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2003 Melbourne Cup
Australian horse race
Australian horse race
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2003 Melbourne Cup |
| horse race | Melbourne Cup |
| location | Flemington Racecourse |
| Melbourne, Australia | |
| date | 4 November 2003 |
| winning horse | Makybe Diva |
| winning jockey | Glen Boss |
| winning trainer | David Hall |
| surface | Grass |
| attendance | 122,736 |
| previous | [2002](2002-melbourne-cup) |
| next | [2004](2004-melbourne-cup) |
Melbourne, Australia
The 2003 Melbourne Cup was the 143rd running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3200 m, was held on 4 November 2003 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
It was won by Makybe Diva at the age of five, trained by David Hall and ridden by Glen Boss.
The 2003 race featured the first appearance by an Australian female jockey in the Melbourne Cup with Clare Lindop finishing 19th on Debben for Leon Macdonald. Maree Lyndon from New Zealand was the first female jockey in the Melbourne Cup, when she rode Argonaut Style in 1987.
Field
This is a list of horses which ran in the 2003 Melbourne Cup.
| Placing | Number | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight (Kg) | Barrier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Makybe Diva (GB) | David Hall | Glen Boss | 51 | 14 |
| 2nd | 17 | She's Archie | Darren Weir | Scott Seamer | 50 | 9 |
| 3rd | 1 | Jardines Lookout (IRE) | Alan Jarvis | Daryll Holland | 55.5 | 11 |
| 4th | 5 | Pentastic | David Hall | Steven Arnold | 53.5 | 1 |
| 5th | 18 | Zagalia (NZ) | Clarry Connors | Chris Munce | 50 | 23 |
| 6th | 11 | Grey Song | Tommy Hughes Snr. | Steven King | 51 | 19 |
| 7th | 9 | Distinctly Secret (NZ) | Mark Walker (NZ) | Kerrin McEvoy | 52.5 | 18 |
| 8th | 24 | Yakama | Bevan Laming | Michael Rodd | 49 | 2 |
| 9th | 10 | Hugs Dancer (FR) | James Given (GB) | Dean McKeown | 52 | 13 |
| 10th | 20 | Big Pat | Robbie Griffiths | Peter Mertens | 49.5 | 17 |
| 11th | 15 | Frightening | Bart Cummings | Shane Dye | 50 | 4 |
| 12th | 8 | Mr Prudent | George Hanlon | Damien Oliver | 53 | 7 |
| 13th | 19 | Ain't Seen Nothin' | Barbara Joseph | Craig Newitt | 49.5 | 15 |
| 14th | 14 | Tumeric | Lee Freedman | Brett Prebble | 51 | 16 |
| 15th | 6 | County Tyrone | Kris Lees | Jim Cassidy | 53 | 12 |
| 16th | 21 | Bold Bard | Bryce Stanaway | Reece Wheeler | 50 | 6 |
| 17th | 7 | Holy Orders (IRE) | Willie Mullins (IRE) | David Condon | 53 | 20 |
| 18th | 23 | Fawaz | Graeme Rogerson (NZ) | Stephen Baster | 49 | 3 |
| 19th | 22 | Debben | Leon MacDonald | Clare Lindop | 49 | 5 |
| 20th | 13 | Piachay (NZ) | David Hall | Matt Pumpa | 51 | 21 |
| 21st | 4 | Millstreet (GB) | Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) | Patrick Payne | 54.5 | 22 |
| 22nd | 16 | Schumpeter | Peter Moody | Corey Brown | 50.5 | 8 |
| 23rd | 2 | Mamool (IRE) | Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) | Frankie Dettori | 55.5 | 10 |
| SCR | 3 | Mummify | Lee Freedman | — | — | — |
References
References
- "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au.
- [https://horsebetting.com.au/who-won-the-2003-melbourne-cup/158079/ 2003 Melbourne Cup result]
- (4 November 2003). "Melbourne Cup field & results 2003". racing.com.
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