1976 Melbourne Cup

The 1976 Melbourne Cup was a 3200 metre handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1976.[1]

1976 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The 1976 cup that was won by Van Der Hum
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date2 November 1976
Distance3200 metres
Winning horseVan der Hum
Winning time3:34.10
Final odds9/2
JockeyBob Skelton
TrainerLeo & Roy Robinson
OwnerL H & R A Robinson, et al.
SurfaceTurf
Attendance81,118

It's Happy Union in front at the 400 from Summer Hay and Reckless, uh, coming down the outside now it's Van Der Hum! Van Der Hum and Gold and Black out after the leaders. Van Der Hum moves up now with Gold and Black and they're fighting the Cup out. Van Der Hum's taking a narrow lead from Gold and Black, Reckless and Happy Union and now at the 100 to go it's Van Der Hum in front in the Melbourne Cup. The mudlark's got it won! And Van Der Hum draws away to win a length and a half to Gold and Black.

Commentator Bill Collins describes the climax of the race

This year was the hundred and sixteenth running of the Melbourne Cup.

This is the list of placegetters for the 1976 Melbourne Cup.[2]

Place Name Jockey Trainer
1 Van der Hum Bob Skelton Leo & Roy Robinson
2 Gold and Black John Duggan Bart Cummings
3 Kythera Brent Thomson W McEwan
4 Reckless Peter Clarke Tommy Woodcock
5 Happy Union Gary Willetts W C Winder
6 Taras Regent Ron Quinton Tommy J. Smith
7 Summer Hay John Stocker Colin Hayes
8 Mer 'Cler G Edge C A Balfour
9 Demerara Wayne Treloar Gary Lee
10 Perhaps Brain Andrews Colin Jillings
11 Battle Heights Larry Olsen R Douglas
12 Galena Boy Pat Hyland John Hawkes
13 Grand Scale Maurie Willmott John Letts
14 Captain Meri M Baker J E T Wood
15 My Royal Dell Midge Didham B T Jones
16 Participator Roy Higgins Tommy Smith
17 Current Issue Alf Matthews Jack Poletti
18 Fair Warning R Durey W C Winder
19 Suileman Pat Trotter W C Winder
20 Kelmot Steven Burridge K F Ruff
21 Taminga Brain Gilders Ted Broadhurst
22 Clear Day Malcolm Johnston xxx
23 Joueur H G Heagney L Hill

See also

References
  1. "1976 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersguide.identika.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. "1971 to 1980 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 1 November 2022.


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