2001 Melbourne Cup

Australian horse race April 2022 2001 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Flemington RacecourseMelbourne, Australia 6 November 2001 Ethereal Scott Seamer Sheila Laxon Grass 92,477https://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 2000 2002 300 left to go, Give The Slip over on the inside the leader, from Persian Punch here comes Ethereal down the outside followed by Karasi and then Maythehorsebewithu. Give The Slip well clear at the 200 meter mark though down the outside is Ethereal starting to close. Give The Slip with Ethereal coming home. Give The Slip in front Ethereal's coming hard, the Caulfield Cup winner's grabbed the lead and Ethereal does the double! Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race 25% 1 right The 2001 Melbourne Cup was the 141st running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3200 m mi 3, was held on 6 November 2001 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. It was won by Ethereal, trained by Sheila Laxon and ridden by Scott Seamer.2001-10 Melbourne Cup results Field This is the finishing order of horses which ran in the 2001 Melbourne Cup.2001 Melbourne Cup PlaceNumberHorseTrainerJockey1st13Ethereal (NZ)Sheila Laxon (NZ)Scott Seamer2nd5Give The Slip (GB)Saeed bin Suroor (UAE)Richard Hills3rd1Persian Punch (IRE)David Elsworth (GB)Richard Quinn4th18Karasi (GB)David HallGlen Boss5th19Maythehorsebewithu (NZ)Michael Moroney (NZ)Jason Patton6th22Rain GaugeGeorge HanlonKerrin McEvoy7th6Marienbard (IRE)Saeed bin Suroor (UAE)Frankie Dettori8th2Sky Heights (NZ)Colin AldersonDamien Oliver9th17ReenactJack DenhamLarry Cassidy10th20Prophet's KissRon QuintonBrian York11th15Inaflury (NZ)Cliff BrownBrett Prebble12th11Mr PrudentGeorge HanlonCraig Williams13th4Caitano (GB)Andreas Schutz (GER)Johnny Murtagh14th24Celestial ShowL. MortonRhys McLeod15th23RumDean LawsonChris Munce16th9FreemasonJohn HawkesDarren Gauci17th21Spirit Of Westbury (NZ)Cliff BrownShane Dye18th8YippyioAllan DenhamDarren Beadman19th16Big PatPeter TullochPeter MertensLast12Pasta ExpressPaul CaveDanny NikolicDNF10Curata StormJohn HawkesGreg ChildsLR14Hill Of Grace (NZ)Robert Priscott (NZ)Corey BrownSCR3Universal PrinceBede MurraySCR7Kaapstad Way (NZ)Chris Wood (NZ) References 2001 Melbourne Cup Category:2001 in sport in Melbourne Category:2001 in Victoria (state) Category:November 2001 sports events in Australia