| 2004 EMIRATES MELBOURNE CUP | ||||||
| 3200 metres (Tuesday, November 2) | ||||||
| Group 1. Handicap of $4,500,000 and $100,000 trophies. First: $2,700,000 and Gold Cup of $80,000 to owner, miniature Gold Cups of $8500 each to trainer and jockey and for the strapper the Tommy Woodcock trophy of $3000 value.Second: $730,000. Third: $335 | ||||||
| 1 | 5-2 f | MAKYBE DIVA (GB) | (Emily Krstina (Aust) Pty Ltd Syn. Mgr: T Santic) B m 6y Desert King (Ire.) - Tugela (USA), by Riverman (USA) | Tr: Lee Freedman | 55.5kg | Glen Boss |
| 2 | 5-1 | VINNIE ROE (Ire.) | (S Sheridan, M Watt & D K Weld. B h 7y, Definite Article (GB) - Kayu (Ire.), by Tap On Wood (Ire.) | Tr: Dermot Weld | 58kg | Pat Smullen |
| 3 | 100-1 | ZAZZMAN | (R A Lyons, R F Green & P J Potter. B g 7y, Distinctly North (USA) - Glen Iris, by Marscay) | Tr: Tony Vasil | 52.5kg | Nicholas Ryan (a) |
| Then followed: | ||||||
| 4 | 15-1 | Elvstroem | (b h 4y, Danehill (USA) - Circles Of Gold) | Tony Vasil | 56.5 | N Rawiller |
| 5 | 16-1 | Hugs Dancer (Fr.) | (b g 8y, Cadeaux General (GB) - Embracing (GB) | Tony McEvoy | 52.5 | G J Childs |
| 6 | 12-1 | Distinction (Ire.) | (b g 6y, Danehill (USA) - Ivy Leaf (Ire.) | Michael Stoute | 54 | D Beadman |
| 7 | 25-1 | Mamool (GB) | (b h 6y, in The Wings (GB) - Genovefa (USA) | Saeed Bin Suroor | 57 | F Dettori |
| 8 | 20-1 | Catchmeifyoucan | (b g 5y, Senor Pete (USA) - Glamis (NZ) | Michael Moroney | 49 | B Shinn (a) |
| 9 | 40-1 | Razkalla (USA) | (b g 7y, Caerleon (USA) - Larrocha (Ire.) | Saeed Bin Suroor | 55 | K McEvoy |
| 10 | 40-1 | Strasbourg | (ch g 5y, Umatilla (NZ) - Bella Ragazza) | Bart Cummings | 52 | M R Du Plessis |
| 11 | 60-1 | On A Jeune | (b g 4y, Jeune (GB) - Chandada Rose) | Peter Montgomorie | 50.5 | J Bowditch |
| 12 | 20-1 | Media Puzzle (USA) | (ch g 8y, Theatrical (Ire.) - Market Slide (USA) | Dermot Weld | 55.5 | D Oliver |
| 13 | 20-1 | Grey Song | (gr g 6y, Unbridled’s Song (USA) - Tonzazip) | Tommy Hughes Jr. | 52 | D R Beasley |
| 14 | 100-1 | Roman Arch | (b g 6y, Archway (Ire.) - Celestial Option) | Mick Whittle | 52.5 | L Currie |
| 15 | 70-1 | Upsetthym (NZ) | (br m 6y, Rhythm (USA) - Set Up (NZ) | Karen Fursdon | 51 | R McLeod |
| 16 | 40-1 | Another Warrior | (ch h 6y, Brave Warrior - Kate Be Good) | Alan Bailey | 51 | J Byrne |
| 17 | 40-1 | Winning Belle (NZ) | (b m 4y, Zabeel (NZ) - Kirin Belle (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | 49.5 | C Munce |
| 18 | 80-1 | Lashed | (ch m 5y, Encosta De Lago - Traffic Watch) | Graeme Rogerson | 52 | J A Cassidy |
| 19 | 30-1 | Mummify | (b g 5y, Jeune (GB) - Cleopatra’s Girl) | Lee Freedman | 56 | D Nikolic |
| 20 | 60-1 | Don Raphael | (b g 5y, Runyon (Ire.) - Rain Queen) | Kerry Parker | 50.5 | S Seamer |
| 21 | 16-1 | Pacific Dancer (NZ) | (br h 4y, Groom Dancer (USA) - Pacific Gem (NZ) | Shaun Dwyer | 51.5 | G J Grylls |
| 22 | 100-1 | Hard To Get | (b g 4y, Geiger Counter (USA) - Rarely Caught (NZ) | Mark Kavanagh | 51 | L Nolen |
| 23 | 40-1 | Delzao | (b h 4y, Encosta de Lago - Amanusa) | Greg Kavanagh | 54 | S R King |
| 24 | 14-1 | She’s Archie | (br m 6y, Archway (Ire.) - A Little Timid) | Darren Weir | 51.5 | C W Brown |
| All started. Won by: 1-1/4 lengths, 2-1/2 lengths. Time: 3:28.55. (Last 600m 37.63). Track: dead. | ||||||
| Barrier numbers: 7-10-6. Judge’s numbers: 5-1-12. | ||||||
| Vic. TAB Divs: Win: Maykbe Diva $4.20. Place: Makybe Diva $2.00, Vinnie Roe $2.60, Zazzman $22.20. Quinella: $8.50. Exacta: $17.70. Trifecta: $2504.00. | ||||||
| #Note: Another Warrior placed into the field by the VRC committee ahead of Free At Last | ||||||
