In the past decade the average Melbourne Cup weight carried to victory is 5480g.
The heaviest weight carried to victory was Carbine, sire of Phar Lap, with 6630g in 1890.
Phar Lap actually carried the highest weight with 6800g but lost.
The lowest weight carried to victory was Banker with just 3350g in 1863.
1. For the first placed horse in 2011, how much did the owner, trainer and jockey each receive?
$6,175,000 is the prize pool amount. 85% of the money goes to the owner which is $5,248,750. The trainer get’s 10% which is $617,500 and the jockey gets 5% which is $308,750.
2. For the tenth placed of $115,000 how much did the owner, trainer and jockey each receive?
The owner got $97,750, the trainer got $11,500 and the jockey got $5,750.
3. How much of the total prizemoney has increased each year, as a percentage of the previous year
(state the amount and the percentage increase).
The total amount increased from $5,000,000 to 6,200,000 is $875,000. The percentage is a 24% increase.