1993 Melbourne Cup

1993 Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup
Location	Flemington Racecourse
Date	2 Nov 1993
Distance	2 miles
Winning horse	Vintage Crop
Winning time	3:23.4
Final odds	14/1
Jockey	Michael Kinane
Trainer	Dermot Weld
Surface	Turf

Te Aku Nick still in front at the 300 lead Frontier Boy a length and half further back, Vintage Crop he's coming home the Irish galloper. Te Aku Nick is in front of Frontier Boy, Vintage Crop is a danger and Great Vintage is late. Te Aku Nick but Vintage Crop as got him, Vintage Crop, the Irish horse will win the Melbourne Cup! Vintage Crop two lengths, Te Aku Nick just held second! Mercator flashed up for third.

Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The 1993 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1993. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), at Flemington Racecourse.

The race was won by Irish horse Vintage Crop becoming the first European Horse to win the race.[1] With his win the Melbourne Cup was put on the international map. Vintage Crop had won the Curragh Cup and Irish St. Leger before Weld took him to Australia. The Flemington Racecourse was soaked by overnight rain and Vintage Crop at 14/1 defeated outsiders Te Akau Nick and Mercator.[2]

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 1993 Melbourne Cup.

Place	Horse	Trainer	Jockey
1st	Vintage Crop	Dermot Weld	Michael Kinane
2nd	Te Akau Nick	Gai Waterhouse	Robert Vance
3rd	Mercator	Royce Dowling	Chris Johnson
4th	Great Vintage	Bart Cummings	Steven King
5th	Frontier Boy	Bart Cummings	Darren Beadman
6th	Tennessee Jack	Bart Cummings	Damien Oliver
7th	Maraakiz	David Hayes	Michael Clarke
8th	The Phantom	Noel Eales	Jim Cassidy
9th	Drum Taps	Lord Huntingdon	Frankie Dettori
10th	Castletown	Paddy Busuttin	Noel Harris
11th	Azzaam	David Hayes	Larry Cassidy
12th	Cavallieri	Laurie Laxon	Kevin Moses
13th	Fraar	David Hayes	Darren Gauci
14th	Our Pompeii	George Hanlon	Mick Dittman
15th	Subzero	Lee Freedman	Greg Hall
16th	Young Pirate	D McNabb	Alf Matthews
17th	Ultimate Aim	Colin Jillings	Patrick Payne
18th	Field Officer	George Hanlon	T Jackman
19th	Dancing Lord	M Pearson	Harry White
20th	Slight Chance	Bob Thomsen	John Marshall
21st	Air Seattle	Clarry Conners	Shane Dye
22nd	Silk Ali	Bob Thomsen	Grant Cooksley
23rd	Diamond Bases	Tony Vasil	B Clements
24th	Our Tristalight	Bart Cummings	Greg Childs

References

1. "Past Winners - 1991 to 2000 Melbourne Cup Winners". www.races.com.audate=28 October 2021.
2. O'Reilly, Paddy (2016). "Vintage Crop (1993)". Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup. Melbourne: New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd. p. 128. ISBN 9781742579054.