1976 Melbourne Cup

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1976 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
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The 1976 cup that was won by Van Der Hum
Location Flemington Racecourse
Date2 November 1976
Distance3200 metres
Winning horse Van der Hum
Winning time3:34.10
Final odds9/2
Jockey Bob Skelton
Trainer Leo & Roy Robinson
OwnerL H & R A Robinson, et al.
SurfaceTurf
Attendance81,118
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It's Happy Union in front at the 400 from Summer Hay and Reckless, uh, coming down the outside now it's Van Der Hum! Van Der Hum and Gold and Black out after the leaders. Van Der Hum moves up now with Gold and Black and they're fighting the Cup out. Van Der Hum's taking a narrow lead from Gold and Black, Reckless and Happy Union and now at the 100 to go it's Van Der Hum in front in the Melbourne Cup. The mudlark's got it won! And Van Der Hum draws away to win a length and a half to Gold and Black.

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Commentator Bill Collins describes the climax of the race

The 1976 Melbourne Cup was a 3200 metre handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1976. [1]

This year was the hundred and sixteenth running of the Melbourne Cup.

This is the list of placegetters for the 1976 Melbourne Cup. [2]

PlaceNameJockeyTrainer
1 Van der Hum Bob Skelton Leo & Roy Robinson
2 Gold and Black John Duggan Bart Cummings
3Kythera Brent Thomson W McEwan
4RecklessPeter Clarke Tommy Woodcock
5Happy UnionGary WillettsW C Winder
6Taras RegentRon Quinton Tommy J. Smith
7Summer HayJohn Stocker Colin Hayes
8Mer 'ClerG EdgeC A Balfour
9DemeraraWayne TreloarGary Lee
10PerhapsBrain Andrews Colin Jillings
11 Battle Heights Larry Olsen R Douglas
12Galena Boy Pat Hyland John Hawkes
13Grand ScaleMaurie Willmott John Letts
14Captain MeriM BakerJ E T Wood
15My Royal Dell Midge Didham B T Jones
16Participator Roy Higgins Tommy Smith
17Current IssueAlf MatthewsJack Poletti
18Fair WarningR DureyW C Winder
19SuilemanPat TrotterW C Winder
20KelmotSteven BurridgeK F Ruff
21TamingaBrain GildersTed Broadhurst
22Clear Day Malcolm Johnston xxx
23JoueurH G HeagneyL Hill

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "1976 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersguide.identika.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "1971 to 1980 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 1 November 2022.


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