Fund Manager’s Dark Horse “Flatten the Curve” Eyes Melbourne Cup Glory
Now here’s an interesting twist ahead of the Melbourne Cup — a story that blends finance, strategy, and pure racing passion. Meet Eckhard Sauren, a global fund manager from Germany who’s not just crunching numbers in boardrooms but also aiming for the winner’s circle at Flemington with his horse, Flatten the Curve .
Sauren, known for spotting inefficiencies in markets, believes he’s found one outside the stock exchange — in the betting odds. He’s convinced that bookmakers have undervalued his horse, calling Flatten the Curve a mid-priced runner with far greater potential than the odds suggest. It’s an insight that feels right at home for someone who’s built a career out of reading between the lines and finding hidden value.
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The horse itself has become something of a talking point among racing insiders. Flatten the Curve has won eight of his last ten starts, a remarkable record by any standard. Trained by Henk Grewe and ridden by the in-form German jockey Thore Hammer-Hansen, this French-bred runner has been quietly demolishing fields across Europe. The only blemish came in the Belmont Gold Cup — but that race was run on dirt, a surface he simply didn’t handle well. On turf, though, he’s been unstoppable.
Leigh Jordan, the Victorian Racing Club’s general manager of racing, recently admitted he’s keeping an eye on Flatten the Curve . He called it a “bit of a roughie,” but one that could easily surprise everyone. That kind of underdog energy is exactly what makes the Melbourne Cup so fascinating — a race where favourites often stumble and outsiders find glory.
At $41 odds on Bet365, the horse might be flying under the radar, but Hammer-Hansen isn’t shy about his confidence. The 25-year-old, who has already claimed two jockeys’ championships in Germany, told SENTrack that he believes Flatten the Curve can absolutely win. In his words, “Every test we’ve put him up to, apart from the dirt, he’s come out even better after.”
Still, not everything is smooth sailing. The horse was recently flagged by Racing Victoria vets due to a slight change in gait and will undergo a re-examination before the final line-up is confirmed. Alongside a few others, Flatten the Curve needs to pass that fitness test to secure his place in the starting gates.
But if all goes well, this could be one of those Melbourne Cup stories we talk about for years — a global fund manager, a German-trained underdog, and a horse aptly named Flatten the Curve rising above expectations to shock the racing world.
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