The 1991 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 5 November 1991. The race was run over , at Flemington Racecourse.
The Cup was won by the New Zealand bred mare Let's Elope and was the ninth of Bart Cummings' twelve victories in the event. It was the only win by Steven King in the Melbourne Cup.
Let's Elope had previously won the Turnbull Stakes, Caulfield Cup and Mackinnon Stakes in a row and went into the race as the 3/1 favourite on a fast track. She won by 2.5 lengths from the fast finishing Shiva's Revenge who was also trained by Bart Cummings, with Magnolia Hall third.
Field
This is a list of horses which ran in the 1991 Melbourne Cup.Cummings, J.B. (2009). Bart: My life. Pan Macmillan, Australia.
PlaceHorseWeightTrainerJockey1stLet's Elope (NZ)51kgBart CummingsSteven King2ndShiva's Revenge (NZ)53.5Bart CummingsShane Dye3rdMagnolia Hall (NZ) 52.5Helen PageBrian York4thSuper Impose (NZ)60Lee Freedman Darren Beadman5thIvory Way (USA)49.5David A. HayesMichael Clarke6thRasheek (USA)51.5David A. HayesPeter Hutchinson7thAl Maheb (USA)56.5David HayesDarren Gauci8thJust A Dancer (NZ)56.5Graeme RogersonJim Cassidy9thCastletown (NZ)57Paddy BusuttinNoel Harris10thGrooming51.5Lee Freedman Damien Oliver11thMaharajah (NZ)49.5T J SmithMalcolm Johnston12thMoods49.5A J MarshallBruce Compton13thLord Revenir (NZ)54Bart CummingsGrant Cooksley14thSydeston57.5Bob HoystedMick Dittman15thCool Credit50.5George HanlonKevin Forrester16thAlphabel53 David A. HayesGlen Darrington17thDiego (NZ)52.5Dave O'SullivanLance O'Sullivan18thTe Akau Pearl (NZ) 50Roger JamesJim Collett 19thNayrizi (IRE)54Pat HylandGreg Hall20thDr Grace (NZ)56Dr G Chapman Kevin Moses21stPontiac Lass (NZ)49.5Murray BakerTony Allan22ndWeekend Delight (NZ)50.5Bart CummingsGreg Childs23rdRural Prince (NZ)49.5Graeme SandersLarry Cassidy 24thSunshine Sally48George HanlonPatrick Payne
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