Makybe Diva Wins Melbourne Cup Horse Race
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MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Makybe Diva is the winner of the 2004 Melbourne Cup horse race, gaining first place in the 3,200-meter race held at Flemington course.
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Makybe Diva is as low as 3-1 favourite to repeat her success of last year in the Emirates Melbourne Cup two weeks today following reports of a setback for key rival She&#39;s Archie.
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Better Talk Now got the best of a rough race to win Saturday&#39;s $2 million Breeders&#39; Cup Turf by 1 3/4 lengths over the favorite, Kitten&#39;s Joy.
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Ashado grabbed the lead in the stretch and got the Breeders&#39; Cup off to a rousing start for trainer Todd Pletcher by winning the $2 million Distaff at Lone Star Park on Saturday.
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David Bentley gets the winner as Blackburn come from behind to beat struggling Derby.
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MELBOURNE: If Australian confidence counts for anything, Makybe Diva will be in the record books after today&#39;s Melbourne Cup. The six-year-old mare was heavily backed yesterday to win the
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Trainer Kenny Cox triumphantly returns to the Pimlico track with a new stud and a well-monied owner to win the $50,000 Sonny Hine Stakes on Saturday.
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Ouija Board gave the Brits plenty to cheer about with a comfortable victory in the Alberto VO5 Breeders&#39; Cup Filly &amp; Mare Turf.
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Northumberland-born trainer Jonathan Pease was cracking open the champagne last night after winning one of the top prizes in racing.
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CHAMPION Makybe Diva, the dual Melbourne Cup hero, may have run her last race in Australia. Trainer Lee Freedman said yesterday he was pushing hard to campaign Makybe Diva in the northern hemisphere
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A clash between the world&#39;s two best equine females is on the cards after Makybe Diva outgunned the gallant Irish stayer Vinnie Roe to win yesterday&#39;s Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
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Top seed Justine Henin beats Olga Poutchkova 6-1 7-5 in the Australian Open second round, as Amelie Mauresmo also triumphs.
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Sport: Manduro sees off Dylan Thomas to win the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot.
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Former pre-Melbourne Cup favourite She&#39;s Archie&#39;s chances of running in Tuesday&#39;s big race brightened considerably yesterday when she passed a veterinary inspection.
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Makybe Diva won the 144th running of the Melbourne Cup, becoming the first mare to win Australia&#39;s richest horse race in successive years.
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Jodie Henry has become just the third Australian woman to win the Olympic 100m freestyle title thanks to a powerful second lap which took her to the wall ahead of defending champion Inge de Bruijn.
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Sport: Hot favourite Yeats completed back-to-back victories in the Gold Cup.