1967 Melbourne Cup

1967 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date7 Nov 1967
Distance2 miles
Winning horseRed Handed
Winning time3:20.4
Final odds4/1
JockeyRoy Higgins
TrainerBart Cummings
OwnerF W (Bill) Clarke, Brian M Condon & Angus G Tyson (Adelaide)
ConditionsFast
SurfaceTurf
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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

The 1967 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 7 November 1967. The race, run over 2 miles (3,218.7 m), 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.[1] 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.[2][3]

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.[4]

Place Horse Trainer Jockey
1st Red Handed (NZ) Bart Cummings Roy Higgins
2nd Red Crest (NZ) J W Winder Ron Taylor
3rd Floodbird L M Armfield J Stocker

References

  1. ^ "Past Winners - 1961 to 1970 Melbourne Cup Winners - Races.com.au". www.races.com.au. 22 September 2009.
  2. ^ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/image-gallery/2d3ed522011c7441c02d4a5375cb339b
  3. ^ "Bart Cummings – Twelve Melbourne Cups. Thirteen Australian Cups". www.vrc.com.au.
  4. ^ Cummings, J.B. (2009). Bart: My life. Pan Macmillan, Australia. ISBN 9781405040150