1994 Melbourne Cup

The 1994 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1994. The race was run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), at Flemington Racecourse.

1994 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date1 Nov 1994
Distance2 miles
Winning horseJeune
Winning time3:19.8
Final odds16/1
JockeyWayne Harris
TrainerDavid A. Hayes
OwnerShadwell Racing
SurfaceTurf

But Jeune hit the front, Jeune out by two lengths to Paris Lane, Alcove, Double Take, Oompala. Jeune the leader though, Jeune in front of Paris Lane he's got a two length break, Oompala the outside. It's Jeune still in front, he's two lengths clear, he's holding them and Jeune's going to win the Melbourne Cup by two lengths to Paris Lane, Oompala a half head away third.

Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The race was won by the British horse, Jeune.[1] His victory followed that of the Irish horse, Vintage Crop in the 1993 Melbourne Cup. Jeune at 16/1 defeated Paris Lane with the outsiders Oompala and Double Take making up the first four finishers. The previous year's winner and 5/1 favourite, Vintage Crop, was seventh.[2]

At the presentation the winning jockey Wayne Harris dedicated the win to a 12-year-old boy from Victoria, Andrew Read who was suffering from a brain tumour. Read's mother had previously written to Harris who had battled with the same illness 11 years earlier.[3]

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 1994 Melbourne Cup.[4]

Place Horse Weight Trainer Jockey
1st Jeune 56.5 David A. Hayes Wayne Harris
2nd Paris Lane 55.5 Lee Freedman Damien Oliver
3rd Oompala 52.5 John Wallace Larry Cassidy
4th Double Take 52 Royce Dowling Greg Childs
5th Alcove 51 Tom Hughes (Junior) Patrick Payne
6th Hear That Bell 54 John Meagher Steven King
7th Vintage Crop 60 Dermot Weld Michael Kinane
8th Grass Valley 50.5 Colin Anderson Alf Matthews
9th Top Rating 52.5 David A. Hayes Greg Hall
10th Starstruck 51 Kay Miller Mark Miller
11th Glastonbury 52 David A. Hayes Grant Cooksley
12th Oppressor 50 Greg Mance David Taggart
13th Major Decision 48.5 Graeme Rogerson Kevin Moses
14th Gossips 51.5 Bart Cummings Darren Beadman
15th Our Pompeii 56 George Hanlon Jimmy Cassidy
16th Pindi 48.5 Colin Anderson Peter Knuckey
17th Sweet Glory 48.5 Barry Bennett Peter Shepherd
18th Coachwood 49 Lee Freedman Shane Dye
19th Air Seattle 55.5 Clarry Connors Rod Griffiths
20th River Verdon 57 David Hill John Marshall
21st Toll Bell 50 Mick Price Peter Mertens
22nd Cliveden Gail 49 Dermot Weld William Carson
23rd Quick Ransom 53 Mark Johnston B Thomson
24th Gold Sovereign 51.5 Kerry Parker Craig Carmody

References
  1. "Past Winners - 1991 to 2000 Melbourne Cup Winners". www.races.com.audate=28 October 2021.
  2. "Full Result 4.20 Flemington (AUS) | 1 November 1994 | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1995 (24th edition). Dillon, Mike, Editor. Mike Dillon's Racing Enterprises Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.
  4. https://www.racingandsports.tv/1994-melbourne-cup-jeune-v-YSF
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