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Although Makybe Diva is a legend of the Australian turf, she was conceived in Ireland and foaled in England, and is classified as one of the nine foreign bred horses to win the Melbourne Cup.
Makybe Diva is a British-bred, Australian-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who became the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup on three occasions. Sold for AU$1.5 million as a yearling in 2009, he won two races in 12 starts, earning $26,115 over three years.Makybe Diva gave birth to her fourth foal, a bay colt by
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Many, including rival trainers, suggested the track watering amounted to bad sportsmanship employed to give Makybe Diva the best chance to win the race.Makybe Diva carried 58 kg during the record third Melbourne Cup, 0.5 kg above the weight-for-age scale for a mare in a 3200m race.At the end of the 2005–06 season, Makybe Diva was named As announced on 5 August 2006, Makybe Diva has been honoured at Flemington Racecourse with a life-sized bronze statue, in recognition of her historic three Melbourne Cup wins.Makybe Diva headed the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities ratings for the 2005-06 official end-of-season assessment. VIC and SA racing materials, including fields, form and results, is subject to copyright which is owned respectively by RV and TRSA and other parties working with them. ! After the VRC decided to water the track, however, she was declared a starter. She is one of only five horses to have won the Cup more than once, and the only mare among the list of multiple winners. Born to northern hemisphere time, Makybe Diva was on the back foot against her Australian counterparts. TRAINER: David Hall, Lee Freedman
She was given a rating of 124, ahead of On 10 August 2006, it was announced that Makybe Diva would be served by At 3:16 on the morning of 17 August 2007, AEST time, Makybe Diva gave birth to her first foal, named Rockstardom, at Coolmore Stud in the Hunter Valley of NSW.
2005 also saw her win Cox Plate, making her the highest stakes-earner in Australian horse racing history, with winnings of more than A$14 million.
Biography. She is also one of Makybe Diva became the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup on three consecutive occasions (2003, 2004, and 2005). A legend on the track, the Makybe Diva story is well known throughout the industry.
Makybe Diva, who also won the Cox Plate and the BMW and Sydney Cups before retiring as Australasia's highest stakes-earner with $14.5 million, is in foal to the international sire Galileo.