Horse Racing

New Melbourne Cup favorite emerges

November 2, 2020 12:10 pm

Caulfield Cup runner-up Anthony Van Dyck is the favourite according to experts to win the Melbourne Cup tomorrow. [Source: The Advertiser]

Caulfield Cup runner-up Anthony Van Dyck is the favorite according to experts to win the Melbourne Cup tomorrow.

Just behind are Tiger Moth and Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet.

Also in the list of favorite horses are local hope Surprise Baby, last year’s second-place getter Prince of Arran, and Caulfield Cup winner Very Elegant along with Russian Camelot.

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It’s rare for the favorite to win the Melbourne Cup, however, Fiorente was the last favorite to win and that was in 2013.

He was the first favorite to win since Makybe Diva won the third of her Cups in 2005.

The Melbourne Cup will be held tomorrow at 4pm.

You can watch the action LIVE on FBC TV starting from 3:30pm.

[Source: stuff.co.nz]