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	Jamaica Gleaner News- Cup hat-trick for Makybe Diva - Wednesday \| November 2, 2005
		MAKYBE DIVA, brilliantly ridden by Glen Boss, won yesterday's 145th running of the Melbourne Cup to become the first horse to triumph three times in Australia's greatest race.
		After settling midfield, Makybe Diva burst to the front 200m from the line then sprinted clear to a thunderous ovation from a crowd of 106,479 and a national audience of millions.
		Makybe Diva's owner, Croatian-born tuna fisherman Tony Santic, stunned the crowd by announcing he had decided to immediately retire the horse, allowing her to bow out on top.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20051102/sports/sports8.html (621 words)

	Weight of history and 58kg stand between Makybe Diva and glory - Horseracing
		Makybe Diva will carry 58kg but the magnitude of her task cannot be underestimated as she needs to produce a personal best to post her 15th victory at her 36th race start.
		Makybe Diva will be the highest weighted mare to run in the cup since Tranquil Star lugged 58.5kg and finished 13th in 1942.
		Makybe Diva's only defeat in four starts at 3200 metres was in the Tenno Sho in Japan on May 1 but significantly she won with her biggest weight, 56.5kg, just two starts ago in the Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington, a race she had been beaten in the previous two years.
	www.smh.com.au /news/horseracing/weight-of-history-and-58kg-stand-between-makybe-diva-and-glory/2005/10/27/1130400311411.html (1046 words)

	Sportal.com.au - Horseracing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Makybe Diva, who was entered into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame last month, won four of her five starts in the 2005/2006 season and while she did not race this year after her retirement in November, victories in the Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup can not be underestimated.
		In the Cox Plate, Makybe Diva was trapped wide as the race reached the famous school and the entire field appeared to have a crack at her before the horses turned for home, but despite her seemingly vulnerable position, jockey Glen Boss eased her around the bend and nothing ever looked like beating the mare.
		Makybe Diva's connections may leave with more than just one prize in the kit from Crown Palladium, as she is considered a leading chance in the Champion Stayer of the Year and Champion Middle Distance Racehorse of the Year awards also.
	www.sportal.com.au /horseracing.asp?i=news&id=86292 (545 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport... \| Horse Racing \| Diva secures third Melbourne Cup
		Makybe Diva made horse racing history as she won the Melbourne Cup for a record third consecutive time at Flemington on Tuesday.
		Makybe Diva's victory will be a major headache for bookmakers, with millions of dollars gambled on the result.
		Makybe Diva's achievements are all the more remarkable given the weight which previous winners must carry in the handicap race.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/4388334.stm (461 words)

	ABC Sport - Sport - Diva bows out after historic victory
		Makybe Diva underlined her standing as the world's best stayer with an outstanding ride, expertly piloted by jockey Glen Boss.
		Makybe Diva defied the odds to carry 58 kilograms as the equal top weight - the most carried by a Cup winner since Think Big 30 years ago.
		Makybe Diva never gave her legion of followers any cause for concern, with Boss riding the perfect race.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200511/s1495356.htm (1317 words)

	NextBet » News » Horse Racing » $200k on the DIVA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Makybe Diva's short odds of $2.50 did not deter a client of Darwin-based Sportsbet placing $200,000 on the great mare to win $300,000 should she add the weight-for-age championship to her outstanding record.
		Makybe Diva dominates Cox Plate betting with bookmakers around Australia, her current odds ranging from a best quote of $2.50 to as short as $2.25.
		Makybe Diva is also a heavy liability for Sportingbet in Melbourne Cup betting, having laid recent bets of $200,000 to $50,000 and $100,000 to $25,000.
	www.nextbet.com.au /newstest/EEklAAyVpFhOluvDiF.php (404 words)

	The Border Mail - Diva voted a champ again
		MAKYBE Diva last night extended her reign as the queen of the turf when she was crowned Australian Champion Racehorse for the second year in a row.
		Makybe Diva also captured 134 votes for a decisive win as the best stayer and while the voting was much tighter in the middle distance category, she still held on for a narrow win with 68 votes over Eremein (59), Lad Of The Manor (10) and Racing To Win (seven).
		Makybe Diva, who was trained by David Hall until midway through 2004 and then Lee Freedman, finished her career as Australasia’s highest stakes earner with $14,526,685 from 15 wins and seven placings in 36 starts.
	www.bordermail.com.au /news/bm/sport/354923.html (400 words)

	Makybe Diva into racing Hall of Fame
		Makybe Diva has been formally recognised as one of the all-time greats of the turf when she was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall Of Fame.
		Makybe Diva's induction came as no surprise as she has been compared with turf legends and inaugural Hall Of Fame inductees Phar Lap and Carbine.
		Makybe Diva, who was trained by David Hall until midway through 2004 and then Lee Freedman, finished her career as Australasia's highest-ever stakes earner with $14,526,685 from 15 wins and seven placings in 36 starts.
	news.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=111075 (769 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Makybe Diva - the Legendary Racehorse
		Makybe Diva was conceived in Ireland and born in Britain, and brought back to Australia after failing to attract any bids in England.
		Makybe Diva won her first Melbourne Cup in 2003, beating She's Archie (second) and Jardine's Lookout (third), and won national acclaim in the 2004 Melbourne Cup by beating Irish horse Vinnie Roe (second) and the long-shot Zazzman (third).
		Also in 2005, Makybe Diva won the Australian Cup at the Flemington racecourse and the BMW at the Rosehill racecourse in Sydney, and the Cox Plate at the Moonee Valley racecourse in Melbourne just ten days before the Melbourne Cup.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A6843954 (1013 words)

