AUSTRALIAN HORSE RACING
Melbourne Cup
 
STARS | MELBOURNE CUP
 
     

The Melbourne Cup, the most important race in Australia, is held on the first Tuesday of November at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, over two miles (now 3,200m). 

"Nowhere in the world have I encountered a festival of people that has such a magnificent appeal to the whole nation. The Cup astonishes me." Mark Twain

The winners during the Menzies years were:

  • 1949 Foxzami (jockey: W Fellows, trainer: D Lewis), 2-Hoyle, 3-Benvolo
  • 1950 Comic Court (P Glennon, J Cummings), 2-Chiquita, 3-Morse Code
  • 1951 Delta (N Sellwood, M McCarten), 2-Akbar, 3-Double Bank
  • 1952 Delray (W Williamson, CC McCarthy). 2-Welkin Sun, 3-Reformed
  • 1953 Wodalla (J Purtell, R Sinclair), 2-Most Regal, 3-My Hero
  • 1954 Rising Fast (J Purtell, IJ Tucker, 2-Hellion, 3-Gay Helios
  • 1955 Toparoa (N Sellwood, TJ Smith), 2-Rising Fast, 3-Sir William
  • 1956 Evening Peal ( G Podmore, ED Lawson), 2-Redcraze, 3-Caranna
  • 1957 Straight Draw (N McGrowdie, LM Mitchell), 2-Prince Darius, 3-Pandie Sun
  • 1958 Baystone (N Schumaker, J Green), 2-Monte Carlo, 3-Red Pine
  • 1959 Macdougal (P Glennon, RW Roden), 2-Nether Gold, 3-White Hills
  • 1960 High Jinx (WA Smith, TH Knowles), 2-Howsie, 3-Ilumquh
  • 1961 Lord Fury (R Selkrig, FB Lewis), 2-Grand Print, 3-Dhaulaguri
  • 1962 Even Stevens (L Coles, A McGregor), 2-Comicquita, 3-Aquanita
  • 1963 Gatum Gatum (J Johnson, HG Heagney), 2-Ilumquh, 3-Grand Print
  • 1964 Polo Prince (R Taylor, JP Carter), 2-Elkayel, 3-Welltown
  • 1965 Light Fingers (R Higgins, JB Cummings), 2-Ziema, 3-Midlander
  • 1966 Galilee (J Miller, JB Cummings), 2-Light Fingers, 3-Duo
  • 1967 Red Handed (R Higgins, JB Cummings), 2-Red Crest, 3-Floodbird
  • 1968 Rain Lover (J Johnson, ML Robins), 2-Fileur, 3-Fans 
  • 1969 Rain Lover (J Johnson, ML Robins), 2-Alsop, 3-Ben Lomond
  • 1970 Baghdad Note (EJ Didham, R Heasley), 2-Vansittart, 3-Clear Prince
  • 1971 Silver Knight (RB Marsh, E Temperton), 2-Igloo, 3-Tails
  • 1972 Piping Lane (J Letts, GM Hanlon), 2-Magnifique, 3-Gunsynd
  

  

  

   

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