When did Shocking win the Melbourne Cup?

2009
In 2009, Laurence Eales came to national prominence when his horse, Shocking, won the 2009 Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Who won 2009 Melbourne Cup?

Shocking2009 Melbourne Cup / WinnerShocking is an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse, trained by Mark Kavanagh, who won the 149th Melbourne Cup on 3 November 2009 by three-quarters of a length. Wikipedia

Which horse won the 2008 Melbourne Cup?

Viewed
Results. The race was won by the Bart Cummings trained horse Viewed, with Honolulu officially last as Gallopin did not finish the race.

Where is Makybe Diva now?

MAKYBE DIVA (2003-2005) ‘The Diva’ is now doing just that at Makybe Stud, a boutique thoroughbred farm in Victoria founded by Tony Santic. At 22 she’s recently been retired from breeding, produced five race winners although none of her foals have yet reached great heights.

Has an apprentice jockey ever won Melbourne Cup?

Ben Thompson’s father has three Melbourne Cup wins to his name. On Tuesday, the apprentice jockey gets his first taste of a Melbourne Cup of a different kind when he rides in Australia’s most famous horse race.

Which horse has run the fastest Melbourne Cup?

The present record holder is the 1990 winner Kingston Rule with a time of 3:16.3.

Which horse won the 2011 Melbourne Cup?

Dunaden
2011 Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup
Location	Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia
Date	1 November 2011
Winning horse	Dunaden
Jockey	Christophe Lemaire

How many foals did Makybe Diva have?

Of the seven Makybe Diva foals to race five have won with the other three being Demand Attention (by Starspangeldbanner) who her maiden at Seymour back in June, Surrey (by High Chapparal) who won at Matamata and Taqneen (by Lonhro) who won two picnic races at Merton and Balnarring.

How many GREY horses have won the Melbourne Cup?

5 other
Subzero and 5 other grey horses have won the Melbourne Cup.