The 1973 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1973 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.

This was the 113th edition of the race. The race was won by Gala Supreme, a Victorian-bred thoroughbred trained by Ray Hutchins and ridden by Frank Reys. Gala Supreme was the first Victorian-bred horse to win the Melbourne Cup since Wodalla in the 1953 Melbourne Cup. The jockey Frank Reys was the first, and currently only Indigenous Australian jockey to win the prestigious Melbourne Cup.Rolfe, C. (2008). Winners of the Melbourne Cup. Red Dog , p. 275 Frank Reys upon winning was presented a miniature Melbourne Cup trophy, this was the first year the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) presented a trophy to the winning jockey.

Field This is the full field that contested the 1973 Melbourne Cup. PlaceHorseTrainerJockeySP1stGala SupremeRay Hutchinshttps://www.racing.com/news/2023-04-25/news-trainers-hutchins-remembers-lost-unclesFrank Reys9/12ndGlengowanJ. W. HarrisNoel Harris5/2 fav3rdDanesonF. PenfoldBrian Gilders16/14thGolden SamArthur DidhamMidge Didham16/15thMon VinPat Trotter250/16thGala RedStan Aitken250/17thMagnifiqueEric TempertonBrian Andrews8/18thAustralasiaC L BeechleyR. Mallyon9/19thSwell TimeW C (Bill) WinderGary Willets10/110thAir VoyagerS A BrownR. McLeish500/111thNarthanyaTom Torpy125/112thDayanaBart CummingsSteve Burridge7/113thBruganT. Finger200/114thLord BenDr Geoff ChapmanR. Bradley100/115thMr ExpensiveE C StantonJ. Duggan16/116thPeg's PrideW J BrombyDavid Peake20/117thRed HopeA F HoneychurchG. Duyrca16/118thCampanelloT W HillH. White33/119thTavelE W JuddM. Goreham66/120thMcdawayR. B. Martin50/121stAudaciterGary LeeHerb Rauhihi100/122ndLand LoverR. Setches125/123rdDisaR. Durcy350/124thStrike AgainW C (Bill) WinderN. Riordan25/1

See also

Melbourne Cup

List of Melbourne Cup winners Victoria Racing Club

References