1994 Melbourne Cup
The 1994 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1994. The race was run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), at Flemington Racecourse.
| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 Nov 1994 |
| Distance | 2 miles |
| Winning horse | Jeune |
| Winning time | 3:19.8 |
| Final odds | 16/1 |
| Jockey | Wayne Harris |
| Trainer | David A. Hayes |
| Owner | Shadwell Racing |
| Surface | Turf |
But Jeune hit the front, Jeune out by two lengths to Paris Lane, Alcove, Double Take, Oompala. Jeune the leader though, Jeune in front of Paris Lane he's got a two length break, Oompala the outside. It's Jeune still in front, he's two lengths clear, he's holding them and Jeune's going to win the Melbourne Cup by two lengths to Paris Lane, Oompala a half head away third.
Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race
The race was won by the British horse, Jeune. His victory followed that of the Irish horse, Vintage Crop in the 1993 Melbourne Cup. Jeune at 16/1 defeated Paris Lane with the outsiders Oompala and Double Take making up the first four finishers. The previous year's winner and 5/1 favourite, Vintage Crop, was seventh.
At the presentation the winning jockey Wayne Harris dedicated the win to a 12-year-old boy from Victoria, Andrew Read who was suffering from a brain tumour. Read's mother had previously written to Harris who had battled with the same illness 11 years earlier.