
Melbourne Cup - Jockeys and Trainers
Origins of the Cup
Horse racing is an Australian institution, it has been an important event since European settlement of this land, by the mid 19th century horse racing clubs were widespread throughout the colony and arguably the centre of cultural activities for a large proportion of the population, by 1859 there was wide interest in thoroughbred breeding and the first stud books had appeared.
Horses were part of the national identity and celebrated as much as were the riders, poems and stories appeared all over the country, tragedy and romance, adventure and humor kindled visions and started dreams and they told of the events of the everyday lives of the ordinary and the unique individuals that made up the population of this country it was this rich tapestry of men and horses and the ever increasing population seeking a new life that brought us to the beginnings of the Melbourne Cup.
The Victorian Turf Club established in 1852 and the Victorian Jockey Club in 1857 introduced the first Melbourne Cup in 1861 run over a distance of 2 miles, the cup is the richest handicap race in the world, in a handicap race horses are allocated different weights according to age and prior performance, this means that the winner must overcome their handicap to win the race against a field of champions from all over the world all handicapped in the same manner, the greatest champion of them all is the winner and from time to time we see these champions come back again and again to compete for the massive prize on offer of over $6,000,000 and occasionally they defy all the odds and may win back to back, only one has won the race 3 times and amazingly in succession the mighty mare Makybe Diva who won in 2003, 2004 & 2005, with the very talented jockey Glen Boss her rider on each occasion.
There are many horse races that are famous around the globe but there are none as famous or as desired as the Melbourne Cup.
First Melbourne Cup
On 7 November 1861, about 4000 people gathered at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne to watch a horserace that would become one of Australia’s most important sporting events.
Fifty-seven horses were slated to take part in the race, though only seventeen actually started. Sydney horse, Archer, trained by Etienne de Mestre, was the winner by a staggering six lengths.
Today, the Melbourne Cup is known as ‘the race that stops a nation’, drawing crowds of thousands on the first Tuesday in November every year.
Object
To add as many new profiles and small trees of these trainers and Jockies, men and women to GENi as we can.
The long term objective is to see how much can be achieved by 2018
Links
[http://www.nma.gov.au/online_features/defining_moments/featured/mel...]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Melbourne_Cup_winners]
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Melbourne Cup Jockeys and Trainers that have won the event
Year......Horse................................Jockey.....................Trainer
