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2012 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date6 November 2012
Winning horseGreen Moon
Starting price$20
JockeyBrett Prebble
TrainerRobert Hickmott
SurfaceGrass
Attendance106,162[1]
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Glencadam Gold had the lead, here's Mourayan after him and Green Moon is coming on, Kelinni joining in in the middle too, they were clear too of Fiorente starting to work home and then came Jakkalberry. Glencadam Gold is grabbed by Green Moon, Green Moon dashed to the lead in the Melbourne Cup followed by Kelinni, Fiorente starting to come home. Green Moon out in front for Brett Prebble he's two lengths clear from Fiorente and Green Moon wins the Melbourne Cup by a length and a half Fiorente, Jakkalberry's runs third.

Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The 2012 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 152nd running of the Melbourne Cup, Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race. The race, held on Tuesday, 6 November 2012, at Flemington Racecourse (in Melbourne, Victoria), was won by Green Moon, ridden by jockey Brett Prebble, trained by Robert Hickmott, and owned by businessman Lloyd Williams.[2]

The race was attended by the Prince of Wales and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall (Charles and Camilla),[3] with Camilla presenting the cup to the winner of the race.[4]

Prize money

The prize money for the race, held over a distance of 3,200 metres, was A$6.2 million, increased from $6.175 million the previous year. The prize money is split between the first ten runners, with first place taking $3.6 million.[5] The actual cup awarded to the winner of the race (included in the value of the prize money) is valued at $175,000.[6] The race was attended by approximately 106,000 people.[7]

Field


Dunaden (top) and Americain (below), both previous winners, were considered favourites to win the race, but placed 14th and 11th, respectively.

The field for the 2012 Melbourne Cup consisted of 24 horses,[8] with the barrier draw conducted three days prior to the race, on the day of the running of the Victoria Derby.[9] Going into the race, favourites included Americain (winner of the 2010 race), Dunaden (winner of the 2011 race), and Red Cadeaux (second in the 2011 race), with Dunaden having won the 2012 Caulfield Cup, considered an important lead-up race.[10] With Glencadam Gold leading for most of the race, Green Moon pulled clear in the final straight, and eventually won in 3 minutes, 20.45 seconds, with Fiorente a length behind in second place, and Jakkalberry in third.[11] Ethiopia finished last, 63 lengths behind the winner, having injured a tendon during the race.[12] Green Moon's win was the first in the cup for both the horse's jockey, Brett Prebble, and trainer, Robert Hickmott, and the fourth win overall for the owner, Lloyd Williams, who thus became the equal most successful owner in the race's history.[13] The win was later described as "a major upset", with Green Moon having been priced up to $22.50 for a win and $7.40 for a place.[14][15]

Radio host and comedian Hamish Blake confidently predicted on Hamish & Andy that Green Moon would win after having a dream about "green" and "horses". In 1996, Blake had dreamed about the number 5 and surmised Saintly would win (because of its number in the race), which it did.[16][17]

Except where otherwise listed, horses are trained in Australia:
Saddle
cloth		 Horse Trainer Jockey Weight Barrier Placing
1 Dunaden (IRE) Mikel Delzangles (FR) Craig Williams 59 kg 16 14
2 Americain (USA) Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR) Damien Oliver 58 kg 12 11
3 Jakkalberry (IRE) Marco Botti (UK) Colm O'Donoghue (IRE) 55.5 kg 19 3
4 Red Cadeaux (GB) Ed Dunlop (UK) Michael Rodd 55.5 kg 18 8
5 Winchester (USA) John Sadler Jamie Mott 55.5 kg 22 17
6 Voila Ici (IRE) Peter Moody Vlad Duric 55 kg 13 13
7 Cavalryman (GB) Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Frankie Dettori (ITA) 54 kg 6 12
8 Mount Athos (IRE) Luca Cumani (UK) Ryan Moore (UK) 54 kg 8 5
9 Sanagas (GER) Bart Cummings Nicholas Hall 54 kg 4 18
10 Ethiopia Pat Carey Rhys McLeod 54 kg 14 24
11 Fiorente (IRE) Gai Waterhouse James McDonald (NZ) 53.5 kg 2 2
12 Galileo's Choice (IRE) Dermot Weld (IRE) Pat Smullen (IRE) 53.5 kg 11 20
13 Glencadam Gold (IRE) Gai Waterhouse Tommy Berry 53.5 kg 7 6
14 Green Moon (IRE) Robert Hickmott Brett Prebble 53.5 kg 5 1
15 Maluckyday (NZ) Michael, Wayne
& John Hawkes		 Jim Cassidy (NZ) 53.5 kg 9 19
16 Mourayan (IRE) Robert Hickmott Hugh Bowman 53.5 kg 3 7
17 My Quest For Peace (IRE) Luca Cumani (UK) Corey Brown 53.5 kg 1 10
18 Niwot Michael, Wayne
& John Hawkes		 Dwayne Dunn 53.5 kg 15 15
19 Tac De Boistron (FR) Michael Kent Olivier Doleuze (FR) 53.5 kg 21 23
20 Lights of Heaven (NZ) Peter Moody Luke Nolen 53 kg 17 16
21 Precedence (NZ) Bart Cummings Blake Shinn 53 kg 20 9
22 Unusual Suspect (USA) Michael Kent Glyn Schofield 53 kg 23 21
23 Zabeelionaire (NZ) Leon Corstens Craig Newitt 52 kg 24 22
24 Kelinni (IRE) Chris Waller Glen Boss 51 kg 10 4

See also

References

  1. ^ "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ Green Moon wins 2012 Melbourne Cup Archived 9 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine – NineMSN. Published 6 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ^ Charles and Camilla arrive at Flemington – Herald Sun. Published 6 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ^ Camilla to present Melbourne Cup – ABC News. Published 6 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ^ Melbourne Cup Prizemoney – Just Horse Racing. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  6. ^ 2012 Emirates Melbourne Cup Tour – Yahoo!7. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  7. ^ Sankey, Daniel (2012). Live coverage: Melbourne Cup Day – Sydney Morning Herald. Published 6 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  8. ^ Melbourne Cup field 2012 – ABC News. Published 5 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  9. ^ Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw – Betting Directory. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  10. ^ Thomas, Ray (2012). Dunaden not at peak, Sheikh warns – Herald Sun. Published 3 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  11. ^ Green Moon wins Melbourne Cup 2012 – Radio Australia. Published 6 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  12. ^ Melbourne Cup 2012: Video replay – The Roar. Published 6 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  13. ^ Green Moon Bags 2012 Melbourne Cup; 4th Win for Owner Lloyd Williams Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine – International Business Times. Published 6 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  14. ^ Green Moon bounces back from Cox Plate failure to win the Melbourne Cup from Fiorente and Jakkalberry – Fox Sports. Published 6 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  15. ^ "2012 Melbourne Cup odds comparison". Just Horse Racing. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  16. ^ Hamish Blake Dreams about Green Moon!, retrieved 3 April 2023
  17. ^ Hamish Predicts The Melbourne Cup (Green Moon Dream) – Hamish & Andy, retrieved 3 April 2023
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