1995 Melbourne Cup

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1995 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Date7 November 1995
Distance2 miles
Winning horse Doriemus
Winning time3:27.6
Final odds10/1
Jockey Damien Oliver
Trainer Lee Freedman
OwnerPacers Aus Syndicate
SurfaceTurf
  1994
1996  

They're at the 300 now, Doriemus whipped to lead, the three year old Nothin' Leica Dane coming at him, they're clear of Coachwood and then came Quick Ransom. It's Doriemus in front inside the 200 meter mark, led by a length to Nothin' Leica Dane giving everything, then Quick Ransom, Coachwood and Vintage Crop. But it's all Doriemus at the hundred, raced away three lengths to Nothin' Leica Dane and then came Vintage Crop, but Doremius takes the double! Doremius three and a half, Nothin' Leica Dane runs second.

Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The 1995 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 7 November 1995. The race was run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), at Flemington Racecourse.

The race was won by the New Zealand bred gelding, Doriemus. [1] Doriemus at 10/1 defeated the 3 year old colt, Nothin' Leica Dane and the 1993 Melbourne Cup winner, Vintage Crop. The previous year's winners, Jeune and Wayne Harris, competed again but could only manage 15th place.

Doreimus who had previously won the Caulfield Cup was sired by Norman Pentaquad (USA) [2] (by Riverman) out of the dam Golden Woods by Zamazaan (FR). [3]

Doriemus was the eighth horse to win the Cups double. In 1997 he ran second to Might and Power in both Cups.

This was the first Melbourne Cup win for Damien Oliver. [4] [5]

The Irish-bred Double Trigger who finished 17th was the top weight in the race carrying 60.5 kgs, ahead of the two previous Melbourne Cup winners Vintage Crop (3rd) and Jeune (15th) on 59kg.

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 1995 Melbourne Cup. [6]

PlaceHorseWeightTrainerJockey
1st Doriemus 54.5 Lee Freedman Damien Oliver
2nd Nothin' Leica Dane 47.5 Gai Waterhouse Shane Dye
3rd Vintage Crop 59 Dermot Weld Michael Kinane
4thQuick Ransom52 Lee Freedman Mick Dittman
5thCoachwood50 Lee Freedman Brian York
6thBeaux Art50D A EdwardsDavid Taggart
7thStorm51 Lee Freedman Greg Hall
8thAll In Fun55.5John WheelerShane Scriven
9thDupain48A R BellStephen Baster
10thBullwinkle53Michael Kent Frankie Dettori
11thCount Chivas53Don SellwoodRod Griffiths
12thFew Are Chosen51.5 Gai Waterhouse Larry Cassidy
13thYes Indeed51.5R A CrowleyJock Caddigan
14thElectronic48.5 Gai Waterhouse Glen Boss
15th Jeune 59Peter Hayes Wayne Harris
16th The Phantom Chance 57John WheelerRobert Vance
17th Double Trigger 60.5Mrs S JohnstonJason Weaver
18thDouble Take52Royce DowlingJohn Didham
19thDaacha53 John F. Meagher Brett Prebble
20thSir Kingi52Noel EalesPeter Hutchinson
21stStony Bay54 Gai Waterhouse Darren Beadman

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