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Some of the famous Leading Trainers and their Cup Records

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A few of the biggest trainers in the Cup

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David Hayes' Melbourne Cup Runners

Year   Runner/Finish Position  

1990    Water Boatman 19th, Mount Olympus 5th  

1991    Ivory Way 5th, Rasheek 6th, Al Maheb 7th, Alphabel 16th  

1992    Better Loosen Up 12th, Brave Expectations 18th  

1993    Maraakiz 7th, Azzaam 11th, Fraar 13th  

1994    JEUNE Won, Glastonbury 11th, Top Rating 9th

2002    Helene Vitality 21st

2005    Kindjaal 9th

2006    Short Pause 14th, Tawqeet 19th

2007    Blue Monday 7th, Lazer Sharp 10th, Tawqeet 14th, Black Tom 17th

2014    Unchain My Heart 16th

2015    Criterion 3rd, Almoonqith 18th

2016    Almoonqith 6th

2017    Boom Time 15th, Ventura Storm 21st

2018    Ventura Storm 10th

2019    Constantinople 13th, Neufbosc 21st, Rostropovich 24th

Summary: 30 runners/1 winner

(Note: From 2014 in partnerships with Tom Dabernig and then Ben Hayes)

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Gai Waterhouse's Melbourne Cup Runners

Year   Runner/Finish Position  

1992   Te Akau Nick 16th  

1993   Te Akau Nick 2nd  

1995   Nothin' Leica Dane 2nd, Few Are Chosen 12th, Electronic 14th, Stony Bay 21st  

1996   Nothin' Leica Dane 5th, Few Are Chosen 19th  

1997   Linesman 5th  

2000   Coco Cobanna 20th  

2004   Winning Belle 17th  

2005   Mr Celebrity 23rd

2010   Once Were Wild 11th, Descarado 23rd

2011   Tullamore 14th, Older Than Time 17th

2012   Fiorente 2nd, Glencadam Gold 6th

2013   FIORENTE Won, Tres Blue 22nd

2015   Excess Knowledge 7th, The Offer 8th

2016   Excess Knowledge 16th

2017   Cismontane 13th

2018   Runaway 19th

2021   Sir Lucan 14th, Knight's Order 19th

2022   Knight's Order 9th, Hoo Ya Mal 12th

2023   Military Mission 10th, Serpentine 19th

Summary: 31 runners/1 win, 3 placegetters

(Note: From 2016 in partnerships with Adrian Bott)

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Remembering Bart Cummings' Melbourne Cup runners

Year   Runner/Finish Position  

1958   Trellios 12th   

1961    Sometime 6th   

1965    LIGHT FINGERS Won, Ziema 2nd, The Dip 18th   

1966    GALILEE Won, Light Fingers 2nd   

1967    RED HANDED Won, Fulmen 9th, Ziema 12th   

1968    Lowland 4th, Arctic Coast 6th, Swift General 23rd   

1969    Swift General 5th, General Command 13th, The Sharper 20th   

1970    Tavel 4th, Voleur 6th, Moomba Fox 19th   

1971    Pilgarlic 10th, Tavel 19th   

1973    Dayana 12th   

1974    THINK BIG Won, Leilani 2nd   

1975    THINK BIG Won, Holiday Waggon 2nd, Leica Lover 20th   

1976    Gold And Black 2nd   

1977    GOLD AND BLACK Won, Ming Dynasty 8th, Vacuum 20th   

1978    Panamint 10th, Vive Velours 11th, Belmura Lad 13th, Stormy Rex 20th   

1979    HYPERNO Won, Safe Harbour 21st   

1980    La Zap 6th, Hyperno 7th, Ming Dynasty 17th   

1981    Hyperno 6th, Belmura Lad 7th, No Peer 8th   

1982    My Sir Avon 4th   

1983    Mr Jazz 3rd, No Peer 4th   

1984    Bounty Hawk 15th   

1986    Empire Rose 5th   

1987    Rosedale 3rd   

1988    Round The World 5th   

1990    KINGSTON RULE Won, La Tristia 9th   

1991    LET'S ELOPE Won, Shiva's Revenge 2nd, Weekend Delight 22nd   

1992    London Bridge 9th   

1993    Great Vintage 4th, Frontier Boy 5th, Our Tristalight 24th   

1994    Gossips 14th   

1996    SAINTLY Won, My Kiwi Gold 21st   

1997    Alfa 19th, Grandmaster 11th   

1998    Perpetual Check 9th   

1999    ROGAN JOSH Won, Zazabelle 3rd, Rebbor 23rd   

2002    Miss Meliss 10th   

2003    Frightening 11th  

2004    Strasbourg 10th   

2005    Kamsky 16th, Strasbourg 18th

2007    Sirmione 12th

2008   VIEWED Won, Moatize 6th

2009    Viewed 7th, Allez Wonder 16th, Roman Emperor 21st

2010    So You Think 3rd, Precedence 8th

2011    Precedence 11th, Illo 19th

2012    Precedence 9th, Sanagas 18th

2014    Prededence 6th

Summary: 86 Runners/12 Winners, 9 Placegetters

(Note: 2014 was in partnership with James Cummings)