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WELCOME
38 The art of training a winner T he Melbourne Cup isn’t won on the first Tuesday in November – it’s won in the months of planning that lead up to it. 42 Giddy up, FISHER is back L ast year FISHER turned Flemington into Australia’s biggest open-air dancefloor. This year, he’s back to do it all again. 44 Three generations: one racing dynasty F rom a sheep farm on the Eyre Peninsula to the winner’s circle at Flemington, the McEvoy family’s story is one of Australian racing’s finest.
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VRC Chairman Neil Wilson
VRC Chief Executive Officer Kylie Rogers
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Victorian Premier Ben Carroll
FEATURES
12 Agenda: What to see, know and do this Carnival Your at-a-glance guide to what’s new at Flemington this Cup Week.
1 6 Jamie Melham … the Cups Queen
47 15 years ago: 2011 Dunaden The closest finish in Flemington history, revisited.
Hard work, guts and determination have seen Jamie Melham rise to the peak of her sport.
22 A century of Phar Lap Australian racing has seen champions come and go, yet 100 years on, Phar Lap still stands above them all. 28 Let him entertain you! R obbie Williams brings his BRITPOP World Tour – and the party – to Flemington this November. 30 Fortune favours the horse Five Melbourne Cup winners, five different eras – one thing in common: they all won in the Chinese Year of the Horse.
48 A recipe for success M elbourne is ranked among the world’s great food cities – and nowhere brings that to life quite like Flemington in Cup Week. 52 Writing the record books F rom Phar Lap’s jockey to the Queen of the Cups, thirteen Australian riders who didn’t just win races – they changed history. 56 One million kilometres and counting F rom outback roads to Kyoto, New York and France, the Lexus Melbourne Cup’s 24th tour visited 37 destinations this year. 60 Glory was all theirs F or Tony McEvoy, the horse came first, then the owners followed, drawn together from different walks of life.
33 5 years ago: 2021 Verry Elleegant A look back at Verry Elleegant’s Cup-winning year.
34 The quiet heroes of the track Behind the barriers and along the rail, clerks of the course keep horses, jockeys and crowds safe when things don’t go to plan.
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