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Twenty-eight internationals have been nominated for this year's $6.2m Melbourne Cup, 20 years after Vintage Crop became the first overseas raider to contest Australia's richest horse race.
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French stayer Dunaden, who won the race in 2011, headlines the overseas contingent which for the first time makes up more than 20 per cent of total nominations.
He's joined in the list by Green Moon as the only two past winners of the race.
Irish master Aidan O'Brien has nominated three gallopers – Ernest Hemingway, Foundry and Leading Light.
Luca Cumani looks set to return with Mount Athos while Dermot Weld, who trained Vintage Crop to an historic race victory in 1993, could be represented by Pale Mimosa and Voleuse De Coeurs.
Prominent Australian owner Lloyd Williams has 12 nominated with prominent duo Sea Moon and Masked Marvel potentially joining Green Moon in the race.
Cup favourite Puissance de Lune is Darren Weir's sole entry in the race.
Sydney trainer Gai Waterhouse has 10 entries headed by last year's runner-up Fiorente, as she looks to win the race for the first time.
Australian Oaks winner Royal Descent is one of eight representing the Chris Waller yard while Cups master Bart Cummings will be solely represented by Precedence.
Weights for the Melbourne Cup will be released on Tuesday, September 17.
1 AGENT BAUER Gwenda Markwell
2 AHZEEMAH (IRE) Saeed Bin Suroor3 ALIYANA TILDE Kerry Parker
4 ANGOLA Pat Carey5 ARALDO (GB) Michael Moroney
6 ARIBAA (GB) Mark Kavanagh7 AWARD SEASON (IRE) Kris Lees
8 BACHELOR ROYAL (NZ) Andrew J Payne9 BACK IN BLACK (NZ) John Steffert
10 BASS STRAIT (NZ) David Hayes11 BAYRIR (FR) Chris Waller
12 BEATEN UP (GB) Chris Waller13 BIOGRAPHER (GB) David Lanigan
14 BIT OF HELL (IRE) Mick Price15 BONO VOX David Hayes
16 BRIGANTIN (USA) Pat Carey17 BROWN PANTHER (GB) Tom Dascombe
18 CARAVAN ROLLS ON (GB) Peter Chapple-Hyam19 CARLTON HOUSE (USA) Gai Waterhouse
20 CASTLZEBERG (NZ) Danny O'Brien21 CHARLESTON LADY (GB) David Vandyke
22 COLOUR VISION (FR) Saeed Bin Suroor23 DANAS BEST Gai Waterhouse
24 DANDINO (GB) Marco Botti25 DEAR DEMI Clarry Conners
26 DESERT JEUNEY Nigel Blackiston27 DUNADEN (FR) Mikel Delzangles
28 ECUADOR (NZ) Gai Waterhouse29 ERNEST HEMINGWAY (IRE) Aidan O'Brien
30 ETHIOPIA Pat Carey31 EXCEPTIONALLY (NZ) Terry & Karina O'Sullivan
32 FAWKNER Robert Hickmott33 FIORENTE (IRE) Gai Waterhouse
34 FORETELLER (GB) Chris Waller35 FORGOTTEN VOICE (IRE) Nicky Henderson
36 FOUNDRY (IRE) Aidan O'Brien37 FRUEHLING (IRE) Anthony Freedman
38 GARUD (IRE) Michael Moroney39 GERONTIUS David Hayes
40 GHOST PROTOCOL (IRE) Paul Perry41 GLENCADAM GOLD (IRE) Gai Waterhouse
42 GOLDONI (IRE) David Hayes43 GREEN MOON (IRE) Robert Hickmott
44 HAMMERFEST (GB) John Hammond45 HARTANI (IRE) Robert Hickmott
46 HAWKSPUR Chris Waller47 HIPPOPUS (NZ) Gai Waterhouse