	Makybe Diva Named Australia's Horse of Year - bloodhorse.com
		Date Posted: 8/2/2006 8:10:00 PM Last Updated: 8/4/2006 5:08:48 PM Makybe Diva was named Australia's Horse of the Year for the second time in a row in a landslide and the 7-year-old mare also secured two divisional honors in ceremonies Aug 2.
		Makybe Diva capped a season in which she won four of five starts with her victory in the Melbourne Cup under 128 pounds.
		Makybe Diva finished her career as Australasia's highest ever stakes earner with $14,526,685 from 15 wins and seven placings in 36 starts.
	news.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=34683 (367 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Diva may perform in Japan
		Makybe Diva on her way to victory in the 2004 Melbourne Cup
		Connections of the dual Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva are considering sending the horse to Japan for the Grade 1 Tenno Sho on May 1.
		Makybe Diva is also pencilled in to travel to Dubai in March but she is expected to have two runs in Sydney before she heads to the Middle East.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2005/0118/makybediva.html (184 words)

	CBS SportsLine.com Headline - powered by Youbet.com
		Carrying high weight of 128 pounds, Makybe Diva, a 7-year-old mare, cruised to the lead under Greg Boss approaching the furlong pole in the two-mile marathon to defeat On a Jeune by 1 1/4 lengths for her history-making performance in a race that was first run in 1861.
		Makybe Diva thus ends her brilliant career in diva-like fashion as owner Tony Santic and trainer Lee Freedman, who won his fifth Melbourne Cup, decided immediately after the race to retire her on a high note.
		During the past year, Makybe Diva, a remarkably versatile British-bred daughter of Irish Derby winner Desert King, has won five Group 1 races, the Melbourne Cup twice, the 1 1/2-mile BMW Classic, the Australian Cup (in which she set a Flemington course record of 1:58.73 for 1 1/4 miles), and the 1 1/4-mile Cox Plate.
	horseracing.sportsline.com /cbs/headlines/showarticle.aspx?articleId=4434 (606 words)

	Makybe Diva clinches third Melbourne Cup - Turkish Daily News Nov 02, 2005
		Makybe Diva, brilliantly ridden by Glen Boss, won Tuesday's 145th running of the Melbourne Cup to become the first horse to triumph three times in Australia's greatest race.
		Makybe Diva has raced 36 times for 15 wins and A$14.4 million in prizemoney, easily a record for an Australian horse.
		Makybe Diva was the only mare among the five multiple winners and only the second, after Peter Pan, even to attempt a third win, because of the enormous weight given to previous winners.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=27373 (862 words)

	ABC Sport - Sport - Makybe Diva wins consecutive Cups
		Pre-race favourite Makybe Diva has become only the fourth horse and first mare to win back-to-back Melbourne Cups, cruising to victory in the $4.6 million race at Flemington.
		Makybe Diva, ridden by Glen Boss, stormed home in the straight to win by a length from Irish stayer Vinnie Roe, with Zazzman two lengths further back in third.
		Makybe Diva set a weight-carrying record for a mare of 55.5 kilograms, 4.5 kilograms more than she carried to victory last year.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200411/s1233048.htm (878 words)

	End of the road for Makybe Diva - Newstalk ZB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Makybe Diva has been retired by her owner Tony Santic after recording her third win in a row in Australasia's most prestigious race.
		The champion mare carried 58 kilos and was never in danger on the final straight as she dashed to the front at the 200-metre mark and won by 1-1/4 lengths from On A Jeune, with New Zealand's Xcellent half a length away in third.
		Makybe Diva has raced her way into Australian folklore, with the victory worth 3.1 million dollars which takes the mare's career tally to more than 14.5 million dollars, an Australasian record.
	www.newstalkzb.co.nz /newsdetail1.asp?storyID=83222 (418 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Makybe Diva - Legendary Racing Horse
		Makybe Diva was also one of the oldest horses to win the Cup.
		Makybe Diva is also the first horse since Carbine in 1890 to win both the Sydney Cup and Melbourne Cup in the same year.
		Makybe Diva and her jockey Glen Boss first entered the public eye in 2003, after winning their first Melbourne Cup.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A6583205 (982 words)

	Thoroughbred Times: Today's News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The field swept around the home turn seven abreast, the crowd screaming for Makybe Diva, who was in full flight down the outside, pulling away to win by 1¼ lengths from Lotteria, who finished a half head in front of third-place finisher Fields of Omagh.
		Makybe Diva, the only mare to win two Melbourne Cups (Aus-G1) [2003 and '04], and only the fourth horse to win them back to back, has won 14 of 35 career starts.
		Although Makybe Diva is heading the betting for the Melbourne Cup (Aus-G1) on November 1, Freedman said that no immediate decision on a start for her would be made for several days, as the Cox Plate had always been her mission this season.—Delamere Usher
	www.thoroughbredtimes.com /todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=58396&subsec=3 (484 words)

