1973 Melbourne Cup

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1973 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Date6 Nov 1973
Distance2 miles
Winning horse Gala Supreme
Winning time3:19.50
Final odds9/1
Jockey Frank Reys
Trainer Ray Hutchins
OwnerJ. P. Curtain
SurfaceTurf
Attendance103,170 [1]
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The 1973 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1973 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.

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This was the 113th edition of the race. The race was won by Gala Supreme, a Victorian-bred thoroughbred trained by Ray Hutchins and ridden by Frank Reys. [1] [2] Gala Supreme was the first Victorian-bred horse to win the Melbourne Cup since Wodalla in the 1953 Melbourne Cup. [3] The jockey Frank Reys was the first, and currently only Indigenous Australian jockey to win the prestigious Melbourne Cup. [4] [5] [6] Frank Reys upon winning was presented a miniature Melbourne Cup trophy, this was the first year the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) presented a trophy to the winning jockey. [2]

Field

This is the full field that contested the 1973 Melbourne Cup. [1] [3]

PlaceHorseTrainerJockeySP
1st Gala Supreme Ray Hutchins Frank Reys 9/1
2ndGlenrowanJ. W. Harris Noel Harris 5/2 fav
3rdDanesonF. PenfoldBrian Gilders16/1
4thGolden Sam E. J. Didham 16/1
5thMon VinPat Trotter250/1
6thGala RedS. Aitken250/1
7thMagnifiqueBrian Andrews8/1
8thAustralasiaR. Mallyon9/1
9thSwell TimeG. Willets10/1
10thAir VoyagerR. McLeish500/1
11thNarthanyaSteve Burridge125/1
12thDayanaSteve Burridge7/1
13thBruganT. Finger200/1
14thLord BenR. Bradley100/1
15thMr ExpensiveJ. Duggan16/1
16thPeg's PrideD. Peake20/1
17thRed HopeG. Duyrca16/1
18thCampanelloH. White33/1
19thTavelM. Goreham66/1
20thMcdawayR. B. Martin50/1
21stAudaciterH. Rauhihi100/1
22ndLand LoverR. Setches125/1
23rdDisaR. Durcy350/1
24thStrike AgainN. Riordan25/1

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hourigan, John (7 November 1973). "Fate has a hand in Gala Supreme's game win". The Canberra Times . Vol. 48, no. 13, 585. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. p. 32. Retrieved 8 February 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  2. 1 2 Lemon, Andrew (30 October 2023). "Magical Milestones: Gala Supreme". Victoria Racing Club . Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Past Winners - 1971 to 1980 Melbourne Cup Winners - Races.com.au". www.races.com.au. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Maynard, John; Kerin, Sitarani, "Frank Reys (c. 1931–1984)", Australian Dictionary of Biography , Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University , retrieved 8 February 2025
  5. ↑ Tolhurst, Isabella (5 November 2023). "Reining Supreme". ABC News . Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Rolfe, C. (2008). Winners of the Melbourne Cup. Red Dog ISBN   9781742035093, p. 275
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