Spring Horse Racing Carnival
At Australia, we adore our horse racing and we figured we’d unfold Australia’s biggest and largest popular festival, Its’ Melbourne Spring Festival. Relax back and be entertained as we lead you through the largest race around Australia, unfolding Aussie stars of Victoria’s Turf & of course the trainers & jockeys at the cutting edge of this great industry. This is Melbourne’s best time for punters to acquire their money’s worth.
Once we get over Derby Day & by god it is a massive event, we hype ourselves for the day that stops a nation, The Melbourne Cup. Ever since the inception of the race, the stories of Archer being paraded down from Sydney to contest the Cup and who won the first two runnings of it to boot, Aussies have been captivated. Melbournians even get a public holiday to party! This is by far the biggest horse racing event in Australia.
The love experience which was Makybe Diva & the Australian residents was something to be admired. Makybe was why race goers went to the track. To win 3 Melbourne Cups in progression is something else that we possibly will not ever see again. What about the bump Australians got when Dermot Weld came out and took our Cup back to Ireland back in ‘93 with Vintage Crop. Or maybe when he did it again in ‘02 with Media Puzzle. What about Sheila Laxon conquering with Ethereal, or perhaps the likeable Might And Power and Doriemus photo ending. The rain poured down back in ‘74 and Van Der Hum took it home.
And then there was Bart. JB Cummings. The Cup’s King. The man who has trained the Melbourne Cup winner a lazy eleven times. With horses such as Light Fingers, Galilee, Think Big (twice), Hyperno, Let’s Elope and Saintly triumphanting for him in the past. In 2008 punters and bookies alike were expecting Viewed could do it for the Cup Kings & accomplish that sluggish eleven a decent dozen over the covering & who would have though the soon to be eighty year old would truly do it. Well accomplished Bart, you are truly the king of the Turf.
We will also not forget the hot water Luca Cumani and 2nd spot winner Bauer landed in after it was made public the horse obtained shockwave treatment, forbidden within 7 days of the Melbourne Cup. The stir was astounding, particularly after it was discovered an RVL appointed vet conducted the treatment.
