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The '''Melbourne Cup''' is a Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
 
This is a '''list of horse that have died at the''' '''Melbourne Cup.'''
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|'''Anthony Van Dyck'''
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|'''Cliffsofmoher'''
|2018
|Fractured shoulder
|Euthanised
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|'''Regal Monarch'''
|2016
|Fall
|Fatal fall
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|'''Red Cadeaux'''
|2015
|Broke his left foreleg
|Euthanised
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|'''Admire Rakti'''
|2014
|Collapsed after race
|Died in stall
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|'''Araldo'''
|2014
|Broken leg
|Euthanised
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|'''Verema'''
|'''Verema'''
|2013
|2013
|Snapped a bone in her leg
|Snapped a bone in her leg
|Euthanised
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== See also ==
* [[Horse racing deaths by year]]
* [[List of horse fatalities in the Grand National]]
== References ==
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Revision as of 06:19, 21 April 2023

The Melbourne Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

This is a list of horse that have died at the Melbourne Cup.

Horse Year Incident Reported cause of death Ref
Anthony Van Dyck 2020 [1]
Cliffsofmoher 2018 Fractured shoulder Euthanised [1]
Regal Monarch 2016 Fall Fatal fall [1]
Red Cadeaux 2015 Broke his left foreleg Euthanised [1]
Admire Rakti 2014 Collapsed after race Died in stall [1]
Araldo 2014 Broken leg Euthanised [1]
Verema 2013 Snapped a bone in her leg Euthanised [1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Tragedy as Melbourne Cup horse Anthony Van Dyck dies news.com.au
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