1998 Melbourne Cup

April 2016 April 2016 1998 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Flemington RacecourseMelbourne, Australia 3 November 1998 3,200 metres Jezabeel 3:18.59 Chris Munce Brian Jenkins Grass 100,607https://www.flemington.com.au/racing/track-records-and-attendances Track records and Attendances Flemington.com.au 4 November 2020 20 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210320224301/https://www.flemington.com.au/racing/track-records-and-attendances dead 1997 1999 At the 400, Persian Punch is tackled by Jezabeel wider out Faithful Son, here's come Champagne and Taufan's Melody is coming with her. Jezabeel tackled by Champagne now they reach the 200 meters, the New Zealand mares together. Jezabeel and Champagne, Yorkshire pushing through from Taufan's Melody, Persian Punch. Champagne from Jezabeel, Champagne and Jezabeel kicking back, Jezabeel kicks on the inside, Jezabeel, beat Champagne, a New Zealand quinella! Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race 25% 1 right The 1998 Melbourne Cup was the 138th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3200 m mi 3, was held on Tuesday, 3 November 1998 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/australia/melbourne-cup-day Melbourne Cup Day in Australia timeanddate 28 April 2016http://www.breednet.com.au/Stakes-Race-IndResults.asp?racename=Melbourne+Cup&md=3/11/1998 breednet Melbourne Cup (Group 1) 28 April 2016 24 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160324021451/http://breednet.com.au/Stakes-Race-IndResults.asp?racename=Melbourne+Cup&md=3%2F11%2F1998 deadhttps://www.racingpost.com/results/297/flemington/1998-11-03/258900/ Full Result 4.20 Flemington (AUS) | 3 November 1998 | Racing Post The race was won in 3 mins 18.59s by the New Zealand bred and trained mare Jezabeel (Zabeel-Passefleur)https://loveracing.nz/Breeding/165886/Jezabeel-NZ-1992.aspx#bm-pedigree/#bm-breeding Jezabeel (NZ) 1992 / Breeding / LOVERACING.NZ from another kiwi bred and trained mare, Champagne.https://loveracing.nz/Breeding/177827/Champagne-NZ-1994.aspx#bm-pedigree Champagne (NZ) 1994 / Breeding / LOVERACING.NZ Both of them were also by Zabeel and carried 51 kg while the third place-getter, Persian Punch (Ireland) carried 56.5kg. Field PlaceHorseJockeyTrainer 1st Jezabeel Chris Munce Brian Jenkins 2nd Champagne Glen Boss Laurie Laxon 3rd Persian Punch Richard Quinn David Elsworth 4th Taufan's Melody P. Payne Lady Herries 5th Yorkshire Danny Nikolic Paul Cole 6th Tie the Knot Shane Dye Guy Walter 7th Faithful Son Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 8th Skybeau Larry Cassidy L J Smith 9th Perpetual Check Len Beasley Bart Cummings 10th Markham Danny Brereton Cliff Brown 11th Darazari Opie Bosson Bruce Wallace 12th Sheer Danzig Damien Oliver R W Armstrong 13th Yippyio Jim Cassidy Jack Denham 14th Joss Sticks Rod Quinn Bob Pearse 15th Arena Corey Brown John Hawkes 16th The Hind Basil Marcus P Hayes 17th Peak of Perfection J Saimee M Thwaites 18th Ancient City Brett Prebble Cindy Alderson 19th Doriemus Greg Hall Lee Freedman 20th Count Chivas Rod Griffiths Simon Morrish 21st Aerosmith Greg Childs Peter & Nikki Hurdle 22nd Gold Guru Brian York Leon Macdonald 23rd Second Coming Eddie Wilkinson Michael Moroney Failed to finish Three Crowns Simon Price M Thwaites Fatality Three Crowns was euthanised after shattering a leg.https://www.smh.com.au/sport/racing/melbourne-cup-heartbreak-as-french-stayer-verema-put-down-20131105-2wzc3.html Melbourne Cup heartbreak as French stayer Verema put down SMH 5 November 2013 4 November 2020 References 1998 Melbourne Cup Category:1998 in sport in Melbourne Category:November 1998 sports events in Australia