The 1993 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1993. The race, run over , at Flemington Racecourse.
The race was won by Irish horse Vintage Crop becoming the first European Horse to win the race. 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.
Field
This is a list of horses which ran in the 1993 Melbourne Cup.
PlaceHorseTrainerJockey1stVintage CropDermot WeldMichael Kinane2ndTe Akau NickGai WaterhouseRobert Vance3rdMercator Royce DowlingChris Johnson4thGreat VintageBart CummingsSteven King5thFrontier BoyBart CummingsDarren Beadman6thTennessee JackBart CummingsDamien Oliver7thMaraakizDavid HayesMichael Clarke8thThe PhantomNoel EalesJim Cassidy9thDrum TapsLord Huntingdon Frankie Dettori10thCastletownPaddy BusuttinNoel Harris11thAzzaamDavid HayesLarry Cassidy12thCavallieri Laurie LaxonKevin Moses13thFraarDavid HayesDarren Gauci 14thOur PompeiiGeorge HanlonMick Dittman15thSubzeroLee FreedmanGreg Hall16thYoung Pirate D McNabbAlf Matthews17thUltimate AimColin JillingsPatrick Payne18thField Officer George HanlonT Jackman 19thDancing LordM PearsonHarry White20thSlight ChanceBob Thomsen John Marshall21stAir Seattle Clarry ConnersShane Dye22ndSilk AliBob ThomsenGrant Cooksley23rdDiamond BasesTony VasilB Clements 24thOur TristalightBart CummingsGreg Childs
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