	Mare makes history in her final race - Horseracing - Sport - smh.com.au
		Makybe Diva riden by Glen Boss (centre) crosses the finish line to win the 2005 Melbourne Cup.
		In a great riding display, Boss eased Makybe Diva over to one off the fence from her 14 barrier going out of the straight the first time.
		Makybe Diva was feeling the pinch of her 58 kilograms nearing the line but had too much in hand for runner-up On A Jeune and third placegetter Xcellent.
	www.smh.com.au /news/horseracing/dazzling-diva-blazes-into-history/2005/11/01/1130720534226.html (422 words)

	Makybe Diva in world's top 50 - Horse Racing - Sport - theage.com.au
		Makybe Diva's top ranking on the official Australia-New Zealand classifications, set to be released at the end of this month, has paved the way for the dual Melbourne Cup-winning mare to be recognised as one of the world's best 50 gallopers.
		Makybe Diva, who this season won her second-straight Melbourne Cup and came back in the spring to score in the Australian Cup and the BMW, was allotted a rating of 124 pounds when the classifications were tabled in Brisbane on Stradbroke weekend.
		"Makybe Diva's 124 will become 119 on the world scale with the deduction of a five-pound mares allowance, which is the international criteria," Webbey said.
	www.theage.com.au /news/horse-racing/makybe-diva-in-worlds-top-50/2005/07/14/1120934358440.html (610 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Diva divine in Melbourne
		Makybe Diva carved her name into the annals of Australian racing history by claiming a remarkable third consecutive Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
		Makybe Diva's owner Tony Santic confirmed the daughter of Desert King will now be retired.
		Boss, who has ridden Makybe Diva on all three of her Melbourne Cup victories, was choked with emotion after the race.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2005/1101/Makybe.html?rss (509 words)

	Makybe Diva named Australia's best racehorse - International horse news; equestrian event news, equine news - Horsetalk
		The Makybe Diva legend grew even larger when the champion mare was announced the Premier Technology Group Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year for the second successive year at Melbourne's Crown Palladium.
		The Diva attracted 52.5% of the public vote to finish clear of Candy Vale (21.2%), Takeover Target (14.8%), Karasi (6.8%) and Eremein (4.7%).
		Makybe Diva's owner Tony Santic was thrilled to come away with so many awards, but said becoming only the third horse to win multiple Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year awards was particularly sweet.
	www.horsetalk.co.nz /news/0608/018.shtml (786 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport \| Horse Racing \| Makybe repeats Cup success
		Makybe Diva outgunned Ireland's Vinnie Roe on Tuesday to become the first mare to win the Melbourne Cup twice.
		Makybe Diva took over at the furlong pole in soft conditions to win Australia's most famous race, carrying a first prize of more than £1.1m.
		Ridden by Glen Boss, Makybe Diva settled in the rear early on under 8st 11lb before saving ground on the rail to set a weight-carrying record for a mare.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/3971415.stm (355 words)

	The Border Mail - Higgins: time is right to honour Makybe
		“Makybe Diva is a horse we have been raving about for the past two or three years, she is still on the tips of everyone tongues, and I think it is the appropriate time for her,” Higgins said.
		Makybe Diva is one of 30 racing legends named as finalists for consideration to join the 79 existing inductees in to the Hall Of Fame.
		Makybe Diva was retired after winning her third consecutive Melbourne Cup last year.
	www.bordermail.com.au /news/bm/sport/306147.html (398 words)

	Racing Victoria Limited - MAKYBE DIVA CLAIMS YET ANOTHER HONOUR
		Makybe Diva continues to rack up the accolades even in retirement, with the champion mare recently named the southern hemisphere's best racehorse at the Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings Conference.
		Of all the horses that raced in the southern hemisphere during the 2005/06 season, Makybe Diva was deemed the best thanks to her TTRC rating of 124.
		Makybe Diva was joined in the top 10 by fellow Australians Eremein and Takeover Target, who were both rated on 119, placing them in equal-eighth position.
	www.racingvictoria.net.au /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1396&Itemid=250 (351 words)

	Makybe Diva clinches Melbourne Cup Deisler doubtful for Bayern, Hargreaves out Grizzlies upset Duncan-less Spurs ...
		Makybe Diva sat mid-field most of the race before bursting through the pack to kick clear and give Boss and trainer David Hall their first wins in the A$4.6 million (US$3.2 million) race.
		Makybe Diva was bred in England but was brought to Australia and raced by South Australian tuna fisherman Tony Santic, who plunged a series of massive bets on the mare for Tuesday's event to win around A$1 million.
		The lightly-raced Makybe Diva began to emerge as a Melbourne Cup contender when she won six races on the trot last season to go from a maiden to a group two winner.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=34195 (2682 words)

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