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2014 Melbourne Cup

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.

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 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

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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   Admire Rakti †   Tomoyuki Umeda   Zac Purton 58.5 kg 8 22nd
2   Cavalryman   Saeed bin Suroor   Craig Williams 57 kg 3 Scratched
3   Fawkner   Robert Hickmott   Nicholas Hall 57 kg 9 10th
4   Red Cadeaux   Ed Dunlop   Gérald Mossé 57 kg 15 2nd
5   Protectionist   Andreas Wöhler   Ryan Moore 56.5 kg 11 1st
6   Sea Moon   Robert Hickmott   Tommy Berry 56.5 kg 18 Scratched
7   Seismos   Marco Botti   Craig Newitt 56 kg 1 9th
8   Junoob   Chris Waller   Hugh Bowman 55.5 kg 7 18th
9   Royal Diamond   Johnny Murtagh   Steven Arnold 55.5 kg 6 20th
10   Gatewood   John Gosden   William Buick 55 kg 21 12th
11   Mutual Regard   Johnny Murtagh   Damien Oliver 55 kg 12 14th
12   Who Shot Thebarman   Chris Waller   Glen Boss 55 kg 13 3rd
13   Willing Foe   Saeed bin Suroor   James McDonald 55 kg 17 5th
14   My Ambivalent   Roger Varian   Andrea Atzeni 54.5 kg 4 17th
15   Precedence  
 		 Bart Cummings
James Cummings		   Michael Rodd 54.5 kg 19 6th
16   Brambles   Peter Moody   Luke Nolen 54 kg 20 15th
17   Mr O'Ceirin   Michael Moroney   Chad Schofield 54 kg 18 21st
18   Au Revoir   André Fabre   Glyn Schofield 53.5 kg 22 8th
19   Lidari   Peter Moody   Ben Melham 53.5 kg 10 19th
20   Opinion   Chris Waller   Tye Angland 53.5 kg 14 11th
21   Araldo   Michael Moroney   Dwayne Dunn 53 kg 23 7th
22   Lucia Valentina   Kris Lees   Kerrin McEvoy 53 kg 2 13th
23   Unchain My Heart  
 		 David Hayes
Tom Dabernig		   Dean Yendall 51.5 kg 5 16th
24   Signoff   Darren Weir   João Moreira 51 kg 16 4th

† Indicates race favourite

Fatalities

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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

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References

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  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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