Thursday, April 22, 2010

Melbourne Cup Winner Viewed has died

The champion thoroughbred race horse called Viewed has died. After suffering complications in the bowel, Viewed has died. Viewed was trained by Bart Cummings for the 2008 Melbourne Cup. The 2008 Melbourne Cup Winner was Viewed in what was one of the closet finishes ever for the Melbounre Cup race.

The race that stops a nation was won by Viewed in 2008 and Bauer came in second in a photo finish. This Melbourne Cup win gave Bart Cummings his 12th Melbourne Cup Winner has a trainer. Bart is a champion trainer and has trained an enormous amount of Group 1 winners.

Viewed who was six years old won the 2009 Caulfield Cup but didn't perform so well afterwards. After Viewed died, the horse was bured in NSW Southern Highlands. Duncan Ramage who is Dato Tan's bloodstock manager was extermely sad. Ramage bought Viewed for $50000 which was a bargain since it has won more than 100 times that in prize money.

Viewed has won more than 6 million dollars in prize money. After winning his first race in February 2007, Viewed went on to win many great races. He has won the Brisbane Cup and many other famous cup races.

The passing of Viewed will be a large loss to the race horse industry and also to the future breeding industry.

Who will win Melbourne's biggest horse race this year? The cup in Melbourne is on to its 150th year and will surely break records in every way.

If you want to tip the Melbourne Cup Winner this year then go to here: http://www.egglets.com/melbournecup

Monday, April 12, 2010

2010 Global tour for Melbourne Cup trophy

The Melbourne Cup trophy has just set off on a massive 220 day journey around the world. The 2010 global tour is the celebration of 150 years. The 150th Melbourne Cup has started already with this historic journey of the cup.

The Cup will travel to 10 international cities around the world and also 32 Australasian destinations. It will end up back in Melbourne in time for the Melbourne Cup day. The race that stops a nation is held on the first Tuesday in November every year.

It will go to cities like Tokyo, Los Angeles, London and Dubai. The cup is known as the "Loving Cup" and features three handles.

The cities it will travel to have a special meaning. In Tokyo it will be reunited with the 2006 Melbourne Cup Winner called Delta Blues.

When the cup travels to Australia and New Zealand, it will visit towns that have become made the cup race so famous. The race which started back in 1861 and won firstly by Archer has just reached its 150th year.

Greats like the Damien Oliver and Sheila Laxon have sent off the cup at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on Tuesday. This year the cup has been remodelled to look like how it was back in 1930 when it was won by the famous Phar Lap. Taking 250 hours to make the cup is worth $150K and is made from 18ct gold.

Melbourne is going to be host of one of the biggest sporting events ever this year in 2010. The race that stops a nation has just gotten so much more special.

For more cup info visit: http://www.egglets.com/melbournecup

Friday, April 9, 2010

Sir Patrick Hogan Precedence Melbourne Cup Winner in 2010?

In 2010, Sir Patrick Hogan is looking for his first Melbourne Cup Winner. Having been knighted back in 1998, he is one of the great horse breeders. Back when he won his first AJC Derby Winner 42 years ago, he has always wanted a Melbourne Cup.

Precedence is a horse he partly owns. Having bred many horses, Sir Patrick Hogan has made many success stories. He grew up as an Irish born New Zealander and has one many horse races in New Zealand. He has won the Auckland, Wellington and New Zealand Cups but has yet to be part of a Melbourne Cup Winner. The Melbourne Cup is the ultimate race of horse racing Australia. We even have a day off for it.

The Melbourne Cup this year will be a very memorable one. It will be the 150th Melbourne Cup. It first started back in 1861 where a horse by the name of Archer won it.

A close friend of Sir Patrick Hogan is Bart Cummings. Bart Cummings has many success stories of his own. Having won 12 Melbourne Cups and 7 Caulfield Cups he is in the hunt for more this year. Bart has trained many Group 1 winners and should be training Precedence this year.

Will Precedence take precedence over the other horses this year in the amazing horse race. Time will only tell. The first Tuesday in November this year will be a day we will all remember. The race that stops a nation has just gotten a whole lot better. For further information regarding the Melbourne Cup go to: http://www.egglets.com/melbournecup