Celebrating The Things That Make Australia Unique
|
|
Melbourne Cup Winners
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's richest horse racing event with prize money of more than A$4 million. Almost everyone in Australia places a bet on the Melbourne Cup with betting running into several millions of dollars.
| YEAR | DATE | TIME | WINNER | SEX | JOCKEY | TRAINER | OWNER |
| 120th | 1980 | 3:19.8 | Beldale Ball | h | J. Letts | C.S. Hayes | Swetterham Stud Sy |
| 119th | 1979 | 3:21.8 | Hyperno | g | H. White | Bart Cummings | Mr & Mrs T North |
| 118th | 1978 | 3:24.3 | Arwon | g | H. White | George Hanlon | Doon Bros Syndic. |
| 117th | 1977 | 3:18.4 | Gold & Black | g | J. Duggan | Bart Cummings | Mr & Mrs J. Harris |
| 116th | 1976 | 3:34.1 | Van Der Hum | g | R. Skelton | L. H. Robinson | L & R Robinson |
| 115th | 1975 | 3:29.6 | Think Big | g | H. White | Bart Cummings | Dato Tan Chin Nam |
| 114th | 1974 | 3:23.2 | Think Big | g | H. White | Bart Cummings | Dato Tan Chin Nam |
| 113th | 1973 | 3:19.5 | Gala Supreme | g | F. Reys | R.J. Hutchins | J.P. Curtain |
| 112th | 1972 | 3:19.3 | Piping Lane | g | J. Letts | George Hanlon | R.W. Trinder |
| 111th | 1971 | 3:19.5 | Silver Knight | h | R. Marsh | E. Temperton | Sir W. Norwood |
| 110th | 1970 | 3:19.7 | Baghdad Note | g | E. Didham | R. Heasley | E.C.S. Falconer |
| 109th | 1969 | 3:21.5 | Rain Lover | h | J. Johnson | M.L. Robins | Clifford A Reid |
| 108th | 1968 | 3:19.1 | Rain Lover | h | J. Johnson | M.L. Robins | Clifford A Reid |
| 107th | 1967 | 3:20.4 | Red Handed | g | R. Higgins | Bart Cummings | F.W. Clarke, et al |
| 106th | 1966 | 3:21.9 | Galilee | g | J. Miller | Bart Cummings | Mr & Mrs M Bailey |
| 105th | 1965 | 3:21.1 | Light Fingers | m | R. Higgins | Bart Cummings | W.J. Broderick |
| 104th | 1964 | 3:19.6 | Polo Prince | g | R. Taylor | J.P. Carter | Mr & Mrs L Davis |
| 103rd | 1963 | 3:21.1 | Gatum Gatum | g | J. Johnson | H.G. Heagney | M.P. Reid |
| 102nd | 1962 | 3:21.4 | Even Stevens | h | L. Coles | A. McGregor | James Wattie |
| 101st | 1961 | 3:19.5 | Lord Fury | h | R. Selkrig | F.B. Lewis | Mr & Mrs N Cohen |
| 100th | 1960 | 3:23.7 | Hi Jinx | m | W. A. Smith | T.H. Knowles | Knowles & Sly |
| 99th | 1959 | 3:23.0 | MacDougal | g | P. Glennon | R. W. Roden | R.N. & H Brown |
| 98th | 1958 | 3:21.2 | Baystone | g | M. Schumacher | J. Green | R.A. & N Burns |
| 97th | 1957 | 3:24.5 | Straight Draw | g | N. McGrowdie | J. M. Mitchell | E. Norton |
| 96th | 1956 | 3:19.5 | Evening Peal | m | G. Podmore | E. D. Lawson | Mr & Mrs White |
| 95th | 1955 | 3:28.2 | Toparoa | g | N. Sellwood | T. J. Smith | N.H. McDonald |
| 94th | 1954 | 3:23.0 | Rising Fast | g | J. Purtell | I. Tucker | L.R. Spring |
| 93rd | 1953 | 3:23.7 | Wodalla | h | J. Purtell | R. Sinclair | Ted Underwood |
| 92nd | 1952 | 3:23.7 | Dalray | h | W. Williamson | C. McCarthy | C. Neville |
| 91st | 1951 | 3:24.2 | Delta | h | N. Sellwood | M. McCarten | Adolph Basser |
| 90th | 1950 | 3:19.5 | Comic Court | h | P. Glennon | J. M. Cummings | R, J & A Lee |
| 89th | 1949 | 3:28.5 | Foxzami | h | W. Fellows | D. Lewis | L.G. Robinson |
| 88th | 1948 | 3:21.0 | Rimfire | g | R. Neville | S. Boyden | H.G. Raymond |
| 87th | 1947 | 3:28.0 | Hiraji | g | J. Purtell | J. McCurley | Fred W. Hughes |
| 86th | 1946 | 3:21.2 | Russia | h | D. Munro | E. Hush | Leeds & Hush |
| 85th | 1945 | 3:24.2 | Rainbird | m | W. Cook | S. Evans | Clifford A. Reid |
| 84th | 1944 | 3:24.5 | Sirius | h | D. Munro | E. Fisher | R. Turnbull |
| 83rd | 1943 | 3:23.2 | Dark Felt | h | V. Hartney | R. Webster | J.A. Cain |
| 82nd | 1942 | 3:33.5 | Colonus | h | H. McCloud | N. Manning | L.O. Merick |
| 81st | 1941 | 3:23.7 | Skipton | c | W. Cook | J. Fryer | J.J. Kitson |
