2007 Melbourne Cup
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The 2007 Melbourne Cup, the 147th running of Australia's most prestigious thoroughbred horse race, was run on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, going at 3:00 pm local time (0400 UTC). The race was sponsored by Emirates Airline
. The winner of the race was Efficient
, by a half a length, followed by Purple Moon and Mahler in third.
Due to the 2007 Australian Equine influenza outbreak
, believed to have been started by a horse brought into Australia from Japan, neither 2006 Melbourne Cup
winner Delta Blues nor runner-up Pop Rock participated in the 2007 Melbourne Cup.
The favourites for this year's Melbourne Cup were:
1. Master O'Reilly
2. Purple Moon
3. Zipping
4. Sirmione
5. Princess Coup
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. The winner of the race was Efficient
Efficient (horse)
Efficient is a grey Thoroughbred racehorse gelding, bred in New Zealand, who won the 2007 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Michael Rodd, and the 2006 Victoria Derby....
, by a half a length, followed by Purple Moon and Mahler in third.
Due to the 2007 Australian Equine influenza outbreak
2007 Australian equine influenza outbreak
An outbreak of equine influenza in Australia was confirmed by the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries on 24 August 2007 in Sydney. Also known as "horse flu" and "A1 influenza", the rapid outbreak was of the Influenza A virus strain of subtype H3N8...
, believed to have been started by a horse brought into Australia from Japan, neither 2006 Melbourne Cup
2006 Melbourne Cup
The 2006 Melbourne Cup was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006, in Melbourne, Australia.The winner of the 2006 Melbourne Cup was Delta Blues, ridden by Yasunari Iwata, which won by a nose ahead of Pop Rock, with Maybe Better coming in third place....
winner Delta Blues nor runner-up Pop Rock participated in the 2007 Melbourne Cup.
Race starters
These were the confirmed starters, with barrier positions, jockeys, and trainers, for the 2007 Melbourne Cup:| Entry Order | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight (kg) | Barrier | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tawqeet (USA) | David Hayes | D Dunn | 57 | 3 | 14th |
| 2 | Blue Monday (GB) | David Hayes | N Rawiller | 56 | 14 | 7th |
| 3 | Blutigeroo | Colin Little | L Nolen | 55.5 | 12 | 19th |
| 4 | Gallic **SCRATCHED** (NZ) | Graeme Rogerson | S W Arnold | 55.5 | 24 | - |
| 5 | Railings | Roger James | G Childs | 55.5 | 18 | 20th |
| 6 | Efficient (NZ) Efficient (horse) Efficient is a grey Thoroughbred racehorse gelding, bred in New Zealand, who won the 2007 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Michael Rodd, and the 2006 Victoria Derby.... |
Graeme Rogerson | M Rodd | 54.5 | 10 | 1st |
| 7 | Maybe Better **SCRATCHED** | Brian Mayfield-Smith | C Brown | 54 | 7 | - |
| 8 | Tungsten Strike (USA) | Amanda Perrett | Darryll Holland | 54 | 2 | 21st (Last) |
| 9 | Zipping Zipping (horse) Zipping is an Australian champion racehorse who is notable for winning the prestigious Sandown Classic race in four consecutive years. -Racing history:He won his first Sandown Classic in 2007, defeating Jukebox Johhny, and Baughurst as a 6 year old.... |
Graeme Rogerson | D Nikolic | 54 | 22 | 4th |
| 10 | Black Tom | David Hayes | P A Hall | 53.5 | 21 | 17th |
| 11 | Master O'Reilly Master O'Reilly Master O'Reilly is a New Zealand bred race horse trained by Judy Mawer. He was the 2007 winner of the Caulfield Cup when ridden by Vlad Duric.... (NZ) |
Danny O'Brien | V Duric | 53.5 | 17 | 8th |
| 12 | Purple Moon (IRE) | Luca Cumani | D Oliver | 53.5 | 15 | 2nd |
| 13 | Lazer Sharp | David Hayes | B Shinn | 52.5 | 16 | 10th |
| 14 | On a Jeune On A Jeune On A Jeune is a thoroughbred racehorse who ran second in the 2005 Melbourne Cup behind three-time winner, champion mare, Makybe Diva. He is also notable for running second in the 2004 South Australian Derby, behind Hard To Get. His biggest victory came in the 2005 Geelong Cup when jockey Kerrin... |
Andrew J Payne | K McEvoy | 52.5 | 4 | 6th |
| 15 | Scenic Shot | Daniel Morton | M J Zahra | 52.5 | 19 | 16th |
| 16 | Sarrera | Michael Moroney | S Murphy | 52 | 23 | 18th |
| 17 | Sculptor (NZ) | Peter Mckenzie | L Cropp | 52 | 8 | 9th |
| 18 | Dolphin Jo | Terry & Karina O'Sullivan | C Lindop | 51.5 | 1 | 5th |
| 19 | Douro Valley | Danny O'Brien | J M Winks | 51.5 | 13 | 11th |
| 20 | Sirmione | Bart Cummings | P Mertens | 51.5 | 20 | 12th |
| 21 | The Fuzz **SCRATCHED** (NZ) | David Hayes | C Williams | 51.5 | 11 | - |
| 22 | Eskimo Queen (NZ) | Michael Moroney | C Newitt | 51 | 5 | 15th |
| 23 | Princess Coup | Mark Walker | N G Harris | 51 | 9 | 13th |
| 24 | Mahler (GB) | Aidan O'Brien | S Baster | 50.5 | 6 | 3rd |
The favourites for this year's Melbourne Cup were:
1. Master O'Reilly
2. Purple Moon
3. Zipping
4. Sirmione
5. Princess Coup
Results
| Place | Barrier | Horse | Race Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Efficient (NZ) | 3:23.34 |
| 2nd | 13 | Purple Moon (IRE) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Mahler (GB) | |
| 4th | 20 | Zipping | |
| 5th | 1 | Dolphin Jo | |
| 6th | 4 | On A Jeune | |
| 7th | 12 | Blue Monday (GB) | |
| 8th | 15 | Master O'Reilly (NZ) | |
| 9th | 7 | Sculptor (NZ) | |
| 10th | 14 | Lazer Sharp | |
| 11th | 11 | Douro Valley | |
| 12th | 18 | Sirmione | |
| 13th | 8 | Princess Coup | |
| 14th | 3 | Tawqeet (USA) | |
| 15th | 5 | Eskimo Queen (NZ) | |
| 16th | 17 | Scenic Shot | |
| 17th | 19 | Black Tom | |
| 18th | 21 | Sarrera | |
| 19th | 10 | Blutigeroo | |
| 20th | 16 | Railings | |
| 21st | 2 | Tungsten Strike (USA) | |
| - | - | Scratched | |
| - | - | Scratched | |
| - | - | Scratched |