2002 Melbourne Cup


The 2002 Melbourne Cup was the 142nd running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over, was held on 5 November 2002 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
It was won by Media Puzzle, trained by Dermot Weld and ridden by Damien Oliver. A week before the race Damien's older brother Jason, who was also a jockey was killed from severe head injuries suffered after a fall during a trail the day before at Belmont Park Racecourse in Perth.

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 2002 Melbourne Cup.
PlaceNumberHorseTrainerJockey
1st14Media Puzzle Dermot Weld Damien Oliver
2nd15Mr. PrudentGeorge HanlonCorey Brown
3rd11Beekeeper Saeed bin Suroor Kerrin McEvoy
4th1Vinnie Roe Dermot Weld Pat Smullen
5th16PentasticDavid HallGlen Boss
6th20Distinctly Secret Mark Walker Steven King
7th2Jardines Lookout Alan Jarvis Patrick Payne
8th10Rain GaugeGeorge HanlonGreg Childs
9th7FreemasonJohn HawkesDarren Gauci
10th23Miss Meliss Bart CummingsCraig Newitt
11th12County TyroneMax LeesJim Cassidy
12th13Hail Bruce Marsh Noel Harris
13th22Thong ClassicPat CareyBrett Prebble
14th17Prized Gem Murray Baker Michael Rodd
15th21Grey SongTommy Hughes Snr.Chris Munce
16th3Daliapour Michael StouteMichael Kinane
17th19Cyclades Cydne Evans Scott Seamer
18th9Pugin Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori
19th18Victory SmileDonna Logan Darren Beasley
20th6Hatha Anna Saeed bin Suroor Richard Hills
21st5Helene Vitality David HayesGerald Mosse
22nd24RequiemTony McEvoyCraig Williams
Last4Sandmason Tony McEvoySteven Arnold
SCR8Maguire John Collins -