1986 Melbourne Cup

Edition of the Melbourne Cup January 2023 January 2023 1986 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Flemington Racecourse 4 Nov 1986 3200 Meters At Talaq 3:21.7 10/1 Michael Clarke Colin Hayes Turf 1985 1987 At Talaq at the 300's burst away from Rising Fear, two lengths to Sea Legend further back Joal, Mr. Lomondy, Kiwi with a late run. At Talaq in front from Rising Fear, Kiwi running on with Sea legend, Clarke's got it won I think. At Talaq's a length and a half in front of Rising Fear, Colin Hayes wins his second Cup! Commentator Bruce McAvaney describes the climax of the race 25% 1 right The 1986 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 5 November 1986. The race, run over 3200 m mi 3, at Flemington Racecourse. The 1986 Melbourne Cup was won by At Talaq, who was bought by Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum for $800,000, and was sent to England to be trained by Harry Thomson Jones. He raced successfully and won the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp Racecourse before going to Australia to be trained by Colin Hayes. In his six-year-old season he won the Mackinnon Stakes before his victory in the Melbourne Cup; both times the son of Roberto was ridden by Michael Clarke. 1983 winner Kiwi was fourth, 1988 winner Empire Rose was fifth, and the 1984 winner Black Knight finished down the order. At Talaq (1986) Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup O'Reilly Paddy 2016 New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd Melbourne 121 9781742579054 Field This is a list of horses which ran in the 1986 Melbourne Cup.http://millersguide.identika.com.au/1986-melbourne-cup/ 1986 Melbourne Cup millersguide.identika.com.au 23 January 2023 PlaceHorseTrainerJockey1stAt TalaqColin HayesMichael Clarke2ndRising FearL D PickeringBob Skelton3rdSea LegendColin AldersonShane Dye4thKiwiSnow LuptonNoel Harris5thEmpire RoseBart CummingsD Murphy6thMy Tristram's BelleA JonesC Dinn7thReckless TraditionD AtkinsR Thompson8thMr. LomondyNoel EalesDavid Walsh9thJoalW C WinderR McKay10thBorn To Be QueenN BeggRon Quinton11thMint MisterGeorge HanlonHarry White12thFil De Roi I MacDonaldM Pay13thOur SophiaGeorge HanlonGary Willets14thEnchanteurK RogersonP Jarman15thBlack KnightGeorge HanlonGreg Hall16thIndian RajBrian Mayfield-SmithJim Cassidy17thJust NowJ AtkinsDarren Gauci18thSamasaan G JacksonChris Johnson19thFordyceG W SymonsG Doughty20thFinal AdvanceG SandersLarry Cassidy21stWaratah BayGeorge HanlonK Forrester22ndDark IntruderJim MoloneyPat Hyland References 1986 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Category:1980s in sport in Melbourne