1988 Melbourne Cup

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1988 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Date1 Nov 1988
Distance3200 Meters
Winning horse Empire Rose
Winning time3:18.3
Final odds5/1
Jockey Tony Allan
Trainer Laurie Laxon
SurfaceTurf
  1987
1989  

Empire Rose has kicked away in the cup from Apollo Run, Na Botto, Natski's flying out wide! Empire Rose in front, Natski's gonna challenge late. Empire Rose a length in front, Natski trying to get to her. Empire Rose a half in front, Natski won't make it and the big mare wins!

Commentator Bruce McAvaney describes the climax of the race

The 1988 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1988. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), at Flemington Racecourse.

The race was won by Empire Rose, the popular New Zealand mare who had finished fifth in 1986 when trained by Bart Cummings and second to Kensei the previous year. She did one better in 1988 after winning Mackinnon Stakes she held off 5/1 equal favourite (Empire Rose was also 5/1) Metropolitan Handicap winner Natski in the "Bicentenary" Melbourne Cup [1] Empire Rose became the first mare to win the race since 1965. Empire Rose had previously placed second to Royal Heights in the 1986 New Zealand Oaks and won the 1987 New Zealand Cup. She subsequently placed third in the 1989 W. S. Cox Plate. [2] This would be the last of four Melbourne Cup calls by Bruce McAvaney though his call of this race is considered to be among the best in the race's history. [3] [ better source needed ]

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 1988 Melbourne Cup. [4]

PlaceHorseTrainerJockey
1st Empire Rose Laurie Laxon Tony Allan
2ndNatski Jack Denham Mick Dittman
3rdNa BottoRichard OttoPeter Johnson
4thApollo RunColin AldersonAlf Matthews
5thRound The World Bart Cummings John Marshall
6thBanderol Dave O'Sullivan Lance O'Sullivan
7thIdeal CentemanC Balfour Michael Clarke
8thMr. BunnythorpeM GriffinBarry Griffin
9thFull At LastJohn SadlerG Murphy
10th Kensei Les BridgeLarry Olsen
11thOur Classic BoyM Andrews David Walsh
12th Tawrrific Lee Freedman S D Marshall
13thShantarounJ Meagher Greg Hall
14thCopatonicPaul PerryGary Willetts
15thSecret SealG ShinnN Willams
16thCongressman George Hanlon Darren Gauci
17thIt's CandideG HaighR N Elliot
18thAlgonquin ClubB Lockwood Shane Dye
19thAuthaal Colin Hayes Brent Thomson
20thLord HybrowN McBurneyK Moses
21stBalcianoNeville Voigt Harry White
22ndMight Tommy Smith Brian York

References

  1. O'Reilly, Paddy (2016). "Empire Rose (1988)". Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup. Melbourne: New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd. p. 123. ISBN   9781742579054.
  2. "1981 to 1990 Melbourne Cup Winners". www.races.com.au/. 1 November 2021.
  3. "1988 Melbourne Cup 🏆 Empire Rose ......A classic call from the sporting maestro". facebook.com.au. 1 November 2021.
  4. "1988 Melbourne Cup". millersguide.identika.com.au. 1 November 2021.