Melbourne Cup | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia |
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Date | 7 November 2000 |
Winning horse | Brew |
Jockey | Kerrin McEvoy |
Trainer | Michael Moroney |
Surface | Grass |
Attendance | 121,015[1] |
Second Coming 300 to go lead by a length, Brew cutting him down, further out Yippyo with a run. Second Coming through and then came Yippyo. It's Brew going to the lead with a 150 left to go in the Cup, Brew two lengths in front now he's drawing clear from Yippyo and Brew down to the post, Brew first two lengths to Yippyo photo third between Second Coming and Kappstad Way.
Commentator Dan Milecki describes the climax of the race
The 2000 Melbourne Cup was the 140th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 6 November 2000 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
It was won by Brew, trained by Michael Moroney and ridden by Kerrin McEvoy.[2]