Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening on greyhound racing’s night of nights, TAB Melbourne Cup night!
Kick off
Gates open 6pm
First race 6.48pm
Entry is free, as always!
Feature races
TAB Melbourne Cup (race 8, 9.08pm)
Bold Trease (race 6, 8.28pm)
Entertainment
Novelty race after race 4
Major pre-Cup performance
Your chance to win $600k on the Sandown Superwheel!
Punters Club with a $2000 starting pool courtesy of the Sandown Greyhound Racing Club
Extended coverage
Mark Duclos and TAB’s Nick Quinn on-track for Sky Racing (Foxtel ch526)
George Farrugia and Simone Fisher on RSN Carnival (listen via the RSN app or TuneIn app)
Wagering
$600,000 guaranteed TAB quaddie pool. First leg (race 5) at 8.08pm
TAB Melbourne Cup market here
Bold Trease market here
Melbourne Cup special market here
Melbourne Cup heats replays here
Late study?
Free form guide here
Heats wrap here
Have your say
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#MelbCup
Miss anything?
Victorian switch sweet Az
Worm turns for Cup
Dream come true calling the Cup of dreams
Jesaulenko, you beauty!
James Van de Maat phantom call
Drought breaker in Melbourne Cup
Stefano’s Magic group 1 Potion
Sound smart to your friends
- First run in 1956, this is the 61st TAB Melbourne Cup
- $600,000 in prizemoney. First prize is $420,000 (plus a gold cup and presentation rug), second prize $120,000, third prize $60,000
- Race record – 29.169 (Dyna Double One, 2015)
- Hua is the only greyhound to break the track record in the Melbourne Cup (30.01 over 511m in 1988)
- Dogs have won 48 Cups, bitches 12 (last – Got A Moment, 2012)
- Black dogs have won 12 of the last 13 Cups (exception Dyna Tron, 2011)
- Favourites have won 22 Cups (last Black Magic Opal, 2013)
- Favourites have won just two of the last 12 Melbourne Cups
- Jamie Ennis is the only Melbourne Cup trainer to have previously had a finalist (Octare, 4th in 2009; Zipping Meg, 5th, 2015)
- Barton Bale is aiming to give Paul Wheeler a 5th Melbourne Cup (1999 Kantarn Bale, 2011 Dyna Tron, 2014 Dyna Villa, 2015 Dyna Double One)
- Bombastic Shiraz (2003) is the only greyhound to win the Melbourne Cup after winning the Shootout
- Shortest priced winner – Gold Grotto (1972) 2/1 on
- Longest priced winner – Classic Capri (2001) $25.90
- Narrowest margin – Neck (Chief Ranee 1960, Chris’ Dandy 1970, Black Aztec 1980, City Blitz 1995)
- Biggest margin – 9 lengths (Fox Hunt, 1991)
- Tripum and Barton Bale were whelped on the same date (30 March 2014)
- Outside Pass has twice run second to Zambora Brockie in group finals
TAB Melbourne Cup winners by box
Can Cup favourite Zambora Brockie break the box 3 hoodoo?
| Box | Wins | Last | |
| 1 | 15 | 2005 | Closing Argument |
| 2 | 9 | 2015 | Dyna Double One |
| 3 | 7 | 1995 | City Blitz |
| 4 | 6 | 2006 | Betty’s Angel |
| 5 | 4 | 2001 | Classic Capri |
| 6 | 4 | 2007 | Shanlyn Prince |
| 7 | 8 | 2011 | Dyna Tron |
| 8 | 7 | 2014 | Dyna Villa |
Victorian greyhound domination
Victorian trained greyhounds have won the last 15 TAB Melbourne Cups
| State | Winners | Last | |
| Victoria | 46 | 2015 | Dyna Double One |
| NSW | 11 | 2000 | Go Wild Teddy |
| Qld | 2 | 1997 | Roanokee |
| SA | 1 | 1991 | Fox Hunt |
Sky Racing’s Mark Duclos will be bringing you all the action from Sandown Park on Foxtel channel 526
