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A few of the biggest trainers in the Cup
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)