1993 Melbourne Cup


The 1993 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1993. The race, run over, at Flemington Racecourse.
The race was won by Irish horse Vintage Crop becoming the first European Horse to win the race. With his win the Melbourne Cup was put on the international map. Vintage Crop had won the Curragh Cup and Irish St. Leger before Weld took him to Australia. The Flemington Racecourse was soaked by overnight rain and Vintage Crop at 14/1 defeated outsiders Te Akau Nick and Mercator.

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 1993 Melbourne Cup.
PlaceHorseTrainerJockey
1stVintage CropDermot WeldMichael Kinane
2ndTe Akau NickGai WaterhouseRobert Vance
3rdMercatorRoyce DowlingChris Johnson
4thGreat VintageBart CummingsSteven King
5thFrontier BoyBart CummingsDarren Beadman
6thTennessee JackBart CummingsDamien Oliver
7thMaraakizDavid HayesMichael Clarke
8thThe PhantomNoel EalesJim Cassidy
9thDrum TapsLord HuntingdonFrankie Dettori
10thCastletownPaddy BusuttinNoel Harris
11thAzzaamDavid HayesLarry Cassidy
12thCavallieriLaurie LaxonKevin Moses
13thFraarDavid HayesDarren Gauci
14thOur PompeiiGeorge HanlonMick Dittman
15thSubzeroLee FreedmanGreg Hall
16thYoung PirateD McNabbAlf Matthews
17thUltimate AimColin JillingsPatrick Payne
18thField OfficerGeorge HanlonT Jackman
19thDancing LordM PearsonHarry White
20thSlight ChanceBob ThomsenJohn Marshall
21stAir SeattleClarry ConnersShane Dye
22ndSilk AliBob ThomsenGrant Cooksley
23rdDiamond BasesTony VasilB Clements
24thOur TristalightBart CummingsGreg Childs