Melbourne Cup 2021 LIVE updates Incentivise the favourite Future Score scratched
1 of 3
Richard Waycott with wife Jane, arrive for the 2021 Melbourne Cup. Richard’s first Melbourne Cup was 1946. He turned 100 last week.
100-year-old Richard Waycott with wife Jane, arrive for the 2021 Melbourne Cup.Credit:Chris Hopkins
VRC chairman Neil Wilson spoke to Channel 10 about overseeing his first Melbourne Cup in the job.
History is littered with beaten hot-pots in the Melbourne Cup, but few of them had the credentials of Incentivise, according to Max Presnell.
Caulfield Cup winner Incentivise is a heavy pre-race favourite. Credit:Getty
Beachgoers begun flocking to St Kilda beach from early Tuesday to reserve the perfect slice of sand.
Some, tasting beachside freedom for the first time in months, came armed with eskies of food and drink to last the day.
A significant police presence is also in the area with officers reminding people that alcohol, including sealed containers, are banned from November 1 until March 31.
Beachgoers begun flocking to St Kilda beach from early Tuesday.Credit:The Age
Beachgoers begun flocking to St Kilda beach from early Tuesday.Credit:The Age
When Kate Bosworth arrived for the Melbourne Cup carnival in 2006 people were expecting the muscular star of Blue Crush and were greeted by a model-thin, softly spoken waif.
Sydney jockey Chris Munce discusses diet tips and the benefits of wasting with American actress Kate Bosworth.Credit:Paul Rovere
Bosworth was a picture of Great Gatsby glory, wearing a Colette Dinnigan white lace dress and black headpiece.
Fellow celebrities that year were the polite and professional Michael Vartan from Alias and Desperate Housewives supporting star Andrea Bowen.
Melbourne Cup Day is back at Flemington this year with up to 10,000 punters allowed back to the track. And already there’s no shortage of colour and fashion at the famous track.
Victoria Racing Club ambassador Crystal Kimber-Peters.Credit:Justin McManus
History says you can follow certain saddlecloth numbers, barriers, ages, weights, odds and even jockey colours to find the Cup winner. Will it help red-hot favourite Incentivise? Click here to find out.
Melbourne Cup contender Persan.Credit:Scott Barbour
The sun was out and the famous roses in full bloom at Flemington for the 161st running of the Melbourne Cup as the first punters arrived at the track.
Many came on the train from Flinders Street but there were also stretch limousines pulling up and helicopters landing in a hint of the glamour of the spring racing carnival in previous years.
Racegoers arrive at Flemington for Melbourne Cup Day 2021.Credit:Getty Images
Patrons who were able to secure one of the 10,000 tickets available were well aware they were lucky to have snagged a trackside spot.
Charlotte Atkins, 22, and Max Poche, 23, stopped underneath the Flemington arch to pose for photographs as they entered the racecourse for Ms Atkins’ first Melbourne Cup.
Racegoers arrive at Flemington for Melbourne Cup Day 2021.Credit:Getty Images
The couple flew down from Sydney for the race as Ms Atkins’ parents have a horse running in the Cup, She’s Ideel.
Mr Poche said while favourite Incentivise would be hard to beat today, he would be having a bet each way on She’s Ideel.
“Just to get down and back on track after six months of lockdown is great,†Mr Poche said. “It’s a privilege to get in here and we know we are very lucky.â€
Racegoers arrive at Flemington for Melbourne Cup Day 2021.Credit:Getty Images
Almandin took out the great race five years ago with Kerrin McEvoy aboard, delivering Lloyd Williams the fifth of his seven Melbourne Cups.
1 of 3
0 Response to "Melbourne Cup 2021 LIVE updates Incentivise the favourite Future Score scratched"
Post a Comment