The 2005 Melbourne Cup was the 145th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over , was held on 1 November 2005 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
It was won by Makybe Diva2005 Melbourne Cup result at the age of seven, trained by Lee Freedman and ridden by Glen Boss. Makybe Diva broke her own weight carrying record by winning with 58 kg. Makybe Diva is the only horse to win three successive Melbourne Cups./http://goaustralia.about.com/od/racing/f/makybediva.htm Her retirement was announced with the third and final victory.
Prize money
1st: $A3,700,000 2nd: $A750,000 3rd: $A375,000
Field Placing Horse Country Trainer Jockey # Barrier Time/margin1stMakybe DivaGBLee FreedmanGlen Boss1143:19.178thVinnie RoeIREDermot Weld (IRE)Pat Smullen2245.5L19thDistinctionIREMichael Stoute (GB)Michael Kinane32120.6L17thGreys InnUSAMike De Kock (SAF)Weichong Marwing41317.3LLastFranklins GardensGBMark Tompkins (GB)Darryll Holland51099.9L12thEye PopperJPNIzumi Shimizu (JPN)Shinji Fujita696.8L14thRailingsAUSJohn HawkesGreg Childs759.1L3rdXcellentNZMichael Moroney (NZ)Michael Coleman8171.8L9thKindjhalFRDavid HayesDwayne Dunn9125.6L21stHugs DancerFRDavid HayesNicholas Ryan10729.6L13thDemergerAUSDanny O'BrienBlake Shinn1147.8L11thDizelleAUSJohn HawkesDarren Beadman12186.7L5thLachlan RiverNZJohn MorriseyGlen Colless1332.3L6thPortland SingaNZNeville McBurneyLarry Cassidy1414.1L15thVouvrayNZPeter MoodyScott Seamer15159.3L2ndOn a JeuneAUSPeter MontgomerieDarren Gauci16111.3L20thUmbulaAUSMick PriceStephen Baster17823.6L22ndBazelleNZPaul Jenkins (NZ)Rhys McLeod182229.8L7thEnvoyNZKen Kelso (NZ)Peter Mertens1924.5L10thRizonAUSCliff BrownJay Ford20166.6L18thStrasbourgAUSBart CummingsLuke Nolen21617.8L4thLeica FalconAUSRichard FreyerKerrin McEvoy22202.1L23rdMr CelebrityNZGai WaterhouseDanny Beasley231929.9L16thKamskyAUSBart CummingsCraig Williams242314.3L
Final moments As they left the straight, round the turn and along the back straight it was: 17 Umbula 23 Mr Celebrity 18 Bazelle 14 Portland Singa
Changed to: 23 Mr Celebrity 18 Bazelle 17 Umbula 14 Portland Singa
Then: 23 Mr Celebrity 14 Portland Singa 18 Bazelle 17 Umbula
With about 1100m left to go it was: 23 Mr Celebrity 14 Portland Singa 17 Umbula 18 Bazelle
As they came to the turn: 23 Mr Celebrity 14 Portland Singa 17 Umbula 6 Eye Popper
Then: 23 Mr Celebrity 14 Portland Singa 6 Eye Popper 17 Umbula
With 500m left to go: 14 Portland Singa 23 Mr Celebrity 6 Eye Popper 13 Lachlan River
Final: 1 Makybe Diva 16 On a Jeune 8 Xcellent 22 Leica Falcon
References
External links Race video on YouTube