1967 Melbourne Cup

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1967 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Date7 Nov 1967
Distance2 miles
Winning horse Red Handed
Winning time3:20.4
Final odds4/1
Jockey Roy Higgins
Trainer Bart Cummings
OwnerF W (Bill) Clarke, Brian M Condon & Angus G Tyson (Adelaide)
Conditions Fast
SurfaceTurf
  1966
1968  

At the furlong and a half, Red Handed's taken the lead from Bellition, on the outside Red Crest, coming through on the inside now is Padtheway. It's Red Crest just got his head in front at the furlong from Red Handed fighting back, on the fence is Padtheway and now Floodbird having to change course is finishing fast. Red Handed a narrow leader from Red Crest, Padtheway, Floodbird pegging them back but Red Handed's too good! He's won the Cup a neck to Red Crest.

Commentator Bill Collins describes the climax of the race

The 1967 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 7 November 1967. The race, run over 2 miles (3,218.7 m), at Flemington Racecourse.

The race was won by the New Zealand bred stallion Red Handed, trained by Bart Cummings and ridden by Roy Higgins. The runner up was Red Crest and third place went to Floodbird. [1] The winning margin was only a neck and a further neck to third place.

This was the third win in a row in the great race by Bart Cummings who went on to record twelve Melbourne Cup winners. [2] [3]

Purchased from Pirongia Stud in New Zealand, Red Handed was sired by the French stallion, Le Filou, and his dam Red Might (NZ) was by Red Mars (GB). His off foreleg was club-footed and the nerves on one side of his head were paralysed due to being kicked by another horse.

It was the second victory for Roy Higgins who had brought home Light Fingers for Bart in the 1965 Melbourne Cup.

Field

The following are the placegetters in the 1967 Melbourne Cup. [4]

PlaceHorseTrainerJockey
1st Red Handed (NZ) Bart Cummings Roy Higgins
2ndRed Crest (NZ)J W WinderRon Taylor
3rdFloodbirdL M ArmfieldJ Stocker
4thPadthewayJ Smith Frank Reys
5thPrince CamilloR FisherP Gumbleton
6thGeneral CommandW WilsonG Lane
7thBelliton (NZ) George Hanlon Harry White
8thSunhavenL BurgessB Courtney
9thFulmen Bart Cummings M Goreham
10thRoyal CoralR H ClaartonD Miller
11thTauntonE J JenkinsP Alderman
12thZiema Bart Cummings John Miller
13thCoronation CadetN ForbesJ Wade
14thSwift PeterA BeaunevilleW Camer
15thMidlanderN D Hoysted Pat Hyland
16thJay Ay (NZ)D S McCormickP Jarman
17thBasin StreetJ J MoloneyB Gilders
18thStella Belle (NZ)I Tucker Bob Skelton
19thSpecial RewardA E ElkingtonW A Smith
20thGarcon Tommy J. Smith D Lake
21stBlue SpecialR WallisR Durey
22ndTupakiH N WigginsK Langby

References

  1. "Past Winners - 1961 to 1970 Melbourne Cup Winners - Races.com.au". www.races.com.au. 22 September 2009.
  2. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/image-gallery/2d3ed522011c7441c02d4a5375cb339b
  3. "Bart Cummings – Twelve Melbourne Cups. Thirteen Australian Cups". www.vrc.com.au.
  4. Cummings, J.B. (2009). Bart: My life. Pan Macmillan, Australia. ISBN   9781405040150