1983 Melbourne Cup

The 1983 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1983. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), at Flemington Racecourse.

1983 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date1 Nov 1983
Distance3200 Meters
Winning horseKiwi
Winning time3:19.9
Final odds9/1
JockeyJim Cassidy
TrainerEwen S. Lupton
SurfaceTurf

250 metres left to go, Chaiamare, being tackled by Mr. Jazz and Noble Comment, Mr. Jazz on the outside, Noble Comment the centre, Chaiamare, No Peer running on. Noble Comment on the inside and Mr. Jazz, Noble Comment takes the lead, Kiwi! Kiwi will beat them all it's coming from last! Kiwi! Kiwi has won the Melbourne Cup, a blistering performance.

Commentator John Russel describes the climax of the race

The race was won by Kiwi who came from a seemingly unwinnable position at the 400 meter mark to hit the front with 50 meters to go and beating Noble Comment by a length and three quarters[1] Earlier in the same year he won the Wellington Cup becoming the first and only horse to win the Melbourne and Wellington Cup in the same year.[2] [3]

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 1983 Melbourne Cup.[4]

Place Horse Trainer Jockey
1st Kiwi Ewen S. Lupton Jim Cassidy
2nd Noble Comment George Hanlon Robert Heffernan
3rd Mr. Jazz Bart Cummings John Marshall
4th No Peer Bart Cummings J Miller
5th Veloso M G Harnes Peter Cook
6th Chiamare Tommy Smith Mick Dittman
7th Fountaincourt C Pfefferie Noel Harris
8th Hussar's Command E B Murrary W Treloar
9th Chagemar Geoff Murphy Darren Gauci
10th Nostradamus Graeme Rogerson B Clements
11th Triumphal March Peter Hayes Brent Thomson
12th Toujours Mio J P Courtney R Dawkins
13th Chez Nous Colin Hayes M Clarke
14th Machtvogel E W Laing P Jarman
15th Hayai J R Lee N Voigt
16th Just a Dash Tommy Smith Harry White
17th Noble Heights N Begg Ron Quinton
18th Home Maid Paul Perry B Andrews
19th Mervon Boy R Armstrong Bob Skelton
20th Bianco Lady Colin Hayes Greg Hall
21st La Cocotte Tony Lopes P Alderman
22nd English Wonder John Hawkins P Shepherd
23rd Combat Tommy Smith C Dinn
24th Amarant George Hanlon John Letts

References
  1. O'Reilly, Paddy (2016). "Kiwi (1993)". Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup. Melbourne: New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd. p. 119. ISBN 9781742579054.
  2. "1981 to 1990 Melbourne Cup Winners". www.races.com.au/. 1 November 2021.
  3. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/98640007/flashback--from-farm-horse-to-famous
  4. "1983 Melbourne Cup". millersguide.identika.com.au. 1 November 2021.
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