Melbourne Cup 2016: What are the racing and food records?
HORSE racing is a numbers game.
From wins and losses to odds and weights, everything comes down to those all-important figures.
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However, have you ever wondered about the food stats from the track?
From the number of oysters eaten to the amount of champagne bottles finished, here are the Melbourne Cup stats that matter.
FOOD STATS FROM MELBOURNE CUP 2015:
46,570 — The number of bottles of champagne that were consumed.
750 dozen or 9,000 — The quantity oysters that were shucked.
155kg — The amount of chocolate that was devoured.
4,000 — How many service staff worked at last year’s Melbourne Cup, of which 1000 were chefs.
2,150kg — The total about of beef that was eaten.
2,100kg — The total about of chicken that was feasted on.
MELBOURNE CUP BY THE NUMBERS:
$61,867.90 — The record dividend ever paid out for a Melbourne Cup bet. This occurred in 1993.
3,200 metres — The distance covered in pursuit of the $6 million prize money.
41 — Best in blue. Jockeys wearing blue silks have crossed the line first 40 times.
11 — The number of times horses No. 4 and No. 12 have won the Cup
3 — Makybe Diva is the only three time winner of the Melbourne Cup, saluting in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
24 — The maximum number of starters in the Melbourne Cup
11 — Feeling lucky? A record eight horses have won the Melbourne Cup from barrier 11.
18 — Feeling unlucky? No horse has ever won the Melbourne Cup from barrier 18.
8/11 — In 1930, Phar Lap set the record for the shortest price Melbourne Cup winner.
32 — The number of times the favourite has won the race.
8 lengths — The record winning margin set by Archer in 1862 and equalled by Rain Lover in 1968.
12 years, 11 months and 23 days — The age of the youngest ever winning jockey. His name was Peter St Albans who rode Briseis in 1876.
12 — The most Melbourne Cup wins by a trainer. The record belongs to Bart Cummings who won in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999 and 2008.
3:16.30 — The current race record which is held by 1990 champion Kingston Rule.
