Can Warp Speed win the 2024 Melbourne Cup?
The only Japanese representation in the 2024 Melbourne Cup comes in the form of the Noboru Takagi-trained Warp Speed.
The six-year-old has already stepped out in Australia, managing to finish 13 of 18 in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 19.
Can the son of Drefong take the necessary improvement to figure in the Melbourne Cup and become the first Japanese galloper to claim top honours since Delta Blue in 2006?
When will Warp Speed run in the Melbourne Cup
The 2024 Melbourne Cup will take place on the first Tuesday of November, with a capacity field of 24 set to line up in Australia’s greatest handicap.
The winner will etch their name in Australian racing folklore, as well as claim the majority of the $8.56 million prize on offer for connections.
Warp Speed (3)
- Age: 6YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Horse
- Sire: Drefong (USA)
- Dam: Deep Love (JPN)
Warp Speed 2024 Melbourne Cup Odds
Career stats for Warp Speed
- Career: 23: 4-3-4
- Flemington: 0: 0-0-0
- Distance: 1: 0-0-0
- Wet: 3: 0-0-0
- Good: 20: 4-3-4
- Group 1: 5: 0-1-1
- Win %: 17%
- Place %: 48%
Melbourne Cup results for Warp Speed
Warp Speed will be having his first attempt at the Melbourne Cup in 2024.
Recent Form for Warp Speed
| Date | Race | Track | Distance | Placing | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Odds | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | Caulfield Cup | Caulfield | 2400m | 13/18 | Akira Sugawara | 16 | 54.5kg | $31.00 | 16.3L |
Can Warp Speed win the 2024 Melbourne Cup?
The sole Japanese runner in the race, Warp Speed, will appreciate getting back on top of the ground after seemingly struggling on a softer surface in the Caulfield Cup. He has been aimed at the Melbourne Cup for some time, and Noboru Takagi and his stable will have him raring to go on the first Tuesday in November. He draws barrier three and will gain a cosy run in transit, but it all depends whether he can compete with some of the more fancied runners here and there is doubts.
Watch Warp Speed finish 13th in the Caulfield Cup
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