The 1991 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 5 November 1991. The race was run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), at Flemington Racecourse.

1991 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date5 November 1991
Distance2 miles
Winning horseLet's Elope
Winning time3:18.9
Final odds3/1
JockeySteven King
TrainerBart Cummings
SurfaceTurf
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Let's Elope hit the front in the Cup 300 metres to run, Ivory Way battling back then Super Impose and Sheva's Revenge late. But Let's Elope has burst away and the Foster's Melbourne Cup belongs to the mare! Let's Elope bolts the cup in wins by three lengths and it's a Cummings quinella! Sheva's Revenge got second close up on the inside Magnolia Hall.

Commentator Dan Mielicki describes the climax of the race

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.[1]

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.[2]

Field

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This is a list of horses which ran in the 1991 Melbourne Cup.[3]

Place Horse Weight Trainer Jockey
1st Let's Elope (NZ) 51kg Bart Cummings Steven King
2nd Shiva's Revenge (NZ) 53.5 Bart Cummings Shane Dye
3rd Magnolia Hall (NZ) 52.5 Helen Page Brian York
4th Super Impose (NZ) 60 Lee Freedman Darren Beadman
5th Ivory Way (USA) 49.5 David A. Hayes Michael Clarke
6th Rasheek (USA) 51.5 David A. Hayes Peter Hutchinson
7th Al Maheb (USA) 56.5 David Hayes Darren Gauci
8th Just A Dancer (NZ) 56.5 Graeme Rogerson Jim Cassidy
9th Castletown (NZ) 57 Paddy Busuttin Noel Harris
10th Grooming 51.5 Lee Freedman Damien Oliver
11th Maharajah (NZ) 49.5 T J Smith Malcolm Johnston
12th Moods 49.5 A J Marshall Bruce Compton
13th Lord Revenir (NZ) 54 Bart Cummings Grant Cooksley
14th Sydeston 57.5 Bob Hoysted Mick Dittman
15th Cool Credit 50.5 George Hanlon Kevin Forrester
16th Alphabel 53 David A. Hayes Glen Darrington
17th Diego (NZ) 52.5 Dave O'Sullivan Lance O'Sullivan
18th Te Akau Pearl (NZ) 50 Roger James Jim Collett
19th Nayrizi (IRE) 54 Pat Hyland Greg Hall
20th Dr Grace (NZ) 56 Dr G Chapman Kevin Moses
21st Pontiac Lass (NZ) 49.5 Murray Baker Tony Allan
22nd Weekend Delight (NZ) 50.5 Bart Cummings Greg Childs
23rd Rural Prince (NZ) 49.5 Graeme Sanders Larry Cassidy
24th Sunshine Sally 48 George Hanlon Patrick Payne

References

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  1. ^ "Past Winners - 1991 to 2000 Melbourne Cup Winners". www.races.com.audate=28 October 2021.
  2. ^ "RSTV Video - 1991 Melbourne Cup - Let's Elope". www.racingandsports.tv.
  3. ^ Cummings, J.B. (2009). Bart: My life. Pan Macmillan, Australia. ISBN 9781405040150