1998 Melbourne Cup

The 1998 Melbourne Cup was the 138th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on Tuesday, 3 November 1998 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.[2][3]

1998 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date3 November 1998
Distance3,200 metres
Winning horseJezabeel
JockeyChris Munce
TrainerBrian Jenkins
SurfaceGrass
Attendance100,607[1]

Field

Place Horse Jockey
1 Jezabeel Chris Munce
2 Champagne Glen Boss
3 Persian Punch Richard Quinn
4 Taufan's Melody P. Payne
5 Yorkshire Danny Nikolic
6 Tie the Knot Shane Dye
7 Faithful Son Frankie Dettori
8 Skybeau Larry V. Cassidy
9 Perpetual Check L. Beasley
10 Markham D. Brereton
11 Darazari O. P. Bosson
12 Sheer Danzig Damien Oliver
13 Yippyio Jim Cassidy
14 Joss Sticks R. M. Quinn
15 Arena Corey Brown
16 The Hind Basil Marcus
17 Peak of Perfection S. Jumaat
18 Ancient City Brett Prebble
19 Doriemus Greg Hall
20 Count Chivas Rod Griffiths
21 Aerosmith G. J. Childs
22 Gold Guru B. York
23 Second Coming E. A. Wiklinson
Failed to finish Three Crowns S. Price

Fatalities

Three Crowns was euthanised after shattering a leg.[4]

References

  1. "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. "Melbourne Cup Day in Australia". timeanddate. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. "Melbourne Cup (Group 1)". breednet. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. "Melbourne Cup heartbreak as French stayer Verema put down". SMH. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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