The 1992 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 3 November 1992. The race was run over , at Flemington Racecourse.
The Cup was won by the 4 year old gelding Subzero. Subzero was trained by Lee Freedman, his second win of five in the Cup after Tawriffic in 1989 and followed by Doriemus (1995) and Makybe Diva (2004 and 2005). It was the only win by Greg Hall in the Melbourne Cup.
After the Australian bred Subzero, the next five placings were New Zealand bred horses including the runner up and race favourite Veandercross and the three time Wellington Cup winner Castletown in third.
Following his retirement, Subzero was employed as the clerk of the course's horse by Graham Salisbury, Racing Victoria's long-time clerk. Subzero died in 2020 at the age of 32, two months after Graham Salisbury.
Field
This is a list of horses which ran in the 1992 Melbourne Cup.
PlaceHorseTrainerJockey1stSubzero (Aust)Lee FreedmanGreg Hall2ndVeandercross (NZ)John WheelerShane Dye3rdCastletown (NZ)Paddy BusuttinNoel Harris4thEurostar (NZ)Graeme RogersonKevin Moses5thCavallieri (NZ)Laurie LaxonSimon Marshall6thSir Winston (NZ)Dr G ChapmanPatrick Payne7thStar Of The Realm (Aus)John F. MeagherSteven King8thAli Boy (NZ)Mark PhillipsR Caddigan9thLondon Bridge (NZ)Bart CummingsDavid Taggart10thBig Barron (NZ)Colin AndersonDarren Gauci11thAquidity (NZ)T J SmithChris Munce12thBetter Loosen Up (Aus)David A. HayesMichael Clarke13thVal D'Arno (USA)F W MitchellP Johnson14thDonegal Mist (NZ)Graeme RogersonBrian York15thSuper Impose (NZ)Lee FreedmanMick Dittman16thTe Akau Nick (NZ)Gai WaterhouseLarry Cassidy17thSky Flyer (NZ)B F DeaconShane Tronerud18thBrave Expectations (Aus)David A. HayesMichael Carson 19thDr Grace (NZ)Dr G ChapmanLarry Olsen20thMaharajah (NZ)T J SmithCraig Dinn21stHeroicity (Aus)Lee FreedmanDamien Oliver
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