1954 Melbourne Cup
| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 Nov 1954 |
| Distance | 2 miles |
| Winning horse | Rising Fast |
| Winning time | 3:23.0 |
| Final odds | 5/2 |
| Jockey | Jack Purtell |
| Trainer | I J Tucker |
| Surface | Turf |
The 1954 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1954.[1]
Rising Fast became the fist and to date only horse to complete The Spring Grand Slam by winning the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate before winning the Melbourne Cup which was part of a string of seven straight wins.[2] Behind him was 7/1 shot Hellion by 1 1/4 lengths and 200/1 outsider Gay Helios.[1] The race is also noteworthy because the great racecaller Bill Collins called his first Melbourne Cup.
This is the list of placegetters for the 1954 Melbourne Cup.[3]
| Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rising Fast | Jack Purtell | Ivan J Tucker |
| 2 | Hellion | N McGrowdie | W. Foster |
| 3 | Gay Helios | W Toohey | S. Boyden |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "1954 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ O'Reilly, Paddy (2016). "Rising Fast (1954)". Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup. Melbourne: New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd. p. 89. ISBN 9781742579054.
- ^ "1951 to 1960 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
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