by Kathryn | Nov 5, 2018 | Lucky Numbers, Melbourne Cup
This year number 12 in the Melbourne Cup is a French horse called Auvray. He’s not well fancied in the odds but he does have one thing going for him. History tells us that the luckiest numbers for a horse running in the Melbourne Cup are numbers 12 and 4. Since...
by Kathryn | Nov 5, 2018 | Lucky Letters, Melbourne Cup
There aren’t a lot of horses with names starting with the letter P in this year’s field of Melbourne Cup runners. That’s going to make things a little tricky for those who trust their lucky letter “P” to choose their horses. Why the letter “P” you ask? Well the...
by Kathryn | Nov 5, 2018 | Horse Racing, Melbourne Cup, Women in racing
Best Cup Winning Female Horse Everyone has heard of the great mare Makybe Diva. She’s the most successful horse in the history of the Melbourne Cup. Not only did she win the Melbourne Cup but she won it three years in a row from 2003. This year the only mare in the...
by Kathryn | Nov 5, 2018 | Lucky Letters, Melbourne Cup
Lots of attention has been on one horse called Yucatan and, at the moment, it seems to be the hot favourite to win the Cup. Image credit: facebook.com/7horseracing Why? Well, Yucatan had a brilliant win in October at Caulfield in the Group Two Herbert Power Stakes....
by Kathryn | Nov 5, 2018 | Lucky Letters, Melbourne Cup
This year, there are two potential runners who have two words in their names where both words start with the same letter. They are Cross Counter and Chestnut Coat. Don’t you just love the alliteration? Alright…if you want to get technical “Ch” is a different sound to...
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