1993 Melbourne Cup

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1993 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Date2 Nov 1993
Distance2 miles
Winning horse Vintage Crop
Winning time3:23.4
Final odds14/1
Jockey Michael Kinane
Trainer Dermot Weld
SurfaceTurf
  1992
1994  

Te Aku Nick still in front at the 300 lead Frontier Boy a length and half further back, Vintage Crop he's coming home the Irish galloper. Te Aku Nick is in front of Frontier Boy, Vintage Crop is a danger and Great Vintage is late. Te Aku Nick but Vintage Crop as got him, Vintage Crop, the Irish horse will win the Melbourne Cup! Vintage Crop two lengths, Te Aku Nick just held second! Mercator flashed up for third.

Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The 1993 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1993. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), at Flemington Racecourse.

The race was won by Irish horse Vintage Crop becoming the first European Horse to win the race. [1] With his win the Melbourne Cup was put on the international map. Vintage Crop had won the Curragh Cup and Irish St. Leger before Weld took him to Australia. The Flemington Racecourse was soaked by overnight rain and Vintage Crop at 14/1 defeated outsiders Te Akau Nick and Mercator. [2]

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 1993 Melbourne Cup.

PlaceHorseTrainerJockey
1st Vintage Crop Dermot Weld Michael Kinane
2ndTe Akau Nick Gai Waterhouse Robert Vance
3rdMercatorRoyce Dowling Chris Johnson
4thGreat Vintage Bart Cummings Steven King
5thFrontier Boy Bart Cummings Darren Beadman
6thTennessee Jack Bart Cummings Damien Oliver
7thMaraakiz David Hayes Michael Clarke
8th The Phantom Noel Eales Jim Cassidy
9thDrum TapsLord Huntingdon Frankie Dettori
10th Castletown Paddy Busuttin Noel Harris
11thAzzaam David Hayes Larry Cassidy
12thCavallieri Laurie Laxon Kevin Moses
13thFraar David Hayes Darren Gauci
14thOur Pompeii George Hanlon Mick Dittman
15th Subzero Lee Freedman Greg Hall
16thYoung PirateD McNabbAlf Matthews
17thUltimate Aim Colin Jillings Patrick Payne
18thField Officer George Hanlon T Jackman
19thDancing LordM Pearson Harry White
20thSlight ChanceBob Thomsen John Marshall
21stAir SeattleClarry Conners Shane Dye
22ndSilk AliBob ThomsenGrant Cooksley
23rdDiamond BasesTony VasilB Clements
24thOur Tristalight Bart Cummings Greg Childs

References

  1. "Past Winners - 1991 to 2000 Melbourne Cup Winners". www.races.com.audate=28 October 2021.
  2. O'Reilly, Paddy (2016). "Vintage Crop (1993)". Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup. Melbourne: New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd. p. 128. ISBN   9781742579054.