Share in Melbourne Cup 2023 runner sells for $205,000

Adam Carney treated himself to an early birthday present when he won the battle for the share in Future History that was offered via Inglis Digital this week.

Carney paid $205,000 for a 10 percent she in the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained import, who is guaranteed a start in next month’s Melbourne Cup thanks to his win in the Group 3 The Bart Cummings at Flemington on October 7.

The Melbourne Cup 2023 will be run five days after Carney’s birthday and he said that was the impetus to approach good friend Marc De Stoop with a plan to buy into the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained stayer.

“I’m 45 in Cup Week so I guess you could say it’s a bit of an early birthday present to myself,” Carney said.

“A good friend of mine and business associate Marc De Stoop, who bred and part-owns Mazu, has gone halves with me in the 10 percent.

“It’s about the theatre of the Melbourne Cup. You get caught up with it and embrace the whole week, I know we will.

“This was something on my bucket list – and Marc’s – and what a great way to do it.”

Future History, a son of Showcasing, will round out his Melbourne Cup preparations in this Friday night’s Group 2 Moonee Valley Cup, which carries a $450,000 winner’s cheque.

He started his career in France, where he won four of nine starts, before coming to Australia, where he has had five starts for two wins and two second placings at his past four outings.

“At the end of the day he’s a progressive stayer, only had 15 starts and he’s won six of them and I really liked the way he held off First Immortal in the Bart Cummings last start,” Carney said.

“He’s only got 50kg on his back in the Cup, if he draws a good gate he’s as good a chance as anything.”

Future History occupies a place on the third line of betting in the Moonee Valley Cup market and is a $26 chance in the Melbourne Cup with betting sites, in which he will be ridden by Hollie Doyle.

Carney, who enjoyed a share in Group 1 winner and now stallion Pierata, said the ability to be able to buy into a Melbourne Cup runner less than a fortnight before the big race was a sign of the times.

“I’ve traded quite a few horses through Inglis Digital before and it’s a great platform for that, it’s really captured the imagination of a lot of the people in the industry and this is the perfect example of how an owner can attract another owner like this,” he said.

“It’s fantastic to secure a horse where, say 10 years ago, without these kinds of platforms like Inglis Digital, you wouldn’t be able to do it or at least not this transparently and easily.”