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    MAKYBE DIVA

    Oct 31, 2021 5 minutes

    akybe Diva will always be remembered for her three Melbourne Cup victories. She is also the only of our Hall Of Fame entrants to be born in the Northern Hemisphere. She came to Australia in February 2000, just before her first birthday along with her dam, Tugela who had not been served that season. It took some time for the overseas filly to mature into a racehorse suited to local conditions. Her first race start did not come until 29 July 2002, almost the last day of her official 3yo season in the Southern Hemisphere. Makybe Diva’s debut was at a humble maiden at Benalla over 1200m, where she ran 4th, beaten almost five lengths. Two weeks later she stepped up to 1600m at Wangaratta as a 4yo, and her victory started a string of

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