1998 Melbourne Cup


The 1998 Melbourne Cup was the 138th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over, was held on Tuesday, 3 November 1998 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
The race was won in 3 mins 18.59s by the New Zealand bred and trained mare Jezabeel from another kiwi bred and trained mare, Champagne. Both of them were also by Zabeel and carried 51 kg while the third place-getter, Persian Punch carried 56.5kg.

Field

PlaceHorseJockeyTrainer
1stJezabeelChris MunceBrian Jenkins
2ndChampagneGlen BossLaurie Laxon
3rdPersian PunchRichard QuinnDavid Elsworth
4thTaufan's MelodyP. PayneLady Herries
5thYorkshireDanny NikolicPaul Cole
6thTie the KnotShane DyeGuy Walter
7thFaithful SonFrankie DettoriSaeed bin Suroor
8thSkybeauLarry CassidyL J Smith
9thPerpetual CheckLen BeasleyBart Cummings
10thMarkhamDanny BreretonCliff Brown
11thDarazariOpie BossonBruce Wallace
12thSheer DanzigDamien OliverR W Armstrong
13thYippyioJim CassidyJack Denham
14thJoss SticksRod QuinnBob Pearse
15thArenaCorey BrownJohn Hawkes
16thThe HindBasil MarcusP Hayes
17thPeak of PerfectionJ SaimeeM Thwaites
18thAncient CityBrett PrebbleCindy Alderson
19thDoriemusGreg HallLee Freedman
20thCount ChivasRod GriffithsSimon Morrish
21stAerosmithGreg ChildsPeter & Nikki Hurdle
22ndGold GuruBrian YorkLeon Macdonald
23rdSecond ComingEddie WilkinsonMichael Moroney
Failed to finishThree CrownsSimon PriceM Thwaites

Fatality

Three Crowns was euthanised after shattering a leg.