1954 Melbourne Cup

Edition of the Melbourne Cup April 2022 September 2021 1954 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Flemington Racecourse 2 Nov 1954 2 miles Rising Fast 3:23.0 5/2 Jack Purtell I J Tucker Turf 1953 1955 Here's Rising Fast going after him at every stride, Pandie Star behind them and then coming home well Commodore. Rising Fast has hit the front from Gay Helios at the furlong post, Hellion coming from the clouds on the outside, Rising Fast is too far in front however and in the run to the post Rising Fast going to win the Melbourne Cup by two lengths from Hellion! Commentator Bill Collins describes the climax of the race 25% 1 right The 1954 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1954. Rising Fast became the first and to date only horse to complete The Spring Grand Slam by winning the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate before winning the Melbourne Cup which was part of a string of seven straight wins. Rising Fast (1954) Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup O'Reilly Paddy 2016 New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd Melbourne 89 9781742579054 Behind him was 7/1 shot Hellion by 1 1/4 lengths and 200/1 outsider Gay Helios.1954 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide http://millersguide.identika.com.au/1954-melbourne-cup/ millersgudie.identika.com.au 29 October 2021 The race is also noteworthy because the great racecaller Bill Collins called his first Melbourne Cup. This is the list of placegetters for the 1954 Melbourne Cup.1951 to 1960 Melbourne Cup Winners https://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-history/past-winners/1951-to-1960-melbourne-cup/#1954 races com au 29 October 2021 PlaceNameJockeyTrainer1Rising FastJack PurtellIvan J Tucker2HellionNoel McGrowdieW. Foster3Gay HeliosW TooheyS. Boyden See also Horses Sports Australia Melbourne Cup List of Melbourne Cup winners Victoria Racing Club References 1954 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Category:1950s in sport in Melbourne