Result
Tuesday, 2 November, 1999
15:20
Flemington (AUS)

Foster's Melbourne Cup (Handicap) (Group 1)

2m (Good) 3yo+
1st 1,835,001 AUD 2nd 480,001 AUD 3rd 170,001 AUD 4th 170,001 AUD 5th 79,999 AUD
Runners: 24

Racecard table information

Result:

Position the horse finished in the race. Abbreviations as follows:

  • BD: Brought Down
  • CO: Carried Out
  • F: Fell
  • DSQ: Disqualified
  • LAS: Left at Start
  • NR: Non-runner
  • PU: Pulled up
  • RO: Ran Out
  • R: Refused
  • RTR: Refused To Race
  • SU: Slipped Up
  • UP: Unplaced
  • UR: Unseated Rider
  • WD: Withdrawn
(draw): Placement of the horse in the starting stalls (for flat racing only). Stall numbers are drawn at random.
Colours: Colours (silk) of the owner, worn by the jockey.
Horse: Name of the horse and country of birth.
Owner: Name of the owner
Distance:

Distance to the next horse. Abbreviations as follows:

  • f: furlong
  • hd: head
  • l: length
  • m: mile
  • nk: neck
  • nse: nose (shortest margin)
  • shd: short head
  • y: yards
Age: Age of the horse.
Wgt: Weight to be carried, as determined by handicapper or race conditions.
OR: Official rating of the horse.
Eqpt:

Equipment worn. Abbreviations as follows:

  • bl: blinkers
  • e/s: eye-shields
  • h: hood
  • e/c: eye-covers
  • v: visor
  • t: tongue strap
  • cp: cheekpieces
Jockey (wgt): Name and weight of the jockey
Trainer: Name of the trainer
Comments: Information relating to how the horse ran, odds for the race or time since last run etc.
Results
(draw)
Colours HorseOwner Age Wgt OR Eqpt Trainer Jockey Comments
1st (21)
Rogan Josh (AUS)
Mrs W L Green & J P Miller
7
7 - 12
-
bl
Bart Cummings
J Marshall
Days L/R: 3
2nd (19)
Godolphin
½ l
4
9 - 1
-
Saeed bin Suroor
Frankie Dettori
Days L/R: 77
3rd (13)
Zazabelle (NZ)
Dato Tan Chin Nam & Tunku Ahmad Yahaya
4
7 - 10
-
bl
Bart Cummings
Eddie Wilkinson
Days L/R: 29
3rd (8)
Lahar (AUS)
J L Thompson
0.15
5
7 - 13
-
Paul Cave
Corey Brown
Days L/R: 10
5th (7)
Travelmate (GB)
Barford Bloodstock Ii
nk
5
8 - 4
-
James Fanshawe
D Harrison
Days L/R: 76
6th (20)
The Warrior (NZ)
J C & Mrs M A Thompson
nk
6
7 - 10
-
Richard Otto
Gary Grylis
7th (9)
Second Coming (NZ)
P A Moroney et al
2 l
5
8 - 0
-
Michael Moroney
Greg Childs
Days L/R: 364
8th (2)
The Hind (NZ)
Dr R Thomson & G McMillan
1¼ l
5
8 - 4
-
bl
P Hayes
Jim Cassidy
Days L/R: 17
9th (5)
Bohemiath (AUS)
Mrs P Campbell Et Al
shd
5
7 - 12
-
bl
John W Sadler
J Patton
Days L/R: 29
10th (14)
Brew (NZ)
P A Moroney et al
ns
5
7 - 10
-
bl
Michael Moroney
L O'Sullivan
11th (10)
Zabuan (NZ)
Mrs Rita Byrne
2¼ l
6
7 - 10
-
bl
John Moloney
Sam Hyland
12th (18)
Yavana's Pace (IRE)
Mrs Joan Keaney
shd
7
8 - 6
-
Mark Johnston
Richard Hughes
Days L/R: 45
13th (17)
Streak (AUS)
Tonkin Racing
2¼ l
5
8 - 1
-
Robert Smerdon
G Hall
14th (15)
Tie The Knot (AUS)
O P Tait & Mrs J G Nivison
¾ l
5
9 - 2
-
Guy Walter
Shane Dye
Days L/R: 3
15th (24)
Figurehead (NZ)
Miss K D & P M Lane
ns
4
7 - 13
-
bl
Mrs K D Lane
Opie Bosson
Days L/R: 17
16th (11)
Skybeau (NZ)
Mesdames M Smith, A Grayling Et Al
ns
7
8 - 2
-
bl
L J Smith
Larry Cassidy
Days L/R: 3
17th (1)
Sky Heights (NZ)
R P Legh, A D Calabro et al
2 l
4
8 - 12
-
bl
C Alderson
Damien Oliver
Days L/R: 10
18th (22)
Lady Elsie (AUS)
E A Buttler et al
1½ l
4
7 - 11
-
Cliff Brown
Larry Beasley
Days L/R: 143
19th (23)
Laebeel (NZ)
M L Marker Et Al
hd
5
7 - 11
-
John W Sadler
Stephen Baster
Days L/R: 17
20th (4)
Maridpour (IRE)
G G Syndicate Ltd
0.15
4
8 - 9
-
Michael Moroney
Steven Arnold
Days L/R: 17
21st (12)
The Message (NZ)
J Ralph & Exors Of The Late T Ralph
ns
6
8 - 2
-
J Ralph
Aaron Spiteri
Days L/R: 10
22nd (16)
Arena (AUS)
Woodlands Stud Syndicate
4
8 - 8
-
John Hawkes
Darren Gauci
Days L/R: 3
23rd (3)
Rebbor (NZ)
Dr G W W Tsoi
4
7 - 10
-
bl
Bart Cummings
Chris Munce
Days L/R: 3
UR (6)
Able Master (NZ)
Able International Ltd Syndicate
4
7 - 13
-
Bruce Wallace
Grant Cooksley
Unseated Rider
Days L/R: 29