Annual Melbourne Cup Contest

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Peter Gleason
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Re: Annual Melbourne Cup Contest

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Melbourne Cup is today!

The race is at 3pm, which is one hour after results time.

I'm actually going to the Cup today, so I'll probably be able to post the winner on my phone, but not straight away.

I'm tipping Americian and At First Sight, for what it's worth

Good luck to all!
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have fun at the race peter
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You'll have a scream, Peter. It's such a brilliant day. I wish I was there again this year.
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Just a couple minutes left!

I am right near the mounting yard, probably saw me in the coverage maybe; scored a free hat too :)
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VERY tight finish! Photo all places. I would have called it a dead heat. One of the closest photos I've ever seen.

1. Dunaden
2. Red Cadeaux
3. Lucas Cranach

I believe Modun was last...need confirmation there.
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So how was it watching that finish, Peter? The thing I'll always remember about my time there is the roar of the crowd when they come down the stretch and the thunder of the hooves. Amazing stuff.
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I bet that was an awesome finish to see live!

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peter feel free to keep the 50k on the scratch, my gift to you for running this ;)
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Chani Ruzzo wrote:peter feel free to keep the 50k on the scratch, my gift to you for running this ;)
Nah it's alright. Fee free to send me over a horse for 50k. I won't deduct from the prize pool either. Thought this may have ended up the first cup in memory to not have a scratching but not to be :(

Congrats to Bill for having Dunaden in the sweep!

Final Results:

1- Dunaden - Bill Outsilver ($1.65m)
2- Red Cardeaux - Eric Nalbone ($850k)
3- Lucas Cranach - Kimberley Jean ($400k)
Last - Modun - Bob Green ($100k)

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Modun was foaming at the mouth before the race. I assume that was a bad thing so definitely no surprise that he ran horribly.

I didn't really see too much of the acutal race from where I was...pretty much had to go by the large screen. The cheer when the race sterted was spinetingling and ditto when Dunaden's number finally went up. Got some good shots of the horses beforehand and after so maybe I'll put some up if there's anything decent.

Enjoyed myself very much...although it would have been much better if Little Surfer Girl got up :)

I hope everyone enjoyed themselves
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Wow! Thanks for running this Peter! This was really cool. Sounds like a really exciting race. I'm going to have to find the race online and watch it.
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Bill Outsilver wrote:Wow! Thanks for running this Peter! This was really cool. Sounds like a really exciting race. I'm going to have to find the race online and watch it.
No worries Bill...good to see someone other than Cleo win for a change :)

This might be the last one...I think I'll definitely gauge whether the interest is there before committing to it next year.

Video of the race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCSUNiNywtQ
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Wow ... certainly a MOST unexpected result given the odds. I had written off my chances when I saw the horse I had drawn, and was THRILLED to see a message from Peter informing me of the results. Then I went to look up a replay of the race ... ouch! I was an inconceivably small margin away from a somewhat larger prize!

Congrats to Bill and thank you Peter!
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