“It’d be pretty special (to win),” Prebble said, chasing a second Cup since his 2012 Green Moon win. Might And Power in 1997 was the last gelding to achieve the rare feat. Incentivise has an opportunity to become the 12th horse and first since Ethereal in 2001 to complete the Cups double. Only two horses in the past 44 years have lumped 57kg or more to win – Gold And Black (1977) and Makybe Diva (58kg, 2005).īarrier 16 - Piping Lane (1972) and Hi Jinx (1960) - has also only produced two winners. SCROLL DOWN FOR THE FINAL FIELD AND BARRIERS Incentivise, riding a nine-race winning streak, will rewrite Australian racing history if successful in the Cup with 57kg on his back. Only Phar Lap, victorious in 1930 at $1.73 and third as $2 favourite in 1929, has started shorter in the Melbourne Cup. Incentivise remained $2.30 favourite with TAB after the draw.
Racing: Take a look back at some of the best lead-up runs for some of the key contenders to take out the 2021 Lexus Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.
