The Melbourne Cup is now just days away. The event which takes place annually on the first Tuesday of November is Australia’s most famous horse race and always something to look forward to.
The event brings the nation to a halt for a day with all eyes on the event. The excitement extends beyond the course as traditionally attendees dress up and groups of friends pledge bets in order to gain one over each other.
In order to access the best odds for the event you can visit melbourne-cup.online where many bookmakers betting offers for the event are displayed and each horse’s form can be examined.
Deauville Legend is one of the favorites to win the Melbourne Cup next month having won at York last time out in August which can be viewed at sportinglife.com. The horse also won at Newmarket in July and has also recorded second-placed finishes at Goodwood and Ascot earlier this year.
This will be the first race outside of the United Kingdom it has competed in and represents a big challenge but Deauville Legend should certainly be competing at the front of the pack – it is a young and incredibly exciting horse in the racing world.
Loft is another that is fancied to possibly finish first down under. The German horse has spent the majority of its racing career in its home nation so far boasting wins in Hoppegarten and Baden-Baden.
Lexus #MelbourneCup contender Loft inspects the surroundings of the TAB Werribee International Horse Centre after arriving in Melbourne earlier this morning 💪 pic.twitter.com/WqamYQu14g
— Racing Victoria (@RacingVictoria) October 11, 2022
However, Loft has recently visited the US and won at Belmont Park where it set a course record at the Belmont Gold Cup covered by bloodhorse.com as well as earning second place at Chester and is certainly prepared to take part in big races abroad.
Loft is now four years old and certainly in its prime and now could be the time.
Without A Fight is a horse that has demonstrated impressive consistency in its two years of racing so far having won at York back to back in June and July.
The British horse also won in huge races at Newmarket and Haydock last year and has started to rack up an impressive list of race wins but the Melbourne Cup would certainly top that list if Without A Fight could claim victory in November.
🗣 “When William was available to ride the horse, we were delighted to book him”
— Racing Post (@RacingPost) October 17, 2022
Newly crowned champion Flat jockey William Buick is set to return to Australia after being snapped up to ride British contender Without A Fight in next month’s Lexus Melbourne Cup
This will be the first time that the horse leaves the UK and if the trip is successful it could represent the highlight of the horse’s career to date.
Deauville Legend and Loft are certainly more heavily fancied as they are younger horses with short but impressive CVs but Without A Fight boasts more race wins and the longevity to suggest it has a huge chance at the Melbourne Cup.
These three horses definitely represent the greatest hopes of winning at the Melbourne Cup and it would be a surprise if another horse emerged as the eventual front runner, but stranger things have happened in horse racing.
