1986 Melbourne Cup

The 1986 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 5 November 1986. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), at Flemington Racecourse.

1986 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date4 Nov 1986
Distance3200 Meters
Winning horseAt Talaq
Winning time3:21.7
Final odds10/1
JockeyMichael Clarke
TrainerColin Hayes
SurfaceTurf

At Talaq at the 300's burst away from Rising Fear, two lengths to Sea Legend further back Joal, Mr. Lomondy, Kiwi with a late run. At Talaq in front from Rising Fear, Kiwi running on with Sea legend, Clarke's got it won I think. At Talaq's a length and a half in front of Rising Fear, Colin Hayes wins his second Cup!

Commentator Bruce McAvaney describes the climax of the race

The 1986 Melbourne Cup was won by At Talaq, who was bought by Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum for $800,000, and was sent to England to be trained by Harry Thomson Jones. He raced successfully and won the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp Racecourse before going to Australia to be trained by Colin Hayes. In his six-year-old season he won the Mackinnon Stakes before his victory in the Melbourne Cup; both times the son of Robeto was ridden by Michael Clarke. 1983 winner Kiwi was fourth, 1988 winner Empire Rose was fifth, and the 1984 winner Black Knight finished down the order.[1]

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 1986 Melbourne Cup.[2]

Place Horse Trainer Jockey
1st At Talaq Colin Hayes Michael Clarke
2nd Rising Fear L D Pickering Bob Skelton
3rd Sea Legend Colin Alderson Shane Dye
4th Kiwi Snow Lupton Noel Harris
5th Empire Rose Bart Cummings D Murphy
6th My Tristram's Belle A Jones C Dinn
7th Reckless Tradition D Atkins R Thompson
8th Mr. Lomondy Noel Eales David Walsh
9th Joal W C Winder R McKay
10th Born To Be Queen N Begg R Quinton
11th Mint Mister George Hanlon Harry White
12th Fil De Roi I MacDonald M Pay
13th Our Sophia George Hanlon G Willets
14th Enchanteur K Rogerson P Jarman
15th Black Knight George Hanlon Greg Hall
16th Indian Raj Brian Mayfield-Smith Jim Cassidy
17th Just Now J Atkins Darren Gauci
18th Samasaan G Jackson Chris Johnson
19th Fordyce G W Symons G Doughty
20th Final Advance G Sanders Larry Cassidy
21st Waratah Bay George Hanlon K Forrester
22nd Dark Intruder Jim Moloney Pat Hyland

References
  1. O'Reilly, Paddy (2016). "At Talaq (1986)". Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup. Melbourne: New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd. p. 121. ISBN 9781742579054.
  2. "1986 Melbourne Cup". millersguide.identika.com.au. 23 January 2023.


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