Australia - Melbourne Cup 3200m(2miles) Tues Nov 7

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The Melbourne Cup Ran at Flemington racecourse in Melbourne on Tuesday November 7th The $5.1 million Emirates Melbourne Cup is more than just a horse race – it is a 145-year old social and cultural tradition that literally brings Australia to a standstill. The race draws competitors from all over the world with the annual invasion of northern hemisphere-trained stayers making it a truly international event. The Emirates Melbourne Cup now attracts a worldwide television audience of around 700 million people in 120 countries and territories while millions more either view or listen to the event via the internet. The Cup is the linchpin of the Victoria Racing Club's annual four-day Cup Carnival and the highlight of Victoria's statewide Spring Racing Carnival. In 2005, the Victoria Racing Club provided more than $14 million in prize money over the four days of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. 50 left in Cup A total of 50 runners remained in contention for the $5.1 million Emirates Melbourne Cup on November 7 after third declerations were taken today. This is a modern day record for the number left in at this stage of the race. The previous highest number in recent times was 40, in 2002. A total of nine international runners remained in the field – Yeats Delta Blues Imperial Stride Geordieland Pop Rock Land 'N Stars Wunderwood Glistening and stablemate Soulacroix, who has yet to qualify. Final declarations will be taken at 5pm on Saturday, November 4. Latest Order of Entry for 2006 Emirates Melbourne Cup

	Exempt Horses
1	TAWQEET (USA) 5H (David Hayes)
	winner 2006 Australian Stayers Challenge
	THESE HORSES HAVE PASSED BALLOTING CLAUSE
2	YEATS (IRE) 6H (Aidan O'Brien)
3	DELTA BLUES (JPN) 6H (Katsuhiko Sumii)
4	RAILINGS 5G (John Hawkes)
5	HEADTURNER 4G (John Hawkes)
6	IMPERIAL STRIDE (GB) 6H (Saeed Bin Suroor)
7	OUR SMOKING JOE 6G (Lee Freedman)
8	GEORDIELAND (FR) 6H (Jamie Osborne)
9	DIZELLE 5M (John Hawkes)
10	ICE CHARIOT 4G (Ron Maund)
11	SHORT PAUSE (GB) 8H (David Hayes)
12	POP ROCK (JPN) 6H (Katsuhiko Sumii)
13	ON A JEUNE 6G (Peter Montgomerie)
14	MAHTOUM 7G (Kim Waugh)
15	ACTIVATION (NZ) 5G (Graeme Rogerson)
16	LAND 'N STARS (GB) 7G (Jamie Poulton)
17	DEMERGER 6M (Danny O'Brien)
18	ZIPPING 5G (Graeme Rogerson)
19	DEFINING (GB) 8G (David Hayes)
20	WUNDERWOOD (USA) 8G (David Elsworth)
21	ZABEAT (NZ) 7G (Donna Logan)
22	KERRY O'REILLY (NZ) 6G (Jim Gibbs)
23	ART SUCCESS (NZ) 5G (John Collins)
24	DOLPHIN JO 4G (Terry O'Sullivan)
25	COUNT RICARDO 5G (Stephen Theodore)
26	MANDELA (NZ) 5G (Richard Yuill)
27	GLISTENING (GB) 5H (Luca Cumani)
28	PANTANI (NZ) 8G (Robbie Laing)
29	JAGGER (GB) 7G (David Hayes)
30	ACCUMULATE (NZ) 5G (Bart Cummings)
31	CEFALU (CHI) 5G (Lee Freedman)
32	LOANHEAD (NZ) 4G (Peter G Moody)
33	SPHENOPHYTA (NZ) 6G (Lee Freedman)
34	SARRERA 6G (Michael Moroney)
35	VANQUISHED 7G (Bede Murray)
36	PURDE (NZ) 4M (David Hayes)
37	IRAZU 4G (Steve Richards)
38	DRACS BACK 5G (Darren Weir)
39	ISTA KAREEM (NZ) 6G (Jeremy Gask)
40	SPECIAL SCENE 8G (Dan O'Sullivan)
41	ROANOKE 4H (Anthony Cummings)
	THESE HORSES HAVE NOT PASSED BALLOTING CLAUSE
42	GRAND ZULU 6G (Gwenda Markwell)
43	MAYBE BETTER 4G (Brian Mayfield-Smith)
44	SOULACROIX (GB) 6G (Luca Cumani)
45	ON THE UP 5G (John Hawkes)
46	LORD ERIN (NZ) 8G (Grant Dalziel)
47	MAGIC INSTINCT(GB) 5G (Peter G Moody)
48	AZNAVOUR (NZ) 4G (Danny O'Brien)
49	GENEBEL 6M (Michael Moroney)
50	FORCE NINE 5G (Cliff Brown)

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Re: Australia - Melbourne Cup 3200m(2miles) Tues 7th Nov at Flemington Yeats has tons of class and surely will take some beating :loon