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2008 Melbourne Cup

By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com Guide

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Viewed in the winner's enclosure

Stable foreman Reg Flemming, trainer Bart Cummings, and jockey Blake Shinn with Viewed

Stable foreman Reg Flemming, trainer Bart Cummings, and jockey Blake Shinn with Viewed after winning the 2008 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse

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Owner Dato Tan Chin Nam, winning his fourth Melbourne Cup, all with trainer Bart Cummings, said, "I have four Cups now so I don’t mind if we never win another one. Mind you, if they give us one more we will take it. I don't mind it. It would be good if (winning more Cups) continues. I've got a good eye for horses. I've got a sixth sense. When I wrote my memoirs I wrote about my love of horses. He should have been 20-1 not 40-1, but no more punting, just owning. I love my horses too much. I was confident in my friend. I studied videos of the Mackinnon and Caulfield Cup and knew he could win."

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