1994 Melbourne Cup


The 1994 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1994. The race was run over, at Flemington Racecourse.
The race was won by the British horse, Jeune. His victory followed that of the Irish horse, Vintage Crop in the 1993 [Melbourne Cup].
Jeune at 16/1 defeated Paris Lane with the outsiders Oompala and Double Take making up the first four finishers. The previous year's winner and 5/1 favourite, Vintage Crop, was seventh.
At the presentation the winning jockey Wayne Harris dedicated the win to a 12-year-old boy from Victoria, Andrew Read who was suffering from a brain tumour. Read's mother had previously written to Harris who had battled with the same illness 11 years earlier.

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 1994 Melbourne Cup.
PlaceHorseWeightTrainerJockey
1stJeune56.5David A. HayesWayne Harris
2ndParis Lane55.5Lee FreedmanDamien Oliver
3rdOompala52.5John WallaceLarry Cassidy
4thDouble Take52Royce DowlingGreg Childs
5thAlcove51Tom Hughes Patrick Payne
6thHear That Bell54John F. MeagherSteven King
7thVintage Crop60Dermot WeldMichael Kinane
8thGrass Valley50.5Colin AndersonAlf Matthews
9thTop Rating52.5David A. HayesGreg Hall
10thStarstruck51Kay MillerMark Miller
11thGlastonbury52David A. HayesGrant Cooksley
12thOppressor50Greg ManceDavid Taggart
13thMajor Decision48.5Graeme RogersonKevin Moses
14thGossips51.5Bart CummingsDarren Beadman
15thOur Pompeii56George HanlonJimmy Cassidy
16thPindi48.5Colin AndersonPeter Knuckey
17thSweet Glory48.5Barry BennettPeter Shepherd
18thCoachwood49Lee FreedmanShane Dye
19thAir Seattle55.5Clarry ConnorsRod Griffiths
20thRiver Verdon57David HillJohn Marshall
21stToll Bell50Mick PricePeter Mertens
22ndCliveden Gail49Dermot WeldWilliam Carson
23rdQuick Ransom53Mark JohnstonBrent Thomson
24thGold Sovereign51.5Kerry ParkerCraig Carmody