2001 Melbourne Cup

The 2001 Melbourne Cup was the 141st running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 6 November 2001 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.

2001 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date6 November 2001
Winning horseEthereal
JockeyScott Seamer
TrainerSheila Laxon
SurfaceGrass
Attendance92,477[1]

It was won by Ethereal, trained by Sheila Laxon and ridden by Scott Seamer.[2]

Field

This is the finishing order of horses which ran in the 2001 Melbourne Cup.[3]

Place Number Horse Trainer Jockey
1st 13 Ethereal (NZ) Sheila Laxon (NZ) Scott Seamer
2nd 5 Give The Slip (GB) Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Richard Hills
3rd 1 Persian Punch (IRE) David Elsworth (GB) Richard Quinn
4th 18 Karasi (GB) David Hall Glen Boss
5th 19 Maythehorsebewithu (NZ) Michael Moroney (NZ) Jason Patton
6th 22 Rain Gauge George Hanlon Kerrin McEvoy
7th 6 Marienbard (IRE) Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Frankie Dettori
8th 2 Sky Heights (NZ) Colin Alderson Damien Oliver
9th 17 Reenact Jack Denham Larry Cassidy
10th 20 Prophet's Kiss Ron Quinton Brian York
11th 15 Inaflury (NZ) Cliff Brown Brett Prebble
12th 11 Mr Prudent George Hanlon Craig Williams
13th 4 Caitano (GB) Andreas Schutz (GER) Johnny Murtagh
14th 24 Celestial Show L. Morton Rhys McLeod
15th 23 Rum Dean Lawson Chris Munce
16th 9 Freemason John Hawkes Darren Gauci
17th 21 Spirit Of Westbury (NZ) Cliff Brown Shane Dye
18th 8 Yippyio Allan Denham Darren Beadman
19th 16 Big Pat Peter Tulloch Peter Mertens
Last 12 Pasta Express Paul Cave Danny Nikolic
DNF 10 Curata Storm John Hawkes Greg Childs
LR 14 Hill Of Grace (NZ) Robert Priscott (NZ) Corey Brown
SCR 3 Universal Prince Bede Murray
SCR 7 Kaapstad Way (NZ) Chris Wood (NZ)

References

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