The 2005 Melbourne Cup was held on Tuesday, 1 November 2005. It was won by Makybe Diva

Makybe Diva

Makybe Diva is a British-bred, Australian-trained Thoroughbred who became the first racehorse to win the famed Melbourne Cup on three occasions: 2003, 2004, and 2005. In 2005, she also won the Cox Plate. Makybe Diva is the highest stakes-earner in Australasian horse racing history, with winnings...

 for the third time in a row, the first time this has happened in the history of the cup. The Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...

 is the most popular horse race in Australia, and is televised around the world. The 24 horses which qualified for the 2005 race are:

A strategy often used by jockeys is to stay behind for most of the race, before a final sprint at the end. In this year, for instance, none of the first four horses in the race were ahead anywhere before the final 500 metres. All the horses which had been in the top four during the race did not win the race or even place. The horse Mr. Celebrity was ahead for most of the race but ended up coming in 23rd. Umbula, which was ahead at the start ended up coming in 20th.

Results

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1	Makybe Diva Makybe Diva Makybe Diva is a British-bred, Australian-trained Thoroughbred who became the first racehorse to win the famed Melbourne Cup on three occasions: 2003, 2004, and 2005. In 2005, she also won the Cox Plate. Makybe Diva is the highest stakes-earner in Australasian horse racing history, with winnings...	Australia	Lee Freedman Lee Freedman David Lee Freedman is a prominent Australian racehorse trainer. In partnership with brothers Anthony, Michael, and Richard, he has been a prolific winner of Australia's major races in past 20 years, with four Golden Slippers, four Caulfield Cups, two Cox Plates, and five Melbourne Cups,...	Glen Boss Glen Boss Glen Boss is an Australian jockey, considered a champion, who is best known for riding Makybe Diva to victory in three consecutive Melbourne Cups - 2003, 2004, and 2005.-External links:***...	1st
2	Vinnie Roe Vinnie Roe Vinnie Roe is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He won the Irish St. Leger for four years in succession and was named European Champion Stayer in the Cartier Racing Awards for 2002. He also became known internationally for his three attempts to win the Melbourne Cup in which...	Ireland	Dermot Weld	Pat Smullen Pat Smullen Patrick J. Smullen is a jockey and considered one of the top riders in Ireland. He has had many successes through his position as stable jockey to Dermot Weld.-Major wins: Ireland...	8th
3	Distinction	Ireland	Michael Stoute Michael Stoute Sir Michael Ronald Stoute is a Barbadian British thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing. Stoute, whose father was the Chief of police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assistant to trainer Pat Rohan and began training horses on his own in 1972...	M Kinane Michael Kinane Michael J. Kinane is a former flat racing jockey. He had a 34-year career, retiring on 8 December 2009....	19th
4	Greys Inn	USA	Mike De Kock	Weichong Marwing Weichong Marwing Weichong C. Marwing is a Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Based in South Africa, he has won a number of important international Group One races. He is well remembered for riding Irridescence to victory over the great Ouija Board in the 2006 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong...	17th
5	Franklins Gardens	Great Britain	Mark Tompkins Mark Tompkins Mark Tompkins is a British horse racer and trainer. He is currently the chairman of the Newmarket Trainers Federation. He worked as an assistant for the trainers Walter Wharton and Ryan Jarvis before working he began training independently. He has been a trainer at the Flint Cottage Stables for the...	Darryll Holland Darryll Holland Darryll Paul Holland is a United Kingdom flat racing jockey who has ridden for trainers such as Luca Cumani, Geoff Wragg, and Mark Johnston....	24th
6	Eye Popper Eye popper An eye popper, also called hopper popper, is a popular children's toy.Small, dome shaped, and made from rubber or similar material, often with a smile printed on, the toy inverts when pressed. A few seconds later it pops back into its original shape. If resting on the ground when this happens, the...	Japan	Izumi Shimizu	S Fujita	12th
7	Railings Railings Railings is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who is notable for winning the 2005 Caulfield Cup when trained by John Hawkes. Other notable wins include the Metropolitan Handicap and he has been placed in races such as the BMW Classic...	Australia	John Hawkes	G Childs	14th
8	Xcellent Xcellent Xcellent is a thoroughbred racehorse who was trained by Michael-Patrick Moroney.He won 6 races from his first 9 career starts, including four Group Ones - The New Zealand Derby and New Zealand Stakes at Ellerslie Racecourse, and the Mudgway Stakes and Kelt Capital Stakes at Hastings...	New Zealand	Michael Moroney	M T Coleman	3rd
9	Kindjhal	France	David Hayes	D Dunn	9th
10	Hugs Dancer	France	David Hayes	D Dunn	21st
11	Demerger	Australia	Danny O'Brien	B Shinn	13th
12	Dizelle	Australia	John Hawkes	Darren Beadman	11th
13	Lachlan River	New Zealand	John Morrisey	G Colless	5th
14	Portland Singa	New Zealand	Neville McBurney	L Cassidy	6th
15	Vouvray	New Zealand	Peter G Moody	S Seamer	15th
16	On a Jeune On A Jeune On A Jeune is a thoroughbred racehorse who ran second in the 2005 Melbourne Cup behind three-time winner, champion mare, Makybe Diva. He is also notable for running second in the 2004 South Australian Derby, behind Hard To Get. His biggest victory came in the 2005 Geelong Cup when jockey Kerrin...	Australia	Peter Montgomerie	Darren Gauci Darren Gauci Darren Gauci is an Australian jockey. Born in Melbourne on 26 December 1965, he won the Senior Victorian Jockeys Premiership in 1983-84, 1985-86, and 1990-91. He has come close to winning Australian racing's greatest prize on three occasions, with seconds in the Melbourne Cup on Chagemar , Super...	2nd
17	Umbula	Australia	Mick Price	S Baster	20th
18	Bazelle	New Zealand	Paul Jenkins	R McLeod	22nd
19	Envoy	New Zealand	Ken Kelso	P Mertens	7th
20	Rizon	Australia	Cliff Brown	J Ford	10th
21	Strasbourg	Australia	Bart Cummings Bart Cummings James Bartholomew 'Bart' Cummings, AM is one of the most successful Australian racehorse trainers. He is known as the Cups King, referring to the Melbourne Cup, as the he has won the 'race that stops a nation' a record 12 times....	L Nolen	18th
22	Leica Falcon	Australia	Richard Freyer	K McEvoy	4th
23	Mr Celebrity	New Zealand	Gai Waterhouse Gai Waterhouse Gai Waterhouse is a Scottish-born, Australian resident horse trainer, businesswoman and a former actress-Career:...	D Beasley	23rd
24	Kamsky	Australia	Bart Cummings Bart Cummings James Bartholomew 'Bart' Cummings, AM is one of the most successful Australian racehorse trainers. He is known as the Cups King, referring to the Melbourne Cup, as the he has won the 'race that stops a nation' a record 12 times....	C Williams	16th