2016 Almandin....................................................Kerrin McEvoy...................Robbie Laing
2015 Prince of Penzance....................................Michelle Payne..................Darren Weir
2014 Protectionist (GER) ...................................Ryan Moore .......................Andreas Wöhler
2013 Fiorente......................................................Damien Oliver................... Gai Waterhouse
2012 Green Moon...............................................Brett Prebble......................Robert Hickmott
2011 Dunaden....................................................Christophe Lemaire........... Mikel Delzangles
2010 Americain ..................................................Gérald Mossé....................Alain de Royer-Dupre
2009 Shocking ...................................................Corey Brown......................Mark Kavanagh
2008 Viewed.......................................................Blake Shinn....................... Bart Cummings
2007 Efficent...................................................... Michael Rodd.................... Graeme Rogerson
2006 Delta Blues................................................ Yasunari Iwata.................. Katsuhiko Sumii
2005 Makybe Diva............................................. Glen Boss.......................... Lee Freedman
2004 Makybe Diva............................................. Glen Boss...........................Lee Freedman
2003 Makybe Diva............................................. Glen Boss.......................... David Hall
2002 Media Puzzle.............................................Damien Oliver....................Dermot K. Weld
2001 Ethereal.....................................................Scott Seamer .....................Sheila Laxon
2000 Brew.......................................................... Kerrin McEvoy................... Mike Moroney
1999 Rogan Josh............................................... John Marshall.....................Bart Cummings
1998 Jezabeel.....................................................Chris Munce...................... Brian Jenkins
1997 Might And Power....................................... Jim Cassidy....................... Jack Denham
1996 Saintly....................................................... Darren Beadman................ Bart Cummings
1995 Doriemus.................................................. Damien Oliver..................... Lee Freedman
1994 Jeune........................................................ Wayne Harris...................... David Hayes
1993 Vintage Crop............................................ Michael Kinane ....................Dermot K. Weld
1992 Subzero.................................................... Greg Hall............................. Lee Freedman
1991 Lets Elope................................................ Steven King......................... Bart Cummings
1990 Kingston Rule............................................Darren Beadman................. Bart Cummings
1989 Tawrrific................................................... R.Shane Dye...................... Lee Freedman
1988 Empire Rose............................................ Tony Allan........................... Laurie Laxon
1987 Kensei...................................................... Larry Olsen......................... Les J. Bridge
1986 At Talaq.................................................... Michael Clarke....................C S Hayes
1985 What A Nuisance...................................... Pat Hyland..........................John Meagher
1984 Black Knight..............................................Peter Cook......................... George Hanlon
1983 Kiwi.......................................................... Jim Cassidy........................ Ewen S. Lupton
1982 Gurners Lane........................................... Mick Dittman...................... Geoff T. Murphy
1981 Just A Dash.............................................. Peter Cook......................... T.J. Smith
1980 Beldale Ball.............................................. John Letts........................... C.S. Hayes
1979 Hyperno.................................................... Harry White........................ Bart Cummings
1978 Arwon....................................................... Harry White........................ G.M. Hanlon
1977 Gold And Black ........................................John Duggan...................... Bart Cummings
1976 Van Der Hum........................................... Robert J. Skelton................ Len H. Robinson
1975 Think Big...................................................Harry White..........................Bart Cummings
1974 Think Big ..................................................Harry White .........................Bart Cummings
1973 Gala Supreme.......................................... Frank Reys..........................Ray J. Hutchins
1972 Piping Lane ..............................................John Letts ...........................George Hanlon
1971 Silver Knight........................................ .....R. Bruce Marsh ...................Eric Temperton
1970 Bagdad Note............................................ R J Midge Didham.............. Robert Heasley
1969 Rain Lover ................................................Jim Johnson....................... Mick L. Robins
1968 Rain Lover ................................................Jim Johnson...................... Mick L. Robins
1967 Red Handed .............................................Roy Higgins .......................Bart Cummings
1966 Galilee...................................................... John Miller .........................Bart Cummings
1965 Light Fingers ............................................Roy Higgins........................ Bart Cummings
1964 Polo Prince ...............................................Ron Taylor.........................John P. Carter
1963 Gatum Gatum...........................................Jim Johnson .......................H. Graeme Heagney
1962 Even Stevens ...........................................Les Coles.......................... Arch McGregor
1961 Lord Fury.................................................. Ray Selkrig ........................Frank B. Lewis
1960 Hi Jinx...................................................... William A. Smith................ Trevor H. Knowles
1959 Macdougal............................................... Pat Glennon....................... Richard W. Roden
1958 Baystone................................................. Mel Schumacher..................Jack Green
1957 Straight Draw ..........................................Noel L. McGrowdie .............J.M. Mitchell
1956 Evening Peal ..........................................George Podmore................. E.D. Lawson
1955 Toparoa.................................................. Neville Sellwood ..................T.J. Smith
1954 Rising Fast .............................................Jack Purtell ...........................Ivan Tucker
1953 Wodalla ..................................................Jack Purtell ...........................Robert Sinclair
1952 Dalray .....................................................Bill Williamson..................... C.C. McCarthy
1951 Delta....................................................... Neville Sellwood...................Maurice McCarten
1950 Comic Court ...........................................Pat Glennon........................ J. M. Cummings
1949 Foxami....................................................William Fellows.................... D. Lewis
1948 Rimfire................................................... Ray Neville.......................... Stan Boyden
1947 Hiraji ......................................................Jack Purtell.......................... J.W. McCurley
1946 Russia................................................... Darby Munro.........................E. Hush
1945 Rainbird .................................................W. Billy Cook .......................S. Evans
1944 Sirius .....................................................Darby Munro........................ E. Fisher
1943 Dark Felt ...............................................Vic Hartney.......................... Ray Webster
1942 Colonus .................................................H. McCloud......................... F. Manning
1941 Skipton ..................................................W. Billy Cook....................... J. Fryer
1940 Old Rowley.............................................Andy Knox ..........................J.A. Scully
