1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: First Tuesday in November, Melbourne Cup. If Steve was right, 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: yesterday is going to be running to cloudy if not 3 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: wet skies. No New Zealand train runners in the field 4 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:09,239 Speaker 1: this year. We do have some New Zealand bread too, 5 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:13,079 Speaker 1: New Zealand bred horses Tornsino and Smoking Romans alongside the 6 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: jockey's James McDonald Michael D. Brent Thompson is former Champion 7 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 1: Jockey Racing Hall of Fameries Weather's Brent. 8 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 2: Morning, Good morning, Mike, nice to be on your show. 9 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: No worries, it all nice to have you on our show. 10 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: Still early, you got a sense of the weather and track. 11 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: Is she going to rain all day? 12 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 3: Well, looking out my window it's still very dark. But 13 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 3: I did hear some rain overnight. And look, Flemington does 14 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 3: hold the rain very well. It's a very good draining track. 15 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 3: But I want to assume that it's probably going to 16 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,919 Speaker 3: be soft seven or something like like that, depending on 17 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 3: what happens d during the day. 18 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 2: But look, it is what it is, and we can't 19 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 2: do much about the weather. 20 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: No, indeed not. The overall quality of the field and 21 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:58,279 Speaker 1: your view is what. 22 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 3: Look, Look, it's interesting. It would have to be a 23 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 3: very Open Cup. There's loads of chances in it, and 24 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,199 Speaker 3: a lot of those chances actually do have wet track 25 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 3: form as we As you alluded to, there's only a 26 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 3: couple of New Zealand horses bred horses in the in 27 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 3: the race. 28 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 2: The rest is. 29 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 3: Made up of virtually all European, one American horse and 30 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 3: as in a French horse. So as we know, they 31 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 3: all generally handle the soft track, although one smooth operator 32 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 3: is probably a bit of a bit one out on 33 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 3: the gold square there because he doesn't really appreciate it 34 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 3: by all accounts, and you know it had it been 35 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 3: a good track, he was one of the chances. 36 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: What about Bukaroo, I mean, our correspond's been telling us 37 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: about this bloke has been on the I don't even 38 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: know what sort of bet it is. But if Bukaroo 39 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: comes and he's going to earn sixteen billion dollars or 40 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: whatever it is, is Bukaroo a chance? 41 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 2: Yeah? Look, you know he. 42 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 3: Last year, he ran well all year, and and this 43 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 3: this season he's been consistent without winning a race. But 44 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 3: you know he was a great second and the cox played. Uh, 45 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 3: you'd have you'd have to include him. 46 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 2: You certainly couldn't leave him out. He's got Craig Williams. 47 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 3: On him, Melbourne Cup winning jockey riding in great form 48 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 3: as well. But yeah, he's certainly one of the many 49 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 3: chances and we can obviously claim Chris Waller as a 50 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 3: New Zealander. 51 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: Is it still does it still stop a nation? Or 52 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 1: is it is that just a cliche these days? Is 53 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: it still as big a deal as it ever was? 54 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 3: It probably lost a little bit of it's its way 55 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 3: because of the lack of Australian and New Zealand bred 56 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 3: horses in the race become predominantly a europe European uh 57 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 3: you know, bread runners in the race. So from that 58 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 3: point of view, probably the average Australian is probably doesn't 59 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 3: sort of hold it in the same sort of breath 60 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 3: as it used to. But given that what we've seen 61 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 3: here and what view would have seen on television viewing 62 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 3: it from from New Zealand, the crowds, crowd factors have 63 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 3: been amazing. Quite sad that the you know, given that 64 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 3: the day is going to be where they will lose 65 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 3: a lot of people due to that, but the crowds 66 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 3: have been amazing, So, you know, it seems as though 67 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 3: racing has got a bit of a resurgence where it 68 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 3: was getting a bit of a belting for such a 69 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 3: long long time, you know, And from from my point 70 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 3: of view, they're just witnessing the crowds. 71 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 2: You know. 72 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 3: You always saw the ladies looking beautifully and well addressed 73 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 3: in the boys. 74 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: As they should, as they should bring listen. You have 75 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: the best of guys and appreciate your expertise on that. 76 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: Brit Thompson for you. 77 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 2: For more from The Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 78 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 2: News Talks at B from six am weekdays, or follow 79 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.