How many Melbourne Cups have Ciaron Maher and David Eustace won?

Eustace, Zahra and Maher celebrate Melbourne Cup win
Mark Zahra celebrates with David Eustace and Ciaron Maher after winning the 2022 Melbourne Cup with Gold Trip.

Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are among the top horse racing trainers in Australia, with the pair set to have five runners in the 2023 Melbourne Cup.

These five runners will include defending champion Gold Trip, who is well and truly in contention to win the Melbourne Cup again, priced at $5 with betting sites.

The Maher-Eustace training combo will also have Right You Are ($61), Ashrun ($34), Future History ($26) and Interpretation ($51) in the final 24.


How many Melbourne Cups have Ciaron Maher & David Eustace won?

Ciaron Maher and David Eustace recorded their one and only Melbourne Cup in 2022, when Japanese stayer Gold Trip saluted over the 3200m journey.

It was a history-making day for the training partnership, with neither having won the Melbourne Cup before, despite long and illustrious careers in Australian racing.


Maher-Eustace runners in the Melbourne Cup 2023

Gold Trip Melbourne Cup 2022

Gold Trip

T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
J: James McDonald
  • Age: 7YO
  • Color: Bay
  • Sex: Horse
  • Sire: Outstrip (GB)
  • Dam: Sarvana (USA)

Win: $5.00

Place: $2.00

Best odds at Neds


Career stats for Gold Trip

  • Career: 24: 3-5-5
  • Flemington: 3: 2-0-0
  • Distance: 2: 1-0-0
  • Soft: 11: 2-3-2
  • Good: 9: 1-1-2
  • Heavy: 4: 0-1-1
  • Group 1: 15: 2-2-3
  • Win %: 13%
  • Place %: 54%

Right You Are silks

Right You Are

T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
J: John Allen
  • Age: 7YO
  • Color: Bay
  • Sex: Gelding
  • Sire: So You Think (NZ)
  • Dam: Leica Ding

Right You Are 2023 Melbourne Cup Odds

Win: +6000

Place: +1650

Best odds at Neds


Career stats for Right You Are

  • Career: 26: 10-4-4
  • Flemington: 6: 2-1-2
  • Distance: 0: 0-0-0
  • Wet: 10: 3-3-0
  • Good: 16: 7-1-4
  • Group 1: 3: 0-0-0
  • Win %: 38%
  • Place %: 69%

Grand Promenade silks

Ashrun

T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
J: Kerrin McEvoy
  • Age: 8YO
  • Color: Bay
  • Sex: Gelding
  • Sire: Authorized (IRE)
  • Dam: Ashantee (GER)

Win: +3300

Place: +825

Best odds at Unibet


Career stats for Ashrun

  • Career: 17: 4-3-1
  • Flemington: 4: 1-0-0
  • Distance: 1: 0-0-0
  • Wet: 4: 1-1-1
  • Good: 11: 3-2-0
  • Group 1: 3: 0-0-1
  • Win %: 24%
  • Place %: 47%
Future History silks

Future History

T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
J: Hollie Doyle
  • Age: 6YO
  • Color: Bay
  • Sex: Gelding
  • Sire: Showcasing (GB)
  • Dam: Likelihood (USA)

Win: +2500

Place: +625

Best odds at Unibet


Career stats for Future History

  • Career: 16: 6-4-1
  • Flemington: 1: 1-0-0
  • Distance: 0: 0-0-0
  • Wet: 9: 3-2-0
  • Good: 6: 3-1-1
  • Group 1: 0: 0-0-0
  • Win %: 38%
  • Place %: 69%
Interpretation silks

Interpretation

T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
J: Teo Nugent
  • Age: 6YO
  • Color: Brown
  • Sex: Gelding
  • Sire: Galileo (IRE)
  • Dam: Daldiyna (FR)

Win: $51.00

Place: $13.50

Best odds at Bet365


Career stats for Interpretation

  • Career: 16: 4-1-2
  • Flemington: 6: 0-0-1
  • Distance: 2: 0-0-0
  • Wet: 7: 1-0-0
  • Good: 8: 3-1-1
  • Group 1: 2: 0-0-0
  • Win %:
  • Place %:

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