3 Nov 2012
Zabeel will have no less than four runners in Tuesday’s A$6m Emirates Melbourne Cup, with Maluckyday, Lights of Heaven, Precedence and Zabeelionaire flying the flag for the Super Sire.
Their respective key credentials are
MALUCKYDAY (Team Hawkes, Jim Cassidy)
* 2nd in 2010 Melbourne Cup
LIGHTS OF HEAVEN (Peter Moody, Luke Nolen)
* Gr.1 winner at 3; 2012 Brisbane Cup winner
PRECEDENCE (Bart Cummings, Blake Shinn)
* Gr.2 winner; competed in last two Melbourne Cups
ZABEELIONAIRE (Leon Corstens, Craig Newitt)
* Derby winner at 3; 6th Caulfield Cup
Like his father, Sir Tristram, Zabeel is the sire of 3 Melbourne Cup winners, namely
2007: Efficient
1998: Jezabeel
1997: Might and Power