The Melbourne Cup : Steeped In More History Than Many Imagine
Forget the Topgun, ignore the Golden Easter Egg, discount the Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane Cup‘s, the Melbourne Cup remains as arguably the one race all owners and trainers aspire to win, just like its horse racing equivalent.
This year sees the 15th running of the Melbourne Cup over the 515 metres distance at Sandown Park, and it will mark yet another chapter in one of the greatest races held anywhere in Australia, or the greyhound world for that matter.
Drawn perfectly in box two, the fastest qualifier El Grand Senor will be attempting to overcome a bit of a hoodoo for the greyhound who wears the ‘checks’. Carrington Jade (1976), Acclaim Star (1979), Fox Hunt (1991), Master Giant (1992) and Henry Hand (1996) are the only five greyhounds that have exited box two and gone on to take the Melbourne Cup since 1956.