The Joseph Pride-trained Stockman is a proven stayer at Group 1 level and he will make his Melbourne Cup debut this year.
After winning the St Leger at Randwick over 2600m two starts ago, running away from the field, there is little doubt that Stockman will see out the 3200m Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.
Pride has given Stockman a long preparation for the 2022 Melbourne Cup with four of his six runs being over 2000m plus, with his only win coming in the 2600m St Leger.
When will Stockman run in the Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup will be run on the first Tuesday in November at Flemington in front of a sold out crowd for the first time since 2019, because of the covid pandemic.
The one thing that hasn’t changed about the 2022 Melbourne Cup is the horses.
Once again The Cup has brought together an elite field of Melbourne Cup horses to contest the two mile race, worth $7.75 million.
Stockman
- Age: 6YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Tavistock (NZ)
- Dam: Crimson (NZ)
Win: $26.00
Place: $7.50
Best odds at Bet365
Career stats for Stockman
- Career: 36: 8-7-3
- Flemington: 0: 0-0-0
- Distance: 1: 0-0-0
- Wet: 23: 7-5-3
- Good: 13: 1-2-1
- Group 1: 5: 0-1-0
- Win %: 22%
- Place %: 50%
Melbourne Cup results for Stockman
Stockman has never competed in the Melbourne Cup, the 2022 edition will be his first run in the race.
Can Stockman win The Cup?
The Joseph Pride-trained Stockman has continually been there or thereabouts so far this campaign and managed to put close to two-lengths on Melbourne Cup rival Arapaho in the ATC St Leger Stakes at Randwick two starts back. He was massive in The Metropolitan three runs back on a similar surface to what is expected on Tuesday and with a more than handy record on heavy ground cannot be discounted at a big price with online bookmakers. A win is not completely out of the equation, but we have a few ahead of him in this year’s Cup.
Watch Stockman Finish 8th in the Rosehill Cup
Stockman finished a disappointing eighth in the Rosehill Cup.
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