The 2007 Melbourne Cup, the 147th running of Australia's most prestigious thoroughbred horse race, was run on Tuesday, 6 November 2007, going at 3:00 pm local time (0400 UTC). The race was sponsored by the airline Emirates. The winner of the race was Efficient, by a half a length, followed by Purple Moon and Mahler in third.
Due to the 2007 Australian Equine influenza outbreak, believed to have been started by a horse brought into Australia from Japan, neither 2006 Melbourne Cup winner Delta Blues nor runner-up Pop Rock participated in the 2007 Melbourne Cup.
Field
These were the confirmed starters, with barrier positions, jockeys, and trainers, for the 2007 Melbourne Cup:
NumberHorseTrainerJockeyWeight (kg)BarrierPlacing1Tawqeet (USA)David HayesDwayne Dunn573142Blue Monday (GB) David Hayes Nash Rawiller 56 1473 Blutigeroo Colin Little Luke Nolen 55.5 12194 Gallic (NZ) Graeme Rogerson Stephen Arnold 55.5 24Scratched5 Railings Roger James Greg Childs 55.5 18206 Efficient (NZ)Graeme Rogerson Michael Rodd54.5 1017 Maybe BetterBrian Mayfield-Smith Corey Brown 54 7Scratched8 Tungsten Strike (USA) Amanda PerrettDarryll Holland54 2219 Zipping Graeme Rogerson Danny Nikolic 54 22410 Black Tom David A. Hayes P A Hall 53.5 211711 Master O'Reilly (NZ) Danny O'Brien Vlad Duric 53.5 17812 Purple Moon (IRE) Luca CumaniDamien Oliver53.5 15213 Lazer Sharp David A. Hayes Blake Shinn52.5 161014 On a Jeune Andrew J Payne Kerrin McEvoy52.5 4615 Scenic Shot Daniel Morton Mark Zahra 52.5 191616 SarreraMichael Moroney Sebastian Murphy52 231817 Sculptor (NZ) Peter Mckenzie Lisa Cropp 52 8918 Dolphin Jo Terry & Karina O'Sullivan Claire Lindop 51.5 1519 Douro Valley Danny O'Brien James Winks 51.5 131120 SirmioneBart CummingsPeter Mertens 51.5 201221 The Fuzz (NZ) David A. Hayes Craig Williams51.5 11Scratched22 Eskimo Queen (NZ) Michael MoroneyCraig Newitt 51 51523 Princess CoupMark Walker Noel Harris51 91324 Mahler (GB) Aidan O'Brien Stephen Baster 50.5 63
The favourites for this year's Melbourne Cup were:
1. Master O'Reilly 2. Purple Moon 3. Zipping 4. Sirmione 5. Princess Coup
Results
Place Barrier Horse Race Time 1st 9 Efficient (NZ) 3:23.34 2nd 13 Purple Moon (IRE) 3rd 6 Mahler (GB) 4th 20 Zipping 5th 1 Dolphin Jo 6th 4 On A Jeune 7th 12 Blue Monday (GB) 8th 15 Master O'Reilly (NZ) 9th 7 Sculptor (NZ) 10th 14 Lazer Sharp 11th 11 Douro Valley 12th 18 Sirmione 13th 8 Princess Coup 14th 3 Tawqeet (USA) 15th 5 Eskimo Queen (NZ) 16th 17 Scenic Shot 17th 19 Black Tom 18th 21 Sarrera 19th 10 Blutigeroo 20th 16 Railings 21st 2 Tungsten Strike (USA) - - Gallic (NZ) Scratched - - Maybe Better Scratched - - The Fuzz (NZ) Scratched
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