Incentivise Is Heaviest Favourite for Melbourne Cup Since Phar Lap

Caulfield Cup (G1) hero INCENTIVISE (Shamus Award – Miss Argyle,  by Iglesia) is the heaviest favourite for the famous MELBOURNE CUP since the legendary PHAR LAP, the 1930 Cup winner. (Video below)

The 161st Melbourne Cup, at 2 miles on the turf, will be run Tuesday, November 2 with a post time of 3 p.m. Australia time (12 midnight Monday Eastern)

Only 11 horses have ever won the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double — Ethereal was the last to do so, 20 years ago.

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Co-owner and breeder Steve Tregea, featured in a FoxSports.com story on his Cup favourite said, “Heart as big as Phar Lap? We’ve always joked about the fact he’s probably got a heart as big as a pea. He’s a bit of a sook,” he says, explaining the horse’s aversion to going into certain areas.

Likely Melbourne Cup field 2021 (horse, trainer)

1 — INCENTIVISE, Peter G Moody

2 — GRAND PROMENADE (GB), Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

3 — VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ), Chris Waller

4 — TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE), Joseph O’Brien

5 — SPANISH MISSION (USA), Andrew Balding

6 — EXPLOSIVE JACK (NZ), Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

7 — JOHNNY GET ANGRY (NZ), Denis Pagan

8 — THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ), Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman

9 — SELINO (GB), Chris Waller

10 — MIAMI BOUND (NZ), Danny O’Brien

11 — SHE’S IDEEL, Bjorn Baker

12 — OCEAN BILLY (NZ), Chris Waller

13 — DELPHI (IRE), Anthony & Sam Freedman

14 — PERSAN, Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

15 — KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE), Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

16 — TRALEE ROSE (NZ), Symon Wilde

17 — CARIF, Peter & Paul Snowden

18 — PONDUS (GB), Robert Hickmott

19 — MASTER OF WINE (GER), Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes

20 — PORT GUILLAUME (FR), Ben & JD Hayes

21 — FUTURE SCORE (IRE), Matt Cumani

22 — FUN FACT, Bjorn Baker

23 — SIR LUCAN (IRE), Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

24 — GREAT HOUSE (IRE), Chris Waller

Fringe horses

25 — FLOATING ARTIST (GB), Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

26 — HASTA LA WAR, Sue Murphy

27 — AMADE (IRE), Phillip Stokes

28 — CONSTANTINOPLE (IRE), Aaron Purcell

29 — EMISSARY (GB), Michael Moroney

30 — KING’S CHARISMA (IRE), Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

31 — MANKAYAN (IRE), Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

32 — TOORADIN, Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

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