1939 Rivette ....................................................E. Teddy Preston ...............Harry Bamber
1938 Catalogue............................................... F. Shean............................ Allan McDonald
1937 The Trump .............................................Ashley Reed ........................S.W. Reid
1936 Wotan.................................................... Ossie Phillips....................... J. Fryer
1935 Maraboa ................................................K. Voitre ...............................Lou Robertson
1934 Peter Pan.............................................. Darby Munro....................... Frank McGrath, Sr.
1933 Hall Mark ...............................................J. O Sullivan ........................Jack Holt
1932 Peter Pan ..............................................W. Bill Duncan......................Frank McGrath, Sr.
1931 White Nose ............................................N. Percival.......................... E.J. Hatwell
1930 Phar Lap ...............................................James E. Pike......................Harry R. Telford
1929 Nightmarch.............................................Roy Reed.............................A. McAulay
1928 Statesman ............................................James L. Munro ....................William Kelso
1927 Trivalve .................................................R. Bobby Lewis.................... James Scobie
1926 Spearfelt ...............................................Hugh Harold Cairns.............. V. O Neill
1925 Windbag ..............................................James L. Munro..................... George R. Price
1924 Backwood............................................ P. Bunty Brown..................... Richard Bradfield
1923 Bitalli ....................................................A. Titch Wilson .....................James Scobie
1922 King Ingodas ........................................A. Titch Wilson ....................James Scobie
1921 Sister Olive .......................................... E Ted O'Sullivan................. J. Williams
1920 Poitrel................................................... Ken Bracken........................ H.J. Robinson
1919 Artilleryman...........................................R. Bobby Lewis................... P.T. Heywood
1918 Nightwatch........................................... W. Bill Duncan..................... Richard Bradfield
1917 Westcourt ............................................William H. McLachlan.......... Joe Burton
1916 Sasanof................................................ F. Foley ...............................M. Hobbs
1915 Patrobas ..............................................R. Bobby Lewis ...................C. Wheeler
1914 Kingsburgh.......................................... K.George Meddick.............. Isaac Foulsham
1913 Posinatus ............................................A. Shanahan .......................J. Chambers
1912 Piastre ................................................A. Shanahan........................R. O Connor
1911 The Parisian....................................... R. Cameron ........................C. Wheeler
1910 Comedy King..................................... William H. McLachlan......... James Lynch
1909 Prince Foote ......................................William H. McLachlan......... Frank McGrath, Sr.
1908 Lord Nolan ..........................................J. R.Flynn...........................E. A. Mao
1907 Apologue............................................ W. Bill Evans..................... Isaac Earnshaw
1906 Poseidon..............................................Thomas Clayton .........................Isaac Earnshaw
1905 Blue Spec ........................................... Frank Bullock ...................Walter Hickenbotham
1904 Acrasia ................................................Thomas Clayton ..........................A. E. Wills
1903 Lord Cardigan...................................... Norman Godby................... A.E. Cornwell
1902 The Victory........................................... R. Bobby Lewis.................. Richard Bradfield
1901 Revenue............................................... Frederick J. Dunn.............. Hugh Munro
1900 Clean Sweep ........................................Andrew Richardson ...........James Scobie
1899 Merriwee............................................... V. Turner........................... James Wilson, Jr..
1898 The Grafter........................................... John Gough....................... William "Black Bill" Forrester
1897 Gaulus.................................................. Stephen Callinan............... William "Black Bill" Forrester
1896 Newhaven............................................. H.J. Gardiner.................... Walter Hickenbotham
1895 Auraria....................................................J. Stevenson ....................J.H. Hill
1894 Patron ...................................................Henry G. Dawes............... Richard Bradfield
1893 Tarcoola.................................................Herbert Cripps................. Joseph Cripps
1892 Glenloth................................................. G. Robson....................... M. Carmody
1891 Malvolio................................................. G. Redfearn .....................J. Redfearn
1890 Carbine.................................................. Robert Ramage............. Walter Hickenbotham
1889 Bravo..................................................... James Anwin ...................T. Wilson
1888 Mentor.................................................... Mick O'Brien ...................Walter Hickenbotham
1887 Dunlop................................................... Tommy Sanders ..............J. Nicholson
1886 Jarsena...................................................l W. English.......................Henry Rayner
1885 Sheet Anchor......................................... Mick O'Brien ......................T. Wilson
1884 Malua .....................................................Alick Robertson .................Isaac Foulsham
1883 Marini-Henri ............................................J. Williamson.................... Michael Fennelly
1882 The Assyrian.......................................... C. Hutchens...................... J.E. Savill
1881 Zulu........................................................ Jim Gough........................ T. Lamond
1880 Grand Flaneur........................................ Thomas Hales.................. T. Brown
1879 Darriwe....................................................l S. Cracknell.................... W.E. Dakin
1878 Calamia.................................................. T. Brown.......................... Etienne de Mestre
1877 Chester................................................... P. Pigott........................... Etienne de Mestre
1876 Briseis..................................................... Peter St. Albans.............. James Wilson Sr
1875 Wollomai................................................. R. Batty............................ S. Moon
1874 Haricot..................................................... P. Pigott........................... S. Harding
1873 Don Juan................................................. W. Wilson..........................James Wilson Sr
1872 The Quack............................................... W. Enderson.................... John Tait
1871 The Pearl................................................. J. Cavanagh..................... John Tait
1870 Nimblefoot............................................... J. Day............................... W. Lang
1869 Warrior.................................................... .J. Morrison .......................R. Sevoir
1868 Glencoe ...................................................C. Stanley.........................John Tait
1867 Tim Whiffler.............................................. John Driscoll................... Etienne de Mestre
1866 The Barb................................................... W. Davis......................... John Tait
1865 Toryboy...................................................... E. Cavanagh................... P. Miley
1864 Lantern....................................................... S. Davis...........................S. Mahon
1863 Bank............................................................ H. Chifney..................... Sam Waldock
1862 Archer........................................................ John Cutts....................... Etienne de Mestre
1861 Archer ........................................................John Cutts ..................................... Etienne de Mestre