2003 Melbourne Cup


The 2003 Melbourne Cup was the 143rd running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over, was held on 4 November 2003 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
It was won by Makybe Diva at the age of five, trained by David Hall and ridden by Glen Boss.
The 2003 race featured the first appearance by an Australian female jockey in the Melbourne Cup with Clare Lindop finishing 19th on Debben for Leon Macdonald. Maree Lyndon from New Zealand was the first female jockey in the Melbourne Cup, when she rode Argonaut Style in 1987.

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 2003 Melbourne Cup.
PlacingNumberHorseTrainerJockeyWeight Barrier
1st12Makybe Diva David HallGlen Boss5114
2nd17She's ArchieDarren WeirScott Seamer509
3rd1Jardines Lookout Alan JarvisDaryll Holland55.511
4th5PentasticDavid HallSteven Arnold53.51
5th18Zagalia Clarry ConnorsChris Munce5023
6th11Grey SongTommy Hughes Snr.Steven King5119
7th9Distinctly Secret Mark Walker Kerrin McEvoy52.518
8th24YakamaBevan LamingMichael Rodd492
9th10Hugs Dancer James Given Dean McKeown5213
10th20Big PatRobbie GriffithsPeter Mertens49.517
11th15FrighteningBart CummingsShane Dye504
12th8Mr PrudentGeorge HanlonDamien Oliver537
13th19Ain't Seen Nothin'Barbara JosephCraig Newitt49.515
14th14TumericLee FreedmanBrett Prebble5116
15th6County TyroneKris LeesJim [Cassidy (jockey)|Jim Cassidy]5312
16th21Bold BardBryce StanawayReece Wheeler506
17th7Holy Orders Willie Mullins David Condon5320
18th23FawazGraeme Rogerson Stephen Baster493
19th22DebbenLeon MacDonaldClare Lindop495
20th13Piachay David HallMatt Pumpa5121
21st4Millstreet Saeed bin Suroor Patrick Payne54.522
22nd16SchumpeterPeter MoodyCorey Brown50.58
23rd2Mamool Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori55.510
SCR3MummifyLee Freedman———