Melbourne Cup barrier draw RECAP: Final field and gates locked in for iconic $10m race; Pride Of Jenni and Observer produce big wins
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Victoria Derby Day full schedule (AEDT)
Race 1 (12:20pm) – Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes – 1600m - WINNER: Panova
Race 2 (1pm) – Group 3 The Vanity – 1400m - WINNER: Sheza Alibi
Race 3 (1:40pm) – Group 3 Rising Fast Stakes – 1200m - WINNER: Caballus
Race 4 (2:20pm) – Group 2 Wakeful Stakes – 2000m - WINNER: Getta Good Feeling
Race 5 (3pm) – Group 2 The Damien Oliver – 1400m - WINNER: Warnie
Race 6 (3:40pm) – Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes – 1200m - WINNER: Tentyris
Race 7 (4:20pm) – Group 1 Victoria Derby – 2500m - WINNER: Observer
Race 8 (5pm) – Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes – 1600m - WINNER: Pride Of Jenni
Race 9 (5:40pm) – Group 3 Kirin Ichiban Sprint – 1100m - WINNER: New York Lustre
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Final runners learn fate
Changingoftheguard draws barrier 24, Royal Supremacy out of 21.
Caulfield Cup winner and current favourite Half Yours gets a nice draw with gate eight.
Buckaroo, another strong hope, has drawn barrier mid-way with barrier 12.
Vauban is the last horse drawn and will come from barrier two.
Inside gate drawn
Athabascan gets the inside draw with barrier one for the John O'Shea stable.
More Felons - yet another Waller runner - has drawn the second-widest gate of 23.
Geelong Cup winner Torranzino will jump from barrier 18.
Wide gate for Meydaan
Middle Earth draws gate 13 - will it be lucky for Ciaron Maher and connections?
Smokin Romans will jump out of barrier 11 for the race that stops the nation, while Meydaan gets the wide gate of 22.
American draws low gate
Sydney Cup winner Arapaho will come out of barrier 15 for trainer Bjorn Baker.
Parchment Party has drawn barrier three for the Cup - the first ever American runner in the famous race at Flemington.
Flatten The Curve, another international horse from Germany, is out of barrier 17.
Nice draw for import
English import Further draws barrier seven - a nice spot for the unknown commodity.
River Of Stars will come from barrier 14 on Tuesday afternoon.
Goodie Two Shoes - who is No.20 - will come from barrier 20.
Waller duo learn fate
Valiant King will come out of gate 10 for trainer Chris Waller.
Land Legend - also from the Waller stable - has been drawn to jump from barrier 16.
Onesmoothoperator has drawn barrier six for the great race
Al Riffa draws wide
Overseas raider Al Riffa has drawn barrier 19 for the Melbourne Cup.
Mark Zahra will be riding one of the favourites after his fantastic Derby Day.
Al Riffa Getty
Cup field confirmed!
The final field has been locked in for this year's Lexus Melbourne Cup.
1. Al Riffa 2. Buckaroo 3. Arapaho 4. Vauban 5. Chevalier Rose 6. Presage Nocturne 7. Middle Earth 8. Meydaan 9. Absurde 10. Flatten The Curve 11. Land Legend 12. Smokin Roman 13. Changingoftheguard 14. Half Yours 15. More Felons 16. Onesmoothoperator 17. Furthur 18. Parchment Party 19. Athabascan 20. Goodie Two Shoes 21. River Of Stars 22. Royal Supremacy 23. Torranzino 24. Valiant King
The barrier draw is coming up soon from Flemington.
That's a wrap on the races!
New York Lustre gets the chocolates in the last race of the day!
Carleen Hefel produces a nice ride down the outside in the 1100m straight race and gets the nod over Flying For Fun and pre-race favourite Arabian Summer in third.
We'll now turn our attention towards the Melbourne Cup barrier draw, coming up soon.
Carleen Hefel celebrates riding New York Lustre Getty
