2003 Melbourne Cup

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2003 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date4 November 2003
Winning horse Makybe Diva
Jockey Glen Boss
Trainer David Hall
SurfaceGrass
Attendance122,736 [1]
  2002
2004  

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!

Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

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]

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 2003 Melbourne Cup. [3]

PlacingNumberHorseTrainerJockeyWeight (Kg)Barrier
1st12 Makybe Diva (GB) David Hall Glen Boss 5114
2nd17She's ArchieDarren WeirScott Seamer509
3rd1Jardines Lookout (IRE)Alan Jarvis Daryll Holland 55.511
4th5PentasticDavid HallSteven Arnold53.51
5th18Zagalia (NZ)Clarry Connors Chris Munce 5023
6th11Grey SongTommy Hughes Snr. Steven King 5119
7th9Distinctly Secret (NZ)Mark Walker (NZ) Kerrin McEvoy 52.518
8th24YakamaBevan Laming Michael Rodd 492
9th10Hugs Dancer (FR)James Given (GB) Dean McKeown 5213
10th20Big PatRobbie GriffithsPeter Mertens49.517
11th15Frightening Bart Cummings Shane Dye 504
12th8Mr Prudent George Hanlon Damien Oliver 537
13th19Ain't Seen Nothin'Barbara Joseph Craig Newitt 49.515
14th14Tumeric Lee Freedman Brett Prebble 5116
15th6County TyroneKris Lees Jim Cassidy 5312
16th21Bold BardBryce StanawayReece Wheeler506
17th7Holy Orders (IRE) Willie Mullins (IRE)David Condon5320
18th23Fawaz Graeme Rogerson (NZ)Stephen Baster493
19th22DebbenLeon MacDonaldClare Lindop495
20th13Piachay (NZ)David HallMatt Pumpa5121
21st4Millstreet (GB)Saeed bin Suroor (UAE)Patrick Payne54.522
22nd16SchumpeterPeter Moody Corey Brown 50.58
23rd2Mamool (IRE) Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Frankie Dettori 55.510
SCR3Mummify Lee Freedman

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References

  1. "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. 2003 Melbourne Cup result
  3. "Melbourne Cup field & results 2003". racing.com. 4 November 2003.