| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 November 2003 |
| Winning horse | Makybe Diva |
| Jockey | Glen Boss |
| Trainer | David Hall |
| Surface | Grass |
| Attendance | 122,736 [1] |
Zagalia at the 300, Frightening with Makybe Diva going for a run she's finishing hard and wider out now Pentastic is joining in and She's Archie runs on but Makybe Diva shot away! She's out by two lengths to She's Archie, Pentastic and Zagalia. Makybe Diva in front, She's Archie tries hard but Makybe Diva wins the Cup!
The 2003 Melbourne Cup was the 143rd running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 4 November 2003 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
It was won by Makybe Diva at the age of five, trained by David Hall and ridden by Glen Boss. [2]
The 2003 race featured the first appearance by an Australian female jockey in the Melbourne Cup with Clare Lindop finishing 19th on Debben for Leon Macdonald. Maree Lyndon from New Zealand was the first female jockey in the Melbourne Cup, when she rode Argonaut Style in 1987.
This is a list of horses which ran in the 2003 Melbourne Cup. [3]
| Placing | Number | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight (Kg) | Barrier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Makybe Diva (GB) | David Hall | Glen Boss | 51 | 14 |
| 2nd | 17 | She's Archie | Darren Weir | Scott Seamer | 50 | 9 |
| 3rd | 1 | Jardines Lookout (IRE) | Alan Jarvis | Daryll Holland | 55.5 | 11 |
| 4th | 5 | Pentastic | David Hall | Steven Arnold | 53.5 | 1 |
| 5th | 18 | Zagalia (NZ) | Clarry Connors | Chris Munce | 50 | 23 |
| 6th | 11 | Grey Song | Tommy Hughes Snr. | Steven King | 51 | 19 |
| 7th | 9 | Distinctly Secret (NZ) | Mark Walker (NZ) | Kerrin McEvoy | 52.5 | 18 |
| 8th | 24 | Yakama | Bevan Laming | Michael Rodd | 49 | 2 |
| 9th | 10 | Hugs Dancer (FR) | James Given (GB) | Dean McKeown | 52 | 13 |
| 10th | 20 | Big Pat | Robbie Griffiths | Peter Mertens | 49.5 | 17 |
| 11th | 15 | Frightening | Bart Cummings | Shane Dye | 50 | 4 |
| 12th | 8 | Mr Prudent | George Hanlon | Damien Oliver | 53 | 7 |
| 13th | 19 | Ain't Seen Nothin' | Barbara Joseph | Craig Newitt | 49.5 | 15 |
| 14th | 14 | Tumeric | Lee Freedman | Brett Prebble | 51 | 16 |
| 15th | 6 | County Tyrone | Kris Lees | Jim Cassidy | 53 | 12 |
| 16th | 21 | Bold Bard | Bryce Stanaway | Reece Wheeler | 50 | 6 |
| 17th | 7 | Holy Orders (IRE) | Willie Mullins (IRE) | David Condon | 53 | 20 |
| 18th | 23 | Fawaz | Graeme Rogerson (NZ) | Stephen Baster | 49 | 3 |
| 19th | 22 | Debben | Leon MacDonald | Clare Lindop | 49 | 5 |
| 20th | 13 | Piachay (NZ) | David Hall | Matt Pumpa | 51 | 21 |
| 21st | 4 | Millstreet (GB) | Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) | Patrick Payne | 54.5 | 22 |
| 22nd | 16 | Schumpeter | Peter Moody | Corey Brown | 50.5 | 8 |
| 23rd | 2 | Mamool (IRE) | Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) | Frankie Dettori | 55.5 | 10 |
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