But the extended absence from the sport comes at a time when, post Godolphin, Dettori had hoped to establish himself as the go-to freelance rider in British racing and, maybe, even challenge for a fourth championship.
Cross Counter won the 2018 Melbourne Cup. Marmelo was second. A Prince of Arran was 3rd. Beaten favourites Magic Circle and Yucatan. Heavy rain in the morning meant the rating of the track for Race 1 was 'heavy 8'. During the day it improved to a 'Soft 6'. Cross Counter was $9.00 Win and $4.00Place; Marmelo was $12.00 Win and $3.75 place; 3rd place was A Prince of Aaran at $23.00 Win and $6.50 Place; Finche was 4th $26.00 Win and $7.25 place; Rostroplvich was 5th $21 Win $6.00 Place; 6th was Youngstar $11.00 win $3.50 place. (Youngstar was the first Australian bred horse to cross the line), Cross Counter was ridden by Kieran McEvoy. (HIs third Melbourne Cup success). Cross Counter was a 3yr old (Northern Hemisphere). One punter outlaid $3.00 on a Quadrella of Cross Counter, Marmelo, A Prince Of Aaran and Finche and collected $114,062. The biggest loss of the day with TAB was $100,000 each way on Yucatan. Cross Counter started from Barrier 19 and carried 51kgs. Marmelo started from Barrier 10 and was allocated 55kgs. (However jockey H Bowman was fined after the race for being 1kilo overweight). A Prince of Aaran started from Barrier 20 and carried 53kgs. The crowd at Flemington was 83,701. Cross Counter wore the Royal Blu silks of the Godolphin Stable. 1.84 million Aussies tuned in to Channel 7 for its' final Melbourne Cup transmission. Next year Channel 10 will take over the broadcast. Watch the race: -racing/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-2018-live-full-coverage-of-flemington-race-horses-favourites-how-to-watch-and-more/news-story/60dfbdc12e669fb9ccce332b3392502b
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