The 1995 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 7 November 1995. The race was run over , at Flemington Racecourse.
The race was won by the New Zealand bred gelding, Doriemus. Doriemus at 10/1 defeated the 3 year old colt, Nothin' Leica Dane and the 1993 Melbourne Cup winner, Vintage Crop. The previous year's winners, Jeune and Wayne Harris, competed again but could only manage 15th place.
Doreimus who had previously won the Caulfield Cup was sired by Norman Pentaquad (USA) (by Riverman) out of the dam Golden Woods by Zamazaan (FR).
Doriemus was the eighth horse to win the Cups double. In 1997 he ran second to Might and Power in both Cups.
This was the first Melbourne Cup win for Damien Oliver.
The Irish-bred Double Trigger who finished 17th was the top weight in the race carrying 60.5 kgs, ahead of the two previous Melbourne Cup winners Vintage Crop (3rd) and Jeune (15th) on 59kg.
Field
This is a list of horses which ran in the 1995 Melbourne Cup.
PlaceHorseWeightTrainerJockey1stDoriemus54.5Lee FreedmanDamien Oliver2ndNothin' Leica Dane47.5Gai WaterhouseShane Dye3rdVintage Crop59Dermot WeldMichael Kinane4thQuick Ransom52Lee FreedmanMick Dittman5thCoachwood50Lee FreedmanBrian York6thBeaux Art50D A EdwardsDavid Taggart7thStorm51Lee FreedmanGreg Hall8thAll In Fun55.5John Wheeler Shane Scriven9thDupain48A R BellStephen Baster10thBullwinkle53 Michael KentFrankie Dettori11thCount Chivas53Don SellwoodRod Griffiths12thFew Are Chosen51.5Gai WaterhouseLarry Cassidy13thYes Indeed51.5R A CrowleyJock Caddigan14thElectronic48.5Gai WaterhouseGlen Boss15thJeune59Peter HayesWayne Harris16thThe Phantom Chance57John WheelerRobert Vance17thDouble Trigger60.5Mrs S JohnstonJason Weaver18thDouble Take52Royce DowlingJohn Didham19thDaacha53John F. MeagherBrett Prebble20thSir Kingi52Noel EalesPeter Hutchinson21stStony Bay54Gai WaterhouseDarren Beadman
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