Final moments

As they left the straight, round the turn and along the back straight it was:

1. 17 Umbula
2. 23 Mr Celebrity
3. 18 Bazelle
4. 14 Portland Singa

Changed to:

1. 23 Mr Celebrity
2. 18 Bazelle
3. 17 Umbula
4. 14 Portland Singa

Then:

1. 23 Mr Celebrity
2. 14 Portland Singa
3. 18 Bazelle
4. 17 Umbula

With about 1100m left to go it was:

1. 23 Mr Celebrity
2. 14 Portland Singa
3. 17 Umbula
4. 18 Bazelle

As they came to the turn:

1. 23 Mr Celebrity
2. 14 Portland Singa
3. 17 Umbula
4. 6 Eye Popper

Then:

1. 23 Mr Celebrity
2. 14 Portland Singa
3. 6 Eye Popper
4. 17 Umbula

With 500m left to go:

1. 14 Portland Singa
2. 23 Mr Celebrity
3. 6 Eye Popper
4. 13 Lachlan River

Final:

1. 1 Makybe Diva
2. 16 On a Jeune
3. 8 Xcellent
4. 22 Leica Falcon

Results

Place	Barrier	Horse	Race Time
1st	14	Makybe Diva
2nd	11	On a Jeune
3rd	17	Xcellent
4th	20	Leica Falcon
5th	3	Lachlan River
6th	1	Portland Singa
7th	2	Envoy
8th	24	Vinnie Roe
9th	12	Kindjhal
10th	16	Rizon
11th	18	Dizelle
12th	9	Eye Popper
13th	4	Demerger
14th	5	Railings
15th	15	Vouvray
16th	23	Kamsky
17th	13	Greys Inn
18th	6	Strasbourg
19th	21	Distinction
20th	8	Umbula
21st	7	Hugs Dancer
22nd	22	Bazelle
23rd	19	Mr Celebrity
24th	10	Franklins Garden

External links

• Race video on YouTube