1991 Melbourne Cup

Edition of the Melbourne Cup October 2023 October 2023 1991 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Flemington Racecourse 5 November 1991 2 miles Let's Elope 3:18.9 3/1 Steven King Bart Cummings Turf 1990 1992 Let's Elope hit the front in the Cup 300 metres to run, Ivory Way battling back then Super Impose and Sheva's Revenge late. But Let's Elope has burst away and the Foster's Melbourne Cup belongs to the mare! Let's Elope bolts the cup in wins by three lengths and it's a Cummings quinella! Sheva's Revenge got second close up on the inside Magnolia Hall. Commentator Dan Mielicki describes the climax of the race 25% 1 right The 1991 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 5 November 1991. The race was run over 3200 m mi 3, at Flemington Racecourse. The Cup was won by the New Zealand bred mare Let's Elope and was the ninth of Bart Cummings' twelve victories in the event. It was the only win by Steven King in the Melbourne Cup.https://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-history/past-winners/1991-to-2000-melbourne-cup/ Past Winners - 1991 to 2000 Melbourne Cup Winners www.races.com.audate=28 October 2021 Let's Elope had previously won the Turnbull Stakes, Caulfield Cup and Mackinnon Stakes in a row and went into the race as the 3/1 favourite on a fast track. She won by 2.5 lengths from the fast finishing Shiva's Revenge who was also trained by Bart Cummings, with Magnolia Hall third.https://www.racingandsports.tv/1991-melbourne-cup-let-s-elope-v-28WT RSTV Video - 1991 Melbourne Cup - Let's Elope www.racingandsports.tv Field This is a list of horses which ran in the 1991 Melbourne Cup.Cummings, J.B. (2009). Bart: My life. Pan Macmillan, Australia. 9781405040150 PlaceHorseWeightTrainerJockey1stLet's Elope (NZ)51kgBart CummingsSteven King2ndShiva's Revenge (NZ)53.5Bart CummingsShane Dye3rdMagnolia Hall (NZ) 52.5Helen PageBrian York4thSuper Impose (NZ)60Lee Freedman Darren Beadman5thIvory Way (USA)49.5David A. HayesMichael Clarke6thRasheek (USA)51.5David A. HayesPeter Hutchinson7thAl Maheb (USA)56.5David HayesDarren Gauci8thJust A Dancer (NZ)56.5Graeme RogersonJim Cassidy9thCastletown (NZ)57Paddy BusuttinNoel Harris10thGrooming51.5Lee Freedman Damien Oliver11thMaharajah (NZ)49.5T J SmithMalcolm Johnston12thMoods49.5A J MarshallBruce Compton13thLord Revenir (NZ)54Bart CummingsGrant Cooksley14thSydeston57.5Bob HoystedMick Dittman15thCool Credit50.5George HanlonKevin Forrester16thAlphabel53 David A. HayesGlen Darrington17thDiego (NZ)52.5Dave O'SullivanLance O'Sullivan18thTe Akau Pearl (NZ) 50Roger JamesJim Collett 19thNayrizi (IRE)54Pat HylandGreg Hall20thDr Grace (NZ)56Dr G Chapman Kevin Moses21stPontiac Lass (NZ)49.5Murray BakerTony Allan22ndWeekend Delight (NZ)50.5Bart CummingsGreg Childs23rdRural Prince (NZ)49.5Graeme SandersLarry Cassidy 24thSunshine Sally48George HanlonPatrick Payne References 1991 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Category:1991 in sport in Melbourne