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AUSTRALIAN RACING
Friday, 30 October 2026
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<p>The 2013 Melbourne Cup over 3200 metres at Flemington brought back two former winners, the 2011 champion Dunaden and the 2012 winner Green Moon, as well as Fiorente, runner-up a year earlier, and Red Cadeaux, second to Dunaden in 2011.</p><p>The Caulfield Cup winner Fawkner and the Makybe Diva Stakes winner Foreteller led the locals, while Europe sent the Irish St Leger winner Voleuse De Coeurs, the Goodwood Cup winner Brown Panther, Ascot Gold Cup runner-up Simenon, and the French stayers Verema and Tres Blue.</p>
Fiorente won the 2013 Melbourne Cup from Red Cadeaux, with Mount Athos third.
J: Damien Oliver
T: G Waterhouse & A Bott
| Runner | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1. Dunaden(1) | The 2011 Melbourne Cup winner, back for French trainer Mikel Delzangles. Second in the Coronation Cup and the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud this year. Jamie Spencer rides. |
| 2. Green Moon(10) | The 2012 Melbourne Cup winner. Ran in the Underwood Stakes and the Cox Plate and wears blinkers for the first time. Brett Prebble rides. |
| 3. Red Cadeaux(23) | Ed Dunlop's globetrotter, runner-up in the 2011 Cup and the 2012 Hong Kong Vase winner, in his third Melbourne Cup. Gerald Mosse rides. |
| 4. Sea Moon(7) | Won the Herbert Power Stakes and was third in the Makybe Diva Stakes. Lost the Bart Cummings on protest. |
| 5. Brown Panther(6) | British stayer who won the Goodwood Cup, then missed the Irish St Leger through injury. Richard Kingscote rides. |
| 6. Fiorente(5) | Runner-up in the 2012 Melbourne Cup. Won the Dato' Tan Chin Nam Stakes and was fourth in the Turnbull Stakes this spring. Damien Oliver rides for Gai Waterhouse. |
| 7. Foreteller(15) | Won the Makybe Diva Stakes, was second in the Caulfield Stakes and fourth in the Cox Plate. Has not raced over 3200 metres before. Trained by Chris Waller. |
| 8. Dandino(4) | Second in the Caulfield Cup after racing in Europe and Hong Kong. Ryan Moore rides. |
| 9. Ethiopia(14) | The 2012 Australian Derby winner. Third in the Lexus Stakes in his lead-up. Trained by Pat Carey. |
| 10. Fawkner(8) | Won the Caulfield Cup impressively after a third in the Turnbull Stakes. Earlier won the Tramway Stakes and George Main Stakes. Nicholas Hall rides. |
| 11. Mourayan(19) | Eight-year-old who won the Sydney Cup in the autumn. Brenton Avdulla rides. |
| 12. Seville(9) | Won The Metropolitan at Randwick and ran well in the Cox Plate. Hugh Bowman rides. |
| 13. Super Cool(13) | A former Australian Cup winner. Third in the Memsie Stakes and the Caulfield Stakes and fifth in the Cox Plate. Trained by Mark Kavanagh. |
| 14. Masked Marvel(2) | Won the St Leger at Doncaster in 2011. Third in the Makybe Diva Stakes and the Hill Stakes this spring. Michael Rodd rides. |
| 15. Mount Athos(22) | Fifth in the 2012 Melbourne Cup and second in the March Stakes at Goodwood. Craig Williams rides for Luca Cumani. |
| 16. Royal Empire(11) | Godolphin stayer who won the Geoffrey Freer Stakes and was second in the September Stakes. Steps up to 3200 metres. Kerrin McEvoy rides. |
| 17. Voleuse De Coeurs(21) | Won the Irish St Leger by six lengths for Dermot Weld before moving to Michael Moroney. Has no Australian lead-up run. James McDonald rides. |
| 18. Hawkspur(18) | Won the Chelmsford Stakes for Chris Waller, then unplaced in the George Main, Turnbull and Caulfield Cup. Jim Cassidy rides. |
| 19. Simenon(12) | Willie Mullins stayer, second in the Ascot Gold Cup and the Lonsdale Cup, then third in the Herbert Power Stakes. Also races over hurdles. |
| 20. Ibicenco(17) | Won the Geelong Cup after an unplaced run in The Metropolitan. Luke Nolen rides. |
| 21. Verema(3) | French stayer for Alain de Royer-Dupre who won the Prix Maurice de Nieuil and the Prix Kergorlay. Christophe Lemaire rides. |
| 22. Dear Demi(16) | The 2012 Victoria Oaks winner. Third in the Underwood Stakes and the Caulfield Cup and second in the Mackinnon Stakes. Trained by Clarry Conners. |
| 23. Tres Blue(20) | French three-year-old who won the Prix de Reux and the Grand Prix de Deauville. Tommy Berry rides for Gai Waterhouse. |
| 24. Ruscello(24) | Won the Lexus Stakes at Flemington three days earlier. Steps up to 3200 metres for the first time. |
