Glen Boss celebrates his Melbourne Cup win on Makybe Diva.

Melbourne Cup Results

As per tradition, on the first Tuesday in November the Group 1 Melbourne Cup was contested at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria. Like the Kentucky Derby in America, the Melbourne Cup is "the race that stops a nation", with 122,736 fans in attendance at Flemington and millions elsewhere watching on television or listening on the radio.

A field of 23 (with the morning line favorite Mummify scratching the morning of the race due to a fever) faced the starter and a 3200 meter (about 2 mile) journey for the winner's share of the $4.6 million (Australian) purse.

The field rounds the final turn in the 2003 Melbourne Cup.

The field was well strung out most of the way down the backstretch, but turning for home they bunched up and a cavalry charge ensued. Jockey Glen Boss threaded the proverbial needle, when his mount Makybe Diva shot out of the pack, splitting horses with 3/16 mile to go, then holding on to win by 1 1/4 lengths over She's Archie, in a final time of 3:19.90 for the 3200 meters. It was another 3 lengths back to Jardine's Lookout in third. 11-2 favorite Mamool, owned by Godolphin Racing and ridden by Frankie Dettori, finished last, beaten 35 lengths.

Winning jockey Glen Boss.

Winning jockey Glen Boss said, "I've won a lot of big races and the feeling's always great, but I am lost for words this time. She got there so easy, she had a soft run. She gave me a great ride, I stayed towards the fence, it was like I was in the zone. Everywhere I went it was happening for me. It was just like it was meant to be."

Winning owner Tony Santic bet a whopping $700,000 to win on his horse. After the win he said, "I've been dreaming about it for years, but to get there let alone win it is just mind-boggling."

For lots of info on the Melbourne Cup, including this year's results and its history, check the RaceTAB Melbourne Cup special.

The Tooheys New Melbourne Cup Purse: $4,600,000     Distance: 2 miles Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 12 Makybe Diva Boss 9.10 3.70 17 She's Archie Seamer 13.70 1 Jardine's Lookout Holland 11.70 Makybe Diva and Glen Boss winning the Melbourne Cup. Winning Time: 3:19.90 Quinella 12-17 245.60 Exacta 12-17 277.90 Trifecta 12-17-1 13,203.40

Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva is a 5-year-old mare by Desert King out of Tugela bred in Great Britain.

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