1991 Melbourne Cup


The 1991 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 5 November 1991. The race was run over, at Flemington Racecourse.
The Cup was won by the New Zealand bred mare Let's Elope and was the ninth of Bart Cummings' twelve victories in the event. It was the only win by Steven King in the Melbourne Cup.
Let's Elope had previously won the Turnbull Stakes, Caulfield Cup and Mackinnon Stakes in a row and went into the race as the 3/1 favourite on a fast track. She won by 2.5 lengths from the fast finishing Shiva's Revenge who was also trained by Bart Cummings, with Magnolia Hall third.

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 1991 Melbourne Cup.
PlaceHorseWeightTrainerJockey
1stLet's Elope 51kgBart CummingsSteven King
2ndShiva's Revenge 53.5Bart CummingsShane Dye
3rdMagnolia Hall 52.5Helen PageBrian York
4thSuper Impose 60Lee Freedman Darren Beadman
5thIvory Way 49.5David A. HayesMichael Clarke
6thRasheek 51.5David A. HayesPeter Hutchinson
7thAl Maheb 56.5David HayesDarren Gauci
8thJust A Dancer 56.5Graeme RogersonJim Cassidy
9thCastletown 57Paddy BusuttinNoel Harris
10thGrooming51.5Lee FreedmanDamien Oliver
11thMaharajah 49.5T J SmithMalcolm Johnston
12thMoods49.5A J MarshallBruce Compton
13thLord Revenir 54Bart CummingsGrant Cooksley
14thSydeston57.5Bob HoystedMick Dittman
15thCool Credit50.5George HanlonKevin Forrester
16thAlphabel53David A. HayesGlen Darrington
17thDiego 52.5Dave O'SullivanLance O'Sullivan
18thTe Akau Pearl 50Roger JamesJim Collett
19thNayrizi 54Pat HylandGreg Hall
20thDr Grace 56Dr G ChapmanKevin Moses
21stPontiac Lass 49.5Murray BakerTony Allan
22ndWeekend Delight 50.5Bart CummingsGreg Childs
23rdRural Prince 49.5Graeme SandersLarry Cassidy
24thSunshine Sally48George HanlonPatrick Payne