2002 Melbourne Cup

The 2002 Melbourne Cup was the 142nd running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 5 November 2002 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.

2002 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date5 November 2002
Winning horseMedia Puzzle
JockeyDamien Oliver
TrainerDermot Weld
SurfaceGrass
Attendance102,533[1]

It was won by Media Puzzle, trained by Dermot Weld and ridden by Damien Oliver.[2]

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 2002 Melbourne Cup.[3]

Place Number Horse Trainer Jockey
1st 14 Media Puzzle (USA) Dermot Weld (IRE) Damien Oliver
2nd 15 Mr. Prudent George Hanlon Corey Brown
3rd 11 Beekeeper (GB) Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Kerrin McEvoy
4th 1 Vinnie Roe (IRE) Dermot Weld (IRE) Pat Smullen
5th 16 Pentastic David Hall Glen Boss
6th 20 Distinctly Secret (NZ) Mark Walker (NZ) Steven King
7th 2 Jardines Lookout (IRE) Alan Jarvis (GB) Patrick Payne
8th 10 Rain Gauge George Hanlon Greg Childs
9th 7 Freemason John Hawkes Darren Gauci
10th 23 Miss Meliss (NZ) Bart Cummings Craig Newitt
11th 12 County Tyrone Max Lees Jim Cassidy
12th 13 Hail (NZ) Bruce Marsh (NZ) Noel Harris
13th 22 Thong Classic Pat Carey Brett Prebble
14th 17 Prized Gem (NZ) Murray Baker (NZ) Michael Rodd
15th 21 Grey Song Tommy Hughes Snr. Chris Munce
16th 3 Daliapour (IRE) Michael Stoute Michael Kinane
17th 19 Cyclades (NZ) Cydne Evans (NZ) Scott Seamer
18th 9 Pugin (IRE) Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Frankie Dettori
19th 18 Victory Smile Donna Logan (NZ) Darren Beasley
20th 6 Hatha Anna (IRE) Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Richard Hills
21st 5 Helene Vitality (NZ) David Hayes Gerald Mosse
22nd 24 Requiem Tony McEvoy Craig Williams
Last 4 Sandmason (GB) Tony McEvoy Steven Arnold
SCR 8 Maguire (NZ) John Collins (NZ)

References

Notes

  1. "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. 2002 Melbourne Cup result
  3. "Melbourne Cup field & results 2002". racing.com. 5 November 2002.

Bibliography

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