Donna Demaio: Australia Correspondent on rain forecast for the 165th Melbourne Cup

Rain's on the forecast for today's 165th running of the Melbourne Cup.

There are no New Zealand-trained runners this year, but Smokin Romans and Torranzino were both bred here.

Newstalk ZB's Melbourne Cup correspondent Donna Demaio says those heading to Flemington will need to pack their brollies and coats.

She told Andrew Dickens the weather is dominating much of the conversation.

Demaio says it's expected to rain all day and even during the race.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
To Australia. We go, more specifically to Melbourne. We go
done it tomorrow. Good morning to you. Good morning, It's
Cup day and you're up early because you're going.

Speaker 2 (00:10):
I am going, and I will be getting ready very
very shortly. But first I'm going to tell you that
we are very very excited about the one hundred and
sixty fifth running of the Melbourne Cup. The Cultural Institution,
twenty four horses vying for victory. And again we know
that I'm personally backing Jamie Melham, who is the female jockey,

(00:33):
the jockey that won the core Field Cup last month,
and she says that she did a little rain dance
and it's kind of worked. So we're talking about the
weather a lot in the lead up to the race
because it does look like it's going to be raining
all day and I might even still be raining during
the race. There was a dumping, a drenching yesterday and yeah,

(00:53):
the rain has not gone away. But to her horse
loves the rain apparently, so it's all good but interesting
on a New Zealand horse. I might add smoke in romans.
Jamie Mellam's husband is also running the Melbourne Cup. Ben
Melham is also a jockey, So they're up against each other,
so they might be making history in another way as well.

(01:13):
So let's see who wins out of those two. What
else can I tell you? The national anthem will be
sung by none other then Greta Bradman. Yes, the grandchild
of Sir Donald Bradman. Isn't that lovely?

Speaker 1 (01:26):
Is? And I've met Greta. She had an album n Yeah, yeah,
she had an now them out about six or seven
years ago. She came here and she's interviewed on my
Sunday News Talks in b show. She's a great singer,
she's a great great Person's fantastic. This rain, how wonderful?
This rain is going to flatten all the fascinators.

Speaker 2 (01:43):
Yes, but pill boxes are in this year, so we're okay,
We're okay this.

Speaker 1 (01:48):
Year okay, And what are you going to wear?

Speaker 2 (01:53):
Well, I'm actually really into vintage wear, so I've actually
gone and bought myself a beautiful slick black suit and
a love milliner, Melbourne milliner called Renee Anderson made me
this gorgeous thing to put on my head with the
handcut red leather flowers. So I'm very much looking forward
to getting all dot up and heading to the track
very very shortly.

Speaker 1 (02:13):
And don't forget to your umbrella and I Thank you
Donna demo For more from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge.
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