1982 Melbourne Cup

Edition of the Melbourne Cup April 2022 September 2021 1982 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Flemington Racecourse 2 November 1982 3200 metres Gurner's Lane 3:21.1 8/1 Mick Dittman Geoff Murphy Turf 1981 1983 Kingston Town in front at the 200 a length to Noble Comment, Gurner's Lane getting a split now! Kingston Town in front, Gurner's Lane flying on the inside he's coming home like a train! Kingston Town joined by Gurner's Lane and Gurner's Lane gets up to win the Cup! A neck to Kingston Town. Commentator Bill Collins describes the climax of the race 25% 1 right The 1982 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1982 at Flemington Racecourse. The race was won by Gurner's Lane trained by Geoff Murphy and ridden by Mick Dittman. He won by a neck from Kingston Town trained by Tommy Smith and 3rd was Noble Comment trained by George Hanlon. Background Fellow Tommy Smith trained Just A Dash was sent out the 11/2 favourite. Gurner's Lane had won the 1982 AJC and the VRC St Leger Stakes, ran third in the Metropolitan Handicap and then won the Caulfield Cup and incurred a 3 kg penalty for the cup. His impressive run of race victories saw him awarded the Australian Horse of the Year for the 1982–1983 season.https://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-history/past-winners/1981-to-1990-melbourne-cup/#1982 Past Winners - 1980 to 1989 Melbourne Cup Winners www.races.com.au/ Gurner's Lane broke down in early 1983 and although later returning to the track he never won another race. Gurner's Lane (1982) Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup O'Reilly Paddy 2016 New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd Melbourne 116–117 9781742579054 The race is remembered for the defeat of champion Kingston Town who had won his third Cox Plate the start before. His jockey, Malcolm Johnston, was later criticised for taking him to the lead too early. Kingston Town went to Perth and broke down after winning what would be his last race, now named the Kingston Town Classic. Field This is a list of horses which ran in the 1982 Melbourne Cup.http://millersguide.identika.com.au/1982-melbourne-cup/ 1982 Melbourne Cup millersguide.identika.com.au 29 September 2021 PlaceHorseTrainerJockey1stGurner's LaneGeoff MurphyMick Dittman2ndKingston TownTommy SmithMalcolm Johnston3rdNoble Comment George HanlonRobert Heffernan4thMy Sir AvonBart CummingsHarry White5thBianco LadyR H ThomsenN Voigt6thPort CarlingTommy SmithRon Quinton7thAllez BijouC J HoneychurchGary Willetts8thWellington RoadP DawsonG Cook9thAstrolinWayne WaltersP Alderman10thAmarantGeorge HanlonJim Cassidy11thSilver BountyG M CarsonMidge Didham12thDealer's ChoiceR B MorganC Bromley13thBarmaxL M ArmfieldD Coleman14thToharRick Hore-LacyP Shepherd15thTriumphal MarchColin HayesBrent Thomson16thJust A DashTommy SmithPeter Cook17thMagistrateIan SteffertBrian Andrews18thDry WineJ V BurnsB McGinley19thCarringbushRay HutchinsPat Hyland20thRose And ThistleErrol SkeltonBob Skelton21stMr. DigbyTommy HughesG Murphy22ndBrewery BoyTommy SmithJohn Letts23rdGala MascotGeoff MurphyB Clements References 1982 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Category:1980s in sport in Melbourne