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2004 Melbourne Cup

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2004 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date2 November 2004
Winning horseMakybe Diva
JockeyGlen Boss
TrainerLee Freedman
SurfaceGrass
Attendance98,161[1]
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Zazzman at the 300 the leader, here comes Vinnie Roe, Elvstroem coming with him and Makybe Diva she's got right up on the inside Makybe Diva she's hit the front now from Vinnie Roe and Zazzman. It's Makybe Diva clear she's out by two lengths to Vinnie Roe. It's Makybe Diva clear and she's going to do what no mare has ever done! Makybe Diva wins it again.

Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The 2004 Melbourne Cup was the 144th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 2 November 2004 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.

It was won by Makybe Diva at the age of six, trained by Lee Freedman and ridden by Glen Boss.[2]

Field

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This is a list of horses which ran in the 2004 Melbourne Cup.[3]

Place Number Horse Trainer Jockey
1st 5 Makybe Diva (GB) Lee Freedman Glen Boss
2nd 1 Vinnie Roe (IRE) Dermot Weld (IRE) Pat Smullen
3rd 12 Zazzman Tony Vasil Nicholas Ryan
4th 3 Elvstroem Tony Vasil Nash Rawiller
5th 10 Hugs Dancer (FR) Tony McEvoy Greg Childs
6th 9 Distinction (IRE) Sir Michael Stoute (GB) Darren Beadman
7th 2 Mamool (IRE) Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Frankie Dettori
8th 24 Catchmeifyoucan (NZ) Michael Moroney (NZ) Blake Shinn
9th 7 Razkalla (USA) Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Kerrin McEvoy
10th 15 Strasbourg Bart Cummings Mark Du Plessis
11th 22 On A Jeune Peter Montgomerie Joe Bowditch
12th 6 Media Puzzle (USA) Dermot Weld (IRE) Damien Oliver
13th 13 Grey Song Tommy Hughes Jnr. Darren Beasley
14th 11 Roman Arch Mick Whittle Luke Currie
15th 20 Upsetthym (NZ) Karen Fursdon (NZ) Rhys McLeod
16th 18 Another Warrior Alan Bailey Jim Byrne
17th 23 Winning Belle (NZ) Gai Waterhouse Chris Munce
18th 14 Lashed Graeme Rogerson (NZ) Jim Cassidy
19th 4 Mummify Lee Freedman Danny Nikolic
20th 21 Don Raphael Kerry Parker Scott Seamer
21st 16 Pacific Dancer (NZ) Shaun Dwyer Gary Grylls
22nd 19 Hard To Get Mark Kavanagh Luke Nolen
23rd 8 Delzao Greg Kavanagh Steven King
Last 17 She's Archie Darren Weir Corey Brown

References

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  1. ^ "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ^ 2004 Melbourne Cup result
  3. ^ "Melbourne Cup field & results 2004". racing.com. 2 November 2004.