cup: Admire Rakti remains favourite; English galloper Cavalryman scratched".
  12. ^ "Melbourne Cup 2014 result: Protectionist wins the race – as it happened". The Guardian. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Melbourne Cup 2014: Last-placed Admire Rakti dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Melbourne Cup 2014: Araldo loses fight after being spooked post-race and fracturing leg". Fox Sports.
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