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| Delta Blues takes Melbourne Cup | Delta Blues takes Melbourne Cup |
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| Delta Blues, ridden by Yasunari Iwata, led home a one-two for Japanese trainer Katsuhiko Sumii in the Melbourne Cup. | Delta Blues, ridden by Yasunari Iwata, led home a one-two for Japanese trainer Katsuhiko Sumii in the Melbourne Cup. |
| In a frantic final 200m, the 17-1 shot held off 5-1 joint-favourite Pop Rock by a short head to become only the third foreign horse to win the race. | In a frantic final 200m, the 17-1 shot held off 5-1 joint-favourite Pop Rock by a short head to become only the third foreign horse to win the race. |
| The Australian Maybe Better came third at 5-1 with Zipping fourth. | The Australian Maybe Better came third at 5-1 with Zipping fourth. |
| Land'N Stars was the leading British challenger in fifth while well-fancied Irish joint-favourite Yeats fell away in the latter stages to finish seventh. | |
| 606 DEBATE: Your thoughts on Delta Blues winning the Melbourne Cup | 606 DEBATE: Your thoughts on Delta Blues winning the Melbourne Cup |
| Land'N Stars, a 200-1 chance trained by Jamie Poulton and ridden by John Egan, stormed down the home straight but could not catch the leaders. | |
| The Luca Cumani-trained Glistening was 10th while Frankie Dettori could only manage 18th on Jamie Osborne's Geordieland, who suffered a bleeding problem during the race. | The Luca Cumani-trained Glistening was 10th while Frankie Dettori could only manage 18th on Jamie Osborne's Geordieland, who suffered a bleeding problem during the race. |
| Joint-favourite Tawqeet finished back in 19th with jockey Dwayne Dunn blaming a foot injury for the horse's poor display. | |
| "Very happy, very happy," enthused Iwata, after he had maintained the edge over Pop Rock, ridden by Australian jockey Damien Oliver. | "Very happy, very happy," enthused Iwata, after he had maintained the edge over Pop Rock, ridden by Australian jockey Damien Oliver. |
| Iwata and Sumii celebrate victory | Iwata and Sumii celebrate victory |
| "I got to him," said Oliver, of the final stages, "but the other horse really fought when I came to him and he's just a bit more seasoned and a bit tougher than my horse." | "I got to him," said Oliver, of the final stages, "but the other horse really fought when I came to him and he's just a bit more seasoned and a bit tougher than my horse." |
| "It's a fantastic day for Japan," Oliver added, "I'm full of admiration for the Japanese horses." | "It's a fantastic day for Japan," Oliver added, "I'm full of admiration for the Japanese horses." |
| "Delta Blues is very strong, a champion," said trainer Sumii after becoming the first Asian trainer to land the race. "But Pop Rock is reaching his peak." | "Delta Blues is very strong, a champion," said trainer Sumii after becoming the first Asian trainer to land the race. "But Pop Rock is reaching his peak." |
| Yeats' jockey Kieren Fallon, riding in his first Melbourne Cup, said he was "disappointed" by the colt's performance and felt that the pace might have been a factor. | Yeats' jockey Kieren Fallon, riding in his first Melbourne Cup, said he was "disappointed" by the colt's performance and felt that the pace might have been a factor. |
| "It's very hard to get the tempo of the race right compared to how they run at home," said the Irishman. | "It's very hard to get the tempo of the race right compared to how they run at home," said the Irishman. |
| The Melbourne Cup is known as "the race that stops a nation" and is a holiday in the state of Victoria. | The Melbourne Cup is known as "the race that stops a nation" and is a holiday in the state of Victoria. |
| More than 100,000 were at the Flemington race course for the 146th running of the $A5m ($3.85m, £3m) contest with millions more watching on television. | More than 100,000 were at the Flemington race course for the 146th running of the $A5m ($3.85m, £3m) contest with millions more watching on television. |
| An estimated A$140 million (£57m) in bets was staked on the outcome. | An estimated A$140 million (£57m) in bets was staked on the outcome. |
| Emirates Melbourne Cup (Group One) | Emirates Melbourne Cup (Group One) |
| 1 Delta Blues (Y Iwata) 17-12 Pop Rock (D Oliver) 5-1 jf3 Maybe Better (C Munce) 9-124 ran. | 1 Delta Blues (Y Iwata) 17-12 Pop Rock (D Oliver) 5-1 jf3 Maybe Better (C Munce) 9-124 ran. |