Racing Odds: The Melbourne Cup On Tour
August 14th, 2014 by Pom de TurfThere aren’t that many folk who get the chance to lift the Melbourne Cup. Owning and training thoroughbreds is an expensive business, though we suppose the rewards on offer are commensurate with the investment. To lift the Melbourne Cup, though, must be worth about as much to the owners and trainers who win it as the cheque is. And with sponsors Emirates taking the Cup itself on tour around Australia and New Zealand, now’s your chance to get a little sliver of what it feels like to lift the famous trophy, and get a photo of yourself with it for good measure!
Not that any more effort is needed to promote The Race That Stops A Nation – if only judging by the early activity on those Melbourne Cup odds – but we think it’s a great idea by someone somewhere (at Emirates maybe?) to take the trophy out on the road and let people get up and close to it. The tour can only add to the anticipation of a 2014 Melbourne Spring and the Melbourne Cup itself that could be as exciting as any that we’ve seen. We’ve already seen a record number of overseas raiders in amongst the nominations for the Caulfield Cup, and if that trend continues we could be seeing some thrilling international talent making the trip to our shores to contest the Melbourne Cup, too.
The early odds for the Melbourne Cup have Gai Waterhouse-trained The Offer as the favourite, ahead of La Amistad, Our Voodoo Prince and Signoff. There are plenty more genuine prospects in the mix, too, but it’s early days yet and things have got time to change, so check back with us regularly to keep abreast of the news and the latest Racing odds!
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