Melbourne Cup News 2 | October 20th, 2024

Lew Dub of Staying The Distance - The Melbourne Cup & Horse Racing Channel gives you the Melbourne Cup NEWS.
In the second edition of 2024 Lew Dub provides an updated list of the Melbourne Cup Order of Entry, news on Buckaroo's next race, likely runners for the Geelong Cup including two foreign raiders, plus updates on the latest international raiders to have arrived in Australia.
Staying The Distance coverage of Australian horse racing. The UnOfficial Melbourne Cup Channel.

[@nathjohn3158]

I was on Buckaroo yesterday and it was a great run, think he got too far back but understand they needed to ride him cold for his first try at the trip. He wont be getting any of mine over 3200 in the cup but then again who am I to doubt Chris Waller, we said similar about Verry Elleegant.

[@gregorynichols9022]

Hi Nathjohn. If you watch the replay you will see Buckaroo could not get going when he wanted to. For his first attempt at 2400 he was a bit stiff. Cheers

[@nathjohn3158]

@@gregorynichols9022 I agree he should have won, had hoped he would have sat two or three pairs closer in the run. I was concerned about him running 2400 so I have to be over 3200 as well. Dont think it was a very good CC yesterday and I was hoping class would have got him over the line more than I was confident about him running the trip.

[@lewdubspersonalbest9070]

Will be interesting to see how many frontrunners and on-pacers we get in the Cup. The obvious ones are Just Fine and . . . .just Just Fine at the moment.

[@harrycurrie9664]

Buckaroo was the only one that showed they were fit to run 3200. I said "Showed"

[@Hoodoo04]

Looking forward to watching Birdman on Wednesday at Geelong. Nice youngster who was trained by Jessica Harrington. Only issue was his last run

[@lukeroche2123]

Land Legend will suit Flemington.
Jan Brueghel will be giggling after the Caulfield Cup

[@markuswilmes3694]

Terrible track yesterday buckaroo was huge all things considered

[@DannyLalor-t6e]

Positivity mostly cloudy and muramasa

[@lewdubspersonalbest9070]

Geelong Cup?

[@christophernorman4353]

Zardozi
Absurde
Birdman if he gets in my boxed trifecta

[@lewdubspersonalbest9070]

I've got doubts that they'll run Zardozi too.

[@christophernorman4353]

@@lewdubspersonalbest9070 they'll pay extension fee got back Caulfield run on pace

[@BigTV-ke1nn]

Looks like weakest cup field for a long time. Many with sus form going into the big race 🤔

[@lewdubspersonalbest9070]

I agree. Waiting for something or someone to emerge from Geelong or MV Gold Cup.

[@unitedrealtalk5087]

Jan Breugal should win easily 🏆😮😮

[@DannyLalor-t6e]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@DannyLalor-t6e]

Never raced in a field of more than 10 horses