48 IBICENCO (GER) Peter G Moody49 IRONSTEIN Gerald Ryan
50 IT'S A DUNDEEL (NZ) Murray Baker51 JET AWAY (GB) David Hayes
52 JOSHUA TREE (IRE) Ed Dunlop53 JULIENAS (IRE) Gai Waterhouse
54 KEEP COOL (NZ) Danny O'Brien55 KELINNI (IRE) Chris Waller
56 KESAMPOUR (FR) Peter G Moody57 KINGDOMS (NZ) John O'Shea
58 LEADING LIGHT (IRE) Aidan O'Brien59 LESS IS MORE (FR) David Vandyke
60 LET'S MAKE ADEAL Nigel Blackiston61 LIDARI (FR) Peter G Moody
62 LUCKY ANGEL Tony Vasil63 LUCKY CHAPPY (IRE) Pat Carey
64 MAIN SEQUENCE (USA) David Lanigan65 MANIGHAR (FR) Peter G Moody
66 MASKED MARVEL (GB) Robert Hickmott67 MASSIYN (IRE) Robert Hickmott
68 MELEAGROS (IRE) Michael Moroney69 MORIARTY (IRE) Chris Waller
70 MOTIVADO (GB) David Hayes71 MOUDRE Ciaron Maher
72 MOUNT ATHOS (IRE) Luca Cumani73 MOURAYAN (IRE) Robert Hickmott
74 MR MOET Adam Durrant75 MR O'CEIRIN (NZ) Ciaron Maher
76 MY QUEST FOR PEACE (IRE) Peter G Moody77 NORSQUI Walter McShane
78 OASIS BLOOM Peter Morgan & Craig Widdison79 ONLY A PLEASURE (IRE) Andre Fabre
80 OPINION (IRE) Sir Michael Stoute81 ORDER OF THE SUN Gai Waterhouse
82 OUR DESERT WARRIOR Gai Waterhouse83 PACKING EMPIRE (NZ) David Hayes
84 PAKAL (GER) Mick Price85 PALE MIMOSA (IRE) Dermot K Weld
86 PEAL OF BELLS Gwenda Markwell87 PELICANO Tony McEvoy
88 PLANET PURPLE Kerry Parker89 POLISH KNIGHT (NZ) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
90 PRACTICED Robert Hickmott91 PRECEDENCE (NZ) Bart & James Cummings
92 PRINCE CHERI (FR) David Vandyke93 PUISSANCE DE LUNE (IRE) Darren Weir
94 QUINTESSENTIAL (NZ) John Sargent95 RANKED (IRE) Robert Hickmott
96 RED CADEAUX (GB) Ed Dunlop97 RIALYA Lloyd Kennewell
98 ROYAL DESCENT Chris Waller99 ROYAL DIAMOND (IRE) Johnny Murtagh
100 ROYAL EMPIRE (IRE) Saeed Bin Suroor101 RUSCELLO (IRE) Ed Walker
102 SAGHANN (IRE) Anthony Freedman103 SAHARA SUN (CHI) Ciaron Maher
104 SALON SOLDIER (GER) Kris Lees105 SANGSTER (NZ) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
106 SEA MOON (GB) Robert Hickmott107 SEVILLE (GER) Robert Hickmott
108 SHARALAM (IRE) Mark Kavanagh109 SHOREHAM Saab Hasan
110 SIERRA NEVADA (NZ) Richard Otto111 SILENT ACHIEVER (NZ) Roger James
112 SIMENON (IRE) William Mullins113 SIR JOHN HAWKWOOD (IRE) Craig Ritchie
114 SNEAK A PEEK (ITY) Peter G Moody115 SONGCRAFT (IRE) Saeed Bin Suroor
116 STAR OF TRALEE (NZ) David Hayes117 STAR ROLLING Peter Morgan & Craig Widdison
118 SUN CENTRAL (IRE) William Haggas119 SUPER COOL Mark Kavanagh
120 TALENT SHOW Graeme Ballantyne121 TANBY Robert Hickmott
122 TENBY LADY (USA) Gai Waterhouse123 THOUGHT WORTHY (USA) Robert Hickmott
124 TONOPAH (USA) Craig Ritchie125 TREMEC (NZ) John P Thompson
126 TREVIERES (FR) Markus Nigge127 TUSCAN FIRE Dan O'Sullivan
128 VAQUERA (NZ) Gai Waterhouse129 VEREMA (FR) Alain de Royer Dupre
130 VOLEUSE DE COEURS (IRE) Dermot K Weld131 WALDPARK (GER) Anthony Freedman
132 WARWARICK David Hayes133 WHY NOT (GER) David Hayes
134 WIND BENDER Chris Waller135 WROTHAM HEATH (GB) David Hayes