1967 Melbourne Cup

Edition of the Melbourne Cup November 2023 November 2023 1967 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Flemington Racecourse 7 Nov 1967 2 miles Red Handed 3:20.4 4/1 Roy Higgins Bart Cummings F W (Bill) Clarke, Brian M Condon & Angus G Tyson (Adelaide) Fast Turf 1966 1968 At the furlong and a half, Red Handed's taken the lead from Bellition, on the outside Red Crest, coming through on the inside now is Padtheway. It's Red Crest just got his head in front at the furlong from Red Handed fighting back, on the fence is Padtheway and now Floodbird having to change course is finishing fast. Red Handed a narrow leader from Red Crest, Padtheway, Floodbird pegging them back but Red Handed's too good! He's won the Cup a neck to Red Crest. Commentator Bill Collins describes the climax of the race 25% 1 right The 1967 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 7 November 1967. The race, run over 2 mi m 1, at Flemington Racecourse. The race was won by the New Zealand bred stallion Red Handed, trained by Bart Cummings and ridden by Roy Higgins. The runner up was Red Crest and third place went to Floodbird.https://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-history/past-winners/1961-to-1970-melbourne-cup/ Past Winners - 1961 to 1970 Melbourne Cup Winners - Races.com.au 22 September 2009 www.races.com.au The winning margin was only a neck and a further neck to third place. This was the third win in a row in the great race by Bart Cummings who went on to record twelve Melbourne Cup winners.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 Purchased from Pirongia Stud in New Zealand, Red Handed was sired by the French stallion, Le Filou, and his dam Red Might (NZ) was by Red Mars (GB). His off foreleg was club-footed and the nerves on one side of his head were paralysed due to being kicked by another horse. It was the second victory for Roy Higgins who had brought home Light Fingers for Bart in the 1965 Melbourne Cup. Field The following are the placegetters in the 1967 Melbourne Cup.Cummings, J.B. (2009). Bart: My life. Pan Macmillan, Australia. 9781405040150 PlaceHorseTrainerJockey1stRed Handed (NZ)Bart CummingsRoy Higgins2ndRed Crest (NZ)J W WinderRon Taylor3rdFloodbirdL M ArmfieldJ Stocker 4th Padtheway J Smith Frank Reys 5th Prince Camillo R Fisher P Gumbleton6th General Command W Wilson G Lane 7th Billiton (NZ) George Hanlon Harry White 8th Sunhaven L Burgess B Courtney9th Fulmen Bart Cummings M Goreham 10th Royal Coral R H Claarton D Miller 11th Taunton E J Jenkins P Alderman 12th Ziema Bart Cummings John Miller13th Coronation Cadet N Forbes J Wade 14thSwift Peter A Beauneville W Camer 15th Midlander N D Hoysted Pat Hyland16th Jay Ay (NZ) D S McCormick P Jarman17th Basin Street J J Moloney B Gilders18th Stella Belle (NZ) I Tucker Bob Skelton 19thSpecial Reward A E Elkington W A Smith20th Garcon Tommy J. Smith D Lake 21st Blue Special R Wallis R Durey22nd Tupaki H N Wiggins K Langby References 1967 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Category:1960s in sport in Melbourne