Melb Cup trivia

[iluvparis]

Rising Fast?

 

[Jugada]

Rising Fast?

Nope

 

[Jugada]

He also ran a record time that day for the Cup

 

[iluvparis]

Last guess until someone else has a go - Rain Lover?

 

[Jugada]

Last guess until someone else has a go - Rain Lover?

No one else gets a go

CORRECT

 

[iluvparis]

Yeah they always show the replay - it fair dinkum hoses up - one of the all time great wins.

 

[iluvparis]

The record trifecta was recorded in 1993 when Vintage Crop ($15), Te Akau Nick ($161), and Mercator ($126) filled the placings.

To the nearest $10,000 - how much did it pay?

 

[Jugada]

$80,000?

 

[iluvparis]

$80,000?

Nope

 

[Lion of Panjshir]

Hill of Grace

I know this is right (embarrassing if wrong) so ill just ask the next one now

In 2003 Makybe Diva won her first Melbourne Cup, but who was the Godolphin runner who started favourite and finished tailed off last?

The record trifecta was recorded in 1993 when Vintage Crop ($15), Te Akau Nick ($161), and Mercator ($126) filled the placings.

To the nearest $10,000 - how much did it pay?

$65k.

 

[iluvparis]

To the nearest 10k - answers with a multiple of 5000

I'll pay it is as it was $61,867.90

 

[Lion of Panjshir]

Which MC placegetter within the past 20 years was trained at Narbethong?

 

[iluvparis]

Markham

 

[Lion of Panjshir]

Markham

Markham

Correctamundo.

 

[iluvparis]

Who is the last Kiwi to run a place?

 

[Duritz]

Who is the last Kiwi to run a place?

Kiwi.

In fact he's the only "Kiwi" to run a place.

 

[iluvparis]

Kiwi.

In fact he's the only "Kiwi" to run a place.

FFS

While that is correct - I meant New Zealander

 

[Duritz]

FFS

While that is correct - I meant New Zealander

So I am correct? Cool.

What is the last winner of the great race to have a countries name in their name?

 

[rideclutch]

So I am correct? Cool.

What is the last winner of the great race to have a countries name in their name?

Americain?

 

[Duritz]

Americain?

I don't know of any country called americain

 

[rideclutch]

I don't know of any country called americain

Yeah but you said in it's name

I assume this goes back to at least the 70's, so rather than cheat I'll just let someone who knows answer it.

 

[Duritz]

Yeah but you said in it's name

I assume this goes back to at least the 70's, so rather than cheat I'll just let someone who knows answer it.

Ah you can have it. After all I did get kiwi somewhat dubiously...

 

[Jugada]

The smartass karma gods are vengeful

 

[Gavin Excell]

Russia?

 

[Duritz]

Russia?

Yep.