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Movie Memorabilia from The Cup sale

14th Nov 2010

Stallions - Michelle Cullen - Sunday, 14 November 2010

If you are a movie buff, the chance to secure a bit of movie history from Director Simon Wincer’s film THE CUP is just around the corner.

The film The Cup wraps up this week and producers of the film are offering the props for auction on Sunday November 21 at Inglis’ Oaklands sales complex beginning at 11.00 am.

For collectors of racing and movie memorabilia this auction is not to be missed and among the items for sale is jockeys silks, horse rugs, saddles, bridles and the horses themselves.

The Cup, starring Stephen Curry as Damien Oliver, tells the story of Oliver’s emotional 2002 Melbourne Cup win on Media Puzzle, just days after his brother Jason was killed in a fall.

There is a full set of 2002 Melbourne Cup race silks, 24 miniature Melbourne Cups, race saddles, headstalls and race day leads, and bridles and bits. The winning silks worn and signed by Stephen Curry are up for grabs, as will race items signed by other stars of The Cup Daniel MacPherson and Tom Burlinson.

Horse rugs worn by the equine stars of the film will go under the auctioneers hammer and they would make unique picnic rugs – a real talking point at your next race meeting picnic!

On the other hand, for the real horse buffs the equine stars, aka, Media Puzzle, Mr Prudent and Vinnie Roe – will be looking for new stables. Among the horses up for auction will be the placid look-a-likes ridden by the actors during filming, thoroughbreds ready for an after-racing career that will suit devotees of polo, showjumping, dressage and show horses. There are 25 racehorses with papers – there could be a real winner amongst them.

Quirky clothing worn by the extras on race days is part of The Cup catalogue. Footy fans are not forgotten either with North Melbourne and West Coast football club hats or with scarves.

The auction is being held on Sunday, November 21st at the Inglis Oaklands complex beginning at 11.00 am. The horses will be available for viewing that morning, before the auction.