2000 Melbourne Cup

2000 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date7 November 2000
Winning horseBrew
JockeyKerrin McEvoy
TrainerMichael Moroney
SurfaceGrass
Attendance121,015[1]
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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]

  1. ^ "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ^ 1991-2000 Melbourne Cup results