At age three, Media Puzzle's best showings were third-place finishes in the
Gallinule and
St. Leger Stakes. Plagued by tendon problems throughout his career, after a difficult 2001, Media Puzzle had his best year in 2002. Taken to
Australia, his winning time of 2.25.90 in the 2400-metre
Geelong Cup broke the course record for the race. He went on to win the 2002
Melbourne Cup with
Damien Oliver on board. Oliver's brother Jason had died one week before the Melbourne Cup win in 2002. ==Death==