2000 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date7 November 2000
Winning horseBrew
JockeyKerrin McEvoy
TrainerMichael Moroney
SurfaceGrass
Attendance121,015[1]

Second Coming 300 to go lead by a length, Brew cutting him down, further out Yippyo with a run. Second Coming through and then came Yippyo. It's Brew going to the lead with a 150 left to go in the Cup, Brew two lengths in front now he's drawing clear from Yippyo and Brew down to the post, Brew first two lengths to Yippyo photo third between Second Coming and Kappstad Way.

Commentator Dan Milecki describes the climax of the race

The 2000 Melbourne Cup was the 140th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 6 November 2000 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.

It was won by Brew, trained by Michael Moroney and ridden by Kerrin McEvoy.[2]

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 2000 Melbourne Cup.[3]

Place Number Horse Trainer Jockey
1st 24 Brew (NZ) Michael Moroney (NZ) Kerrin McEvoy
2nd 12 Yippyio Allan Denham Darren Beadman
3rd 7 Second Coming (NZ) Michael Moroney (NZ) Michael Coleman
4th 9 Kaapstad Way (NZ) Chris Wood (NZ) Damien Oliver
5th 3 Arctic Owl (GB) James Fanshawe (GB) David Harrison
6th 5 Freemason John Hawkes Larry Cassidy
7th 22 Celestial Show L. Morton Lenny Beasley
8th 15 Pasta Express Paul Cave John Marshall
9th 16 Skybeau (NZ) Len Smith Dwayne Dunn
10th 17 Hill Of Grace (NZ) Robert Priscott (NZ) Glen Boss
11th 4 Diatribe George Hanlon Jim Cassidy
12th 18 Citra's Prince (NZ) Cliff Brown Craig Williams
13th 11 The Hind (NZ) Peter Hayes Stephen Baster
14th 23 Maguire (NZ) John Collins (NZ) Luke Currie
15th 1 Enzelli (IRE) John Oxx (IRE) Greg Hall
16th 13 Bohemiath Robert Smerdon Darren Gauci
17th 6 Lightning Arrow (USA) Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Frankie Dettori
18th 14 Our Unicorn (NZ) Colin Alderson Matthew Gatt
19th 20 Mr Nelson Russell Cameron Jason Patton
20th 8 Coco Cabana (NZ) Gai Waterhouse Chris Munce
21st 2 Far Cry (IRE) Martin Pipe (GB) Kevin Darley
Last 10 Maridpour (IRE) Michael Moroney (NZ) Greg Childs
SCR 19 Majestic Avenue Tony Noonan
SCR 21 Pravda (NZ) Paul O'Sullivan (NZ)

References

  1. ↑ "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ↑ 1991-2000 Melbourne Cup results
  3. ↑ 2000 Melbourne Cup
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