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123 Melbourne Cup Entries

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday September 4

Entries for the Melbourne Cup have been revealed with 123 contenders that include 39 bred in Australia or New Zealand.

Kiwi bred Queensland Derby winner Warmonger is in the Melbourne Cup entries.

Last seasons Group I classic winners Warmonger, Coco Sun, Zardozi and Riff Rocket are among the entries along with superstar import Via Sistina (IRE), whose champion trainer Chris Waller has the most entries with 21.

Ciaron Maher also has a big hand in the race with 16 entries including Sydney Cup winner Circle of Fire (GB), while Anthony and Sam Freedman have entered last year’s winner Without a Fight (IRE) and expensive Yulong owned mare Place du Carrousel (IRE).

The full list is below with Aus and NZ bred horses highlighted.

$8.56m MELBOURNE CUP

Tuesday, November 7 Flemington (3200m)

1. Absurde (FR, Willie Mullins)

2. Adelaide River (IRE, Kris Lees)

3. Age Of Sail (GB, Kris Lees)

4. Ahuriri (NZ, Chris Waller)

5. Alegron (Bjorn Baker)

6. Almairac (IRE, Cliff Brown)

7. Ardakan (GB, Ciaron Maher)

8. Arrest (IRE, John & Thady Gosden)

9. Athabascan (FR, John O'Shea & Tom Charlton)

10. Aurora's Symphony (Symon Wilde)

11. Balance Play (IRE, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott)

12. Bankers Choice (NZ, Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson)

13. Basilinna (NZ, Emma-Lee & David Browne)

14. Bear On The Loose (IRE, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott)

15. Berkshire Breeze (IRE, Ciaron Maher)

16. Birdman (IRE, Chris Waller)

17. Brayden Star (GB, Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young)

18. Buckaroo (GB, Chris Waller)

19. Changingoftheguard (IRE, Kris Lees)

20. Circle Of Fire (GB, Ciaron Maher)

21. Cleveland (IRE, Kris Lees)

22. Coco Sun (Tony & Calvin McEvoy)

23. Convener (FR, Ciaron Maher)

24. Dashing Duchess (NZ, Symon Wilde)

25. Delius (GB, Jean-Claude Rouget)

26. Denmark (GB, Chris Waller)

27. Deny Knowledge (IRE, Anthony & Sam Freedman)

28. Dillian (IRE, Ciaron Maher)

29. Divus Romulus (IRE, Nick Ryan)

30. Don't Doubt Dory (Julien Welsh)

31. Dunleer Lad (Amy Small)

32. El Bodegon (IRE, Chris Waller)

33. Eliyass (FR, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott)

34. Emissary (GB, Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson)

35. Etna Rosso (IRE, Chris Waller)

36. Fancy Man (IRE, Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald)

37. Fawkner Park (IRE, Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald)

38. Firestorm (NZ, Chris Waller)

39. Foxy Cleopatra (Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young)

40. Francesco Guardi (IRE, Chris Waller)

41. Future History (GB, Ciaron Maher)

42. Gear Up (IRE, Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald)

43. Good Oil (NZ, Andrew Forsman)

44. Grosvenor Square (IRE, Aidan O'Brien)

45. Haaracaine (IRE, Nick Ryan)

46. Harbour Wind (IRE, Dermot Weld)

47. Hipop De Loire (FR, Willie Mullins)

48. Horrifying (NZ, Lindsey Smith)

49. Illinois (IRE, Aidan O'Brien)

50. Immediacy (NZ, Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young)

51. Interpretation (IRE, Ciaron Maher)

52. Jan Brueghel (IRE, Aidan O'Brien)

53. Just Fine (IRE, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott)

54. Kalapour (IRE, Kris Lees)

55. Karburan (FR, Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young)

56. Kinesiology (GB, Jessica Harrington)

57. Knight's Choice (John Symons & Sheila Laxon)

58. Kovalica (NZ, Chris Waller)

59. Land Legend (FR, Chris Waller)

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60. Le Don De Vie (GB, Ciaron Maher)

61. Lionel (GB, Ciaron Maher)

62. Magical Zoe (IRE, Henry De Bromhead)

63. Mahrajaan (USA, Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray)

64. Manzoice (Chris Waller)

65. Mare Of Mt Buller (Chris Waller)

66. Medatsu (NZ, Chris Waller)

67. Middle Earth (GB, Ciaron Maher)

68. Military Mission (IRE, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott)

69. Mission Of Love (John Symons & Sheila Laxon)

70. Molly Bloom (NZ, Chris Waller)

71. Mostly Cloudy (IRE, Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young)

72. Muramasa (Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young)

73. Nereus (NZ, Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray)

74. New Endeavour (IRE, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott)

75. Night Sparkle (IRE, Andrew Balding)

76. Okita Soushi (IRE, Ciaron Maher)

77. Onesmoothoperator (USA, Brian Ellison)

78. Pennyweka (NZ, Ciaron Maher)

79. Place Du Carrousel (IRE, Anthony & Sam Freedman)

80. Point King (IRE, Anthony & Sam Freedman)

81. Point Lonsdale (IRE, Aidan O'Brien)

82. Poptronic (GB, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott)

83. Positivity (NZ, Andrew Forsman)

84. Post Impressionist (IRE, Anthony & Sam Freedman)

85. Promises Kept (Ciaron Maher)

86. Quantum Cat (USA, Chris Waller)

87. Que Tempesta (IRE, Ben, Will & JD Hayes)

88. Red Aces (Nick Ryan)

89. Relentless Voyager (GB, Andrew Balding)

90. Riff Rocket (Chris Waller)

91. Royal Champion (IRE, Anthony & Sam Freedman)

92. Royal Patronage (FR, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott)

93. Royal Supremacy (IRE, Ciaron Maher)

94. Saint George (GB, Ciaron Maher)

95. Sayedaty Sadaty (IRE, Ciaron Maher)

96. Sea King (GB, Harry Eustace)

97. Sea What I See (IRE, Danny O'Brien)

98. Sentimental Flame (Travis Doudle)

99. Serpentine (IRE, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott)

100. Shaiyhar (IRE, Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young)

101. Sharp 'N' Smart (NZ, Graeme & Deborah Rogerson)

102. Shonan Bashitto (JPN, Naosuke Sugai)

103. Sir Lucan (IRE, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott)

104. Strathtay (NZ, Chris Waller)

105. Suizuro (Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young)

106. The Equator (IRE, Aidan O'Brien)

107. The Euphrates (GB, Aidan O'Brien)

108. The Map (Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray)

109. Think 'N' Fly (David Noonan)

110. Trust In You (NZ, Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley)

111. Uncle Bryn (GB, Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young)

112. Unusual Legacy (NZ, Chris Waller)

113. Up And Under (FR, Chris Waller)

114. Valiant King (GB, Chris Waller)

115. Vauban (FR, Willie Mullins)

116. Via Sistina (IRE, Chris Waller)

117. Waltham (GB, Matthew Smith)

118. Warmonger (NZ, Mick Price & Michael Kent Jr)

119. Warp Speed (JPN, Noboru Takagi)

120. Way Up High (Dan O'Sullivan)

121. Whisky On The Hill (GB, Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson)

122. Without A Fight (IRE, Anthony & Sam Freedman)

123. Zardozi (James Cummings)

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