New Posts For Thread: Joseph O'Brien could run TEN in Melbourne Cuphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911171/joseph-obrien-could-run-ten-in-melbourne-cupMan-of-the-moment Joseph O'Brien could run ten in the Lexus Melbourne Cup, with St Leger hero Highwayman set to join the trainer's army heading for Australia following his dominant Doncaster display under history-maker Saffie Osborne. O'Brien has alrMelbourne Cup day is a public holiday in Victoria not elsewhere.Yes it is a mere handicap (to racing snobs).I was there in 2003 when it was the record crowd, 122,736.Believe it or not I did not see one horse, the crowd was too big to get near the rachttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911171/joseph-obrien-could-run-ten-in-melbourne-cup?post_id=565584607#565584607Melbourne Cup day is a public holiday in Victoria not elsewhere.Yes it is a mere handicap (to racing snobs).I was there in 2003 when it was the record crowd, 122,736.Believe it or not I did not see one horse, the crowd was too big to get near the racFri, 18 Sep 2026 06:20:21 -0500Takes a lot of cash to take a horse to compete in the Melbourne cup surely Joseph will know which ones are best h'capped and have the best have chance of winning, to take one that he knows cant beat 2/3 of his others will be a waste of money for theihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911171/joseph-obrien-could-run-ten-in-melbourne-cup?post_id=565584421#565584421Takes a lot of cash to take a horse to compete in the Melbourne cup surely Joseph will know which ones are best h'capped and have the best have chance of winning, to take one that he knows cant beat 2/3 of his others will be a waste of money for theiFri, 18 Sep 2026 04:02:51 -0500Same is true of the Grand National these days, and the Derby. Few care or even notice anymore compared with yesteryear.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911171/joseph-obrien-could-run-ten-in-melbourne-cup?post_id=565584307#565584307Same is true of the Grand National these days, and the Derby. Few care or even notice anymore compared with yesteryear.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:12:02 -0500I was living in North Sydney when Vintage Crop won.This "race that stops a nation" business is an absolute croc of the highest order.Apart from my local TAB in Lane Cove being a bit busier than a usual midweek afternoon nobody seemed too bothered orhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911171/joseph-obrien-could-run-ten-in-melbourne-cup?post_id=565584115#565584115I was living in North Sydney when Vintage Crop won.This "race that stops a nation" business is an absolute croc of the highest order.Apart from my local TAB in Lane Cove being a bit busier than a usual midweek afternoon nobody seemed too bothered orThu, 17 Sep 2026 14:49:26 -0500The Grand National comparison is a good one.The trouble for the Melbourne Cup is that if European trainers repeatedly farm the race, it will lose its attraction to the Australian people.And Europeans can farm the race because most Australian horses dhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911171/joseph-obrien-could-run-ten-in-melbourne-cup?post_id=565584057#565584057The Grand National comparison is a good one.The trouble for the Melbourne Cup is that if European trainers repeatedly farm the race, it will lose its attraction to the Australian people.And Europeans can farm the race because most Australian horses dThu, 17 Sep 2026 14:11:53 -0500It's a race that stops the nation in Aussieland perhaps similar to our Grand National at one time. Nevertheless, the race is still a handicap, a prestige handicap - end of. Personally, the race is no different to the 'petrol currency' races held annuhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911171/joseph-obrien-could-run-ten-in-melbourne-cup?post_id=565584033#565584033It's a race that stops the nation in Aussieland perhaps similar to our Grand National at one time. Nevertheless, the race is still a handicap, a prestige handicap - end of. Personally, the race is no different to the 'petrol currency' races held annuThu, 17 Sep 2026 13:47:03 -0500Australia richest handicap…..Ebor…UK richest handicap……Enjoy….https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911171/joseph-obrien-could-run-ten-in-melbourne-cup?post_id=565584015#565584015Australia richest handicap…..Ebor…UK richest handicap……Enjoy….Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:27:47 -0500Prize money is irrelevant tbh…..it’s good,very good but it’s still an overated handicap…..prestige,stops a nation…..https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911171/joseph-obrien-could-run-ten-in-melbourne-cup?post_id=565584003#565584003Prize money is irrelevant tbh…..it’s good,very good but it’s still an overated handicap…..prestige,stops a nation…..Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:22:45 -0500Prize money for this years race, not to be sniffed at, if you finish last you get Aus Dollars 100,000 (53K)1st $4,500,0002nd $1,110,0003rd $560,0004th $360,0005th $240,0006th-12th $160,00013th-24th $100,000Winning Trainer gets mohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911171/joseph-obrien-could-run-ten-in-melbourne-cup?post_id=565583933#565583933Prize money for this years race, not to be sniffed at, if you finish last you get Aus Dollars 100,000 (53K)1st $4,500,0002nd $1,110,0003rd $560,0004th $360,0005th $240,0006th-12th $160,00013th-24th $100,000Winning Trainer gets moThu, 17 Sep 2026 12:28:39 -0500How many Melbourne Cup winners have you had Tiger (punting)….?Over 4 decades i backed one Vintage Crop ….How many breeders ? Myself dozens over the piece tbh…https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911171/joseph-obrien-could-run-ten-in-melbourne-cup?post_id=565583485#565583485How many Melbourne Cup winners have you had Tiger (punting)….?Over 4 decades i backed one Vintage Crop ….How many breeders ? Myself dozens over the piece tbh…Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:16:01 -0500