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Photograph courtesy of the Victoria Racing Club. Melbourne Cup Day is Australia's most famous Tuesday. At 3.00 pm AEST, on the first Tuesday in November, Australians everywhere stop for one of the world's most famous horse races - the Melbourne Cup....
A plaque at the bottom reads "MAKYBE DIVA / Melbourne Cup Winner / 2003, 2004, 2005 / "From Champion to Legend" / Caltex - Star Night for Starlight - 2006". Collection statement of significanceThe Graham Dash and Carol Sampson Collection consists of a fr...
A brown stock horse called "Emma" has won her third consecutive Margaret River Cup at the annual picnic races in far-north Western Australia. In the words of Todd Walsh, the local stock and station agent, "it's the race that stops the Kimberley". Local st...
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This is a story about hope, triumph and how Makybe Diva became the greatest mare in Australian thoroughbred racing history, a horse to possibly rival the mightiest of them all, the immortal Pharlap. An now for the first time, those who travelled with her,...
Champion mare Makybe Diva found a special place in all of our hearts throughout her amazing record breaking & action packed racing career. Makybe Diva was a wonder mare winning almost every prestigious group race on the Australian calendar, Sydney Cup, Au...
Triple Melbourne Cup winner, Makybe Diva (GB), joined sportingís elite when she became the inaugural winner of the Sport Australia Hall of Fameís new Spirit of Sport Award last night. The award is intended to acknowledge ìan extraordinary sporting achiev...
Freedman said he plans to run her in the Carlton Draught Cox Plate at her third run from a spell. Also in Freedmanís 2005 Carlton Draught Cox Plate team is Mummify. Mummify comes out of quarantine next Tuesday and will have a short break in the paddock ...
ON Carlton Draught Cox Plate day 10,000 special "Diva Masks" will be given away to the general public as part of a special promotion initiated by the champion mare's owners - the Santic family. The design of the eye masks is themed around Makybe Diva's ra...
Makybe Diva joined the all-time greats of the Australian turf last night when she was one of the nine racing legends recognised at the 2006 Australian Racing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony proudly sponsored by Sky Channel at Crown Palladium. The three-t...
Makybe Diva joined the all-time greats of the Australian turf tonight when she was one of the nine racing legends recognised at the 2006 Australian Racing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony proudly sponsored by Sky Channel at Crown Palladium. The three-time...
AUSTRALASIAíS champion racehorse Makybe Diva worked in stunning fashion at Moonee Valley this morning and has firmed her grip on the $3 million Carlton Draught Cox Plate. Other Carlton Draught Cox Plate contenders that worked this morning included New Ze...
AUSTRALASIAíS champion racehorse Makybe Diva worked in stunning fashion at Moonee Valley this morning and has firmed her grip on the $3 million Carlton Draught Cox Plate. Other Carlton Draught Cox Plate contenders that worked this morning included New Ze...
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