1974 Melbourne Cup

Edition of the Melbourne Cup November 2023 November 2023 1974 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Flemington Racecourse 5 Nov 1974 3200m Think Big 3:23.2 12/1 Harry White Bart Cummings Dato Tan Chin Nam & Rick O'Sullivan Good Turf 1973 1975 Battle Heights is up going for the lead now, on the outside coming out to have a crack at Igloo, Leilani is looking for a run between them will need it and here comes Captain Perri down the outside and Turfcutter, Turfcutter is mowing grass! Battle Heights went to the front at the 200 meter mark, from Leilani, Captain Peri on the outside then is Turfcutter and Think Big. Leilani is getting to Battle Heights and on the outside Captain Perri. Leilani just in front, Think Big is picking it up down the outside and Think Big has got up to win the Cup! Think Big has won, Leilani is second, third in the race then was Captain Perri. Commentator Bert Bryant describes the climax of the race 25% 1 right The 1974 Melbourne Cup was a handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 5 November 1974 over 3200m, at Flemington Racecourse. The race was won by the gelding Think Big, trained by Bart Cummings and ridden by Harry White. The runner up was Leilani also trained by Bart Cummings,https://10play.com.au/melbourne-cup-carnival-history/articles/leilani-the-one-that-got-away/tpa220712ienzk Leilani: The one that got away 12 July 2022 10 play and third place went to Captain Peri.https://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-history/past-winners/1971-to-1980-melbourne-cup/ Past Winners - 1971 to 1980 Melbourne Cup Winners - Races.com.au 22 September 2009 www.races.com.au The winning margin was one length with a further length to third place. This win gave Bart Cummings his fourth Melbourne Cup win and his third quinella of the race. Bart went on to record twelve Melbourne Cup training victories.https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/image-gallery/2d3ed522011c7441c02d4a5375cb339bhttps://www.vrc.com.au/latest-news/bart-cummings-twelve-melbourne-cups-thirteen-australian-cups/ Bart Cummings – Twelve Melbourne Cups. Thirteen Australian Cups www.vrc.com.au Bred by the estate of the late L. A. Alexander, Think Big was purchased by Bart for Dato Tan Chin Nam at the Trentham yearling sales in New Zealand at a price of $10,000. Think Big was sired by Sobig and his dam Sarcelle was by Oman. Think Big also won the 1975 Melbourne Cup for Bart and was once again ridden by Harry White.http://www.racerate.com/Think_Big.htm Think Big racehorse Melbourne Cup winner 1974 - 75 www.racerate.com As well as two victories on Think Big, Harry White also won the 1978 Melbourne Cup on Arwon and the 1979 race on Hyperno.https://racenet.com.au/news/melbourne-cupwinning-jockey-harry-white-dies-aged-78-20221021 Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Harry White dies, aged 78 22 October 2022 racenet.com.auhttps://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/news/story/four-time-melbourne-cup-winning-jockey-harry-white-passes-away-aged-78-147850?section=industry Four-time Melbourne Cup winning jockey Harry White passes away aged 78 > Australia and International Horse Racing news updated daily www.thoroughbrednews.com.au Field This is the full field that contested the 1974 Melbourne Cup. PlaceHorseTrainerJockeyWeightSP1stThink Big Bart CummingsHarry White53kg12/12ndLeilaniBart CummingsPeter Cook55.5kg7/2 fav3rdCaptain Peri (NZ)Jack WoodMax Baker52kg14/14thLord MetricMerv RitchieNoel Harris53kg20/15thPiping Lane Ray TrinderJohn Stocker53kg50/16thTurfcutter (NZ)Ray VernerDavid Peake53kg7/17thBattle Heights (NZ) Tim DouglasGary Willets61kg11/28thIgloo (NZ)Tommy SmithNeville Voigt57.5kg33/19thBelotta (NZ)R CampbellStan Aitkin51kg14/110thGrand ScaleM WillmottPat Trotter53kg20/111thHerminiaD JuddBrian Gilders50kg8/112thTaras BulbaGeorge HanlonLyle Harbridge47kg20/113thGala Supreme Ray HutchinsFrank Reys57.5kg15/114thCorroboreeT HoweDarby McCarthy55.5kg80/115thPaaetreulTommy SmithKevin Langby56.5kg40/116thTop OrderTommy HughesMalcolm Johnston43.5kg200/117thPilfer (NZ)Colin HayesJohn Miller53kg40/118thGay MasterTommy HughesMidge Didham51kg50/119thOur PocketB J BoyleJohn Letts53kg12/120thSequesterR WinksRay Setches48kg250/121stBig AngelE W LaingPat Hyland52kg33/122ndHigh Sail (NZ)Tommy HughesAlan Cooper53kg200/1 Scratched: Quick Answer (16), Stop The Music (23) References 1974 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Category:1970s in sport in Melbourne