Twilight Payment
Twilight Payment was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 26. The field numbered 22 runners. The eight-year-old gelding is by Teofilo out of Dream On Buddy. The winning time was 3m 17.34s.
Australia
Flemington · 03.11.20
Watch the raceMelbourne Cup
1stTwilight Paymentby Teofilo × Dream On Buddy
2ndTiger Moth4yo by Galileo × Lesson In Humility
3rdPrince Of Arran8yo by Shirocco × Storming Sioux
Full result →PurseA$ 7,750,000
Distance3200 metres
Winning time3m 17.34s
SurfaceTurf · Good(3)
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners23
Stories of this Result
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賽馬禪 · English commentaryResult
23 runnersPosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
4thThe Chosen One5yo colt by Savabeel × The Glitzy OneD W StackhouseM Baker & A Forsman2.3
5thPersan4yo colt by Pierro × OfcourseicanM J DeeC Maher & D Eustace2.4
7thVerry Elleegant5yo mare by Zed × OpulenceM ZahraC J Waller3.8
10thAshrun5yo colt by Authorized × AshanteeDeclan BatesAndreas Wohler4.8
11thOceanex5yo mare by Ocean Park × DanexD YendallM Price & M Kent Jnr5.5
12thWarning4yo gelding by Declaration Of War × LiviaL CurrieA & S Freedman6.8
16thSteel Prince7yo gelding by Nathaniel × Steel PrincessW PikeA & S Freedman10.9
17thEtah James8yo mare by Raise The Flag × EtahBilly EganC Maher & D Eustace12.7
19thMustajeer8yo gelding by Medicean × QelaanM RoddK A Lees14.9
20thStratum Albion8yo gelding by Dansili × Lunar PhaseJordan ChildsWillie Mullins17.9
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 03.11.20Twilight Payment
TeofiloSire
Dream On BuddyDamby Oasis Dream
DamDream On Buddy
Twilight Payment is out of Dream on Buddy (Oasis Dream), a dual winner at a mile on an all-weather surface. He is her second foal and so far her only winner, while his half-sister Banduic Eile (New Approach) gained black type by finishing second in the Gr.2 Debutante Stakes. Dream on Buddy shares her dam with Banimpire (Holy Roman Emperor), winner of two Group 2 races and second in the Gr.1 Irish Oaks.
Second damMy Renee
Second dam My Renee (Kris S) won two Listed races and is a granddaughter of Detroit (Riverman), winner of the Gr.1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Third damMayenne
Third dam Mayenne (Nureyev).
Wider family
Detroit also produced a second winner of the Gr.1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Carnegie (Sadler's Wells).
Connections
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