1996 Melbourne Cup

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1996 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Date5 November 1996
Distance2 miles
Winning horse Saintly
Winning time3:18.8
Final odds8/1
Jockey Darren Beadman
Trainer Bart Cummings
SurfaceTurf
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Nothin' Leica Dane and Saintly at the 300 they reach the lead together from Count Chivas and then came Greg Shot and Sky Beau well back. It's Saintly at the 200, Saintly dashing two lengths in front, Cummings and Beadman, Cummings going for 10 and he's got it! Saintly well clear of Count Chivas, Nothin Leica Dane and Sky Beau but Saintly! Saintly wins it easily.

Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The 1996 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 5 November 1996. The race was run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), at Flemington Racecourse.

The race was won by the 4 year old gelding, Saintly. [1] Saintly at 8/1 defeated the New Zealand bred geldings: Count Chivas, Skybeau and Senator. The previous year's winner and runner-up, Doriemus and Nothin' Leica Dane were 6th and 5th respectively. [2]

Saintly who had previously won the 1996 Australian Cup, Hill Stakes and Cox Plate was sired by Sky Chase (NZ) out of the Sir Tristram mare All Grace (NZ). [3]

Saintly was ridden by Darren Beadman and trained by Bart Cummings. [4] It was Darren's second win in the race after Kingston Rule in the 1990 Melbourne Cup. Saintly's victory was Bart's tenth training success in the race.

The top weighted horse in the race was Doriemus carrying 58kgs for 6th then Count Chivas on 57kg (2nd).

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 1996 Melbourne Cup. [5]

PlaceHorseWeightTrainerJockey
1st Saintly 55.5 Bart Cummings Darren Beadman
2ndCount Chivas57 Lee Freedman Steven King
3rdSkybeau50L J SmithJason Holder
4thSenator53J L Tims Lance O'Sullivan
5th Nothin' Leica Dane 55 Gai Waterhouse Shane Dye
6th Doriemus 58 Lee Freedman Damien Oliver
7thGrey Shot55I A BaldingPat Eddery
8thSapio54Sylvia KayJohn Walker
9thAlcove50Tom Hughes (Junior)Brian York
10thCheviot50.5Cliff BrownDamien Browne
11thThe Bandette51John Wheeler Noel Harris
12thArctic Scent51.5J W MasonBrent Stanley
13thIstidaad53.5Peter C Hayes Greg Hall
14thCircles Of Gold50.5Brian Smith Brett Prebble
15thOscar Schindler56.5K Prendergast Michael Kinane
16thCentico48.5John SadlerAndrew Payne
17th The Phantom Chance 53.5John WheelerPatrick Payne
18thSuper Slew51.5Clarry Connors Mick Dittman
19thFew Are Chosen50.5 Gai Waterhouse Darren Gauci
20thCourt Of Honour56.5P W Chapple-Hyam Simon Marshall
21stMy Kiwi Gold49.5 Bart Cummings John Marshall
22ndBeaux Art52D A EdwardsJason Hustwitt

References

  1. "Past Winners - 1991 to 2000 Melbourne Cup Winners". www.races.com.audate=28 October 2021.
  2. "Full Result 4.20 Flemington (AUS) | 5 November 1996 | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com.
  3. "Saintly racehorse Melbourne Cup winner 1996". www.racerate.com.
  4. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/superracing/vic-racing/saintly-dies-melbourne-cup-winning-horse-dead-aged-24/news-story/48b660bd34eb3f864b62016519c85626
  5. "RSTV Video - 1996 Melbourne Cup - Saintly". www.racingandsports.tv.