1973 Melbourne Cup


The 1973 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1973 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
This was the 113th edition of the race. The race was won by Gala Supreme, a Victorian-bred thoroughbred trained by Ray Hutchins and ridden by Frank Reys. Gala Supreme was the first Victorian-bred horse to win the Melbourne Cup since Wodalla in the 1953 Melbourne Cup. The jockey Frank Reys was the first, and currently only Indigenous Australian jockey to win the prestigious Melbourne Cup. Frank Reys upon winning was presented a miniature Melbourne Cup trophy, this was the first year the Victoria Racing Club presented a trophy to the winning jockey.

Field

This is the full field that contested the 1973 Melbourne Cup.
PlaceHorseTrainerJockeySP
1stGala SupremeRay HutchinsFrank Reys9/1
2ndGlengowanJ. W. HarrisNoel Harris5/2 fav
3rdDanesonF. PenfoldBrian Gilders16/1
4thGolden SamE. J. Didham16/1
5thMon VinPat Trotter250/1
6thGala RedS. Aitken250/1
7thMagnifiqueBrian Andrews8/1
8thAustralasiaR. Mallyon9/1
9thSwell TimeG. Willets10/1
10thAir VoyagerR. McLeish500/1
11thNarthanyaTom Torpy125/1
12thDayanaSteve Burridge7/1
13thBruganT. Finger200/1
14thLord BenR. Bradley100/1
15thMr ExpensiveJ. Duggan16/1
16thPeg's PrideD. Peake20/1
17thRed HopeG. Duyrca16/1
18thCampanelloH. White33/1
19thTavelM. Goreham66/1
20thMcdawayR. B. Martin50/1
21stAudaciterH. Rauhihi100/1
22ndLand LoverR. Setches125/1
23rdDisaR. Durcy350/1
24thStrike AgainN. Riordan25/1