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1999 Melbourne Cup

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1999 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date2 November 1999
Distance3,200 metres
Winning horseRogan Josh
JockeyJohn Marshall
TrainerBart Cummings
SurfaceGrass
Attendance104,028[1]
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The Warrior and Central Park with Zazabelle on the outside and Rogan Josh, Travelmate's trying to get into the clear and so is The Hind, it's tight there. Rogan Josh with Central Park and The Warrior the three leaders from Zazabelle on the outside. It's Central Park, The Warrior and Rogan Josh, Rogan Josh and Central Park, Rogan Josh Bart did it again!

Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The 1999 Melbourne Cup was the 139th 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, 2 November 1999 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.[2]

The race won by Rogan Josh, trained by Bart Cummings and ridden by John Marshall.[3]

Field

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This is a list of horses which ran in the 1999 Melbourne Cup.[4]

Place Number Horse Trainer Jockey
1st 17 Rogan Josh Bart Cummings John Marshall
2nd 2 Central Park (IRE) Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Frankie Dettori
=3rd 12 Lahar Paul Cave Corey Brown
=3rd 24 Zazabelle (NZ) Bart Cummings Eddie Wilkinson
5th 8 Travelmate (GB) James Fanshawe (GB) David Harrison
6th 22 The Warrior (NZ) Richard Otto (NZ) Gary Grylls
7th 13 Second Coming (NZ) Michael Moroney (NZ) Greg Childs
8th 7 The Hind (NZ) Peter Hayes Jim Cassidy
9th 15 Bohemiath John Sadler Jason Patton
10th 19 Brew (NZ) Michael Moroney (NZ) Lance O'Sullivan
11th 23 Zabuan (NZ) Jim Moloney Sam Hyland
12th 6 Yavana's Pace (IRE) Mark Johnston (GB) Richard Hughes
13th 11 Streak Robert Smerdon Greg Hall
14th 1 Tie the Knot Guy Walter Shane Dye
15th 16 Figurehead (NZ) Kay Lane (NZ) Opie Bosson
16th 9 Skybeau (NZ) Len Smith Larry Cassidy
17th 3 Sky Heights (NZ) Colin Alderson Damien Oliver
18th 20 Lady Elsie Cliff Brown Lenny Beasley
19th 18 Laebeel (NZ) John Sadler Stephen Baster
20th 4 Maridpour (IRE) Michael Moroney (NZ) Steven Arnold
21st 10 The Message (NZ) John Ralph (NZ) Aaron Spiteri
22nd 5 Arena John Hawkes Darren Gauci
Last 21 Rebbor (NZ) Bart Cummings Chris Munce
LR 14 Able Master (NZ) Bruce Wallace (NZ) Grant Cooksley

References

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  1. ^ "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Melbourne Cup Day in Australia". timeanddate. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. ^ 1991-2000 Melbourne Cup winners
  4. ^ "Melbourne Cup field & results 1999". racing.com. 4 November 2020.