1982 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date2 Nov 1982
Distance3200 metres
Winning horseGurner's Lane
Winning time3:21.1
Final odds8/1
JockeyMick Dittman
TrainerGeoff Murphy
SurfaceTurf

Kingston Town in front at the 200 a length to Noble Comment, Gurner's Lane getting a split now! Kingston Town in front, Gurner's Lane flying on the inside he's coming home like a train! Kingston Town joined by Gurner's Lane and Gurner's Lane gets up to win the Cup! A neck to Kingston Town.

Commentator Bill Collins describes the climax of the race

The 1982 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1982. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), at Flemington Racecourse.

The race is best remembered for the defeat of champion Kingston Town who had won his third Cox Plate the start before. Fellow Tommy Smith trained Just A Dash was sent out the 11/2 favourite. Gelding Gurner's Lane ran third in the Metropolitan Handicap and then won the Caulfield Cup and incurred a 3 kg penalty for the cup. Gurner's Lane won by a neck beating Kingston Town. Malcolm Johnston was heavily criticised for taking 'The King' to the lead too early. Kingston Town went to Perth and broke down after winning what would be his last race, now named the Kingston Town Classic; Gurner's Lane never won another race.[1] He did also win the 1982 AJC and the VRC St Leger Stakes. This impressive run of race victories saw him awarded the Australian Horse of the Year for the 1982–1983 season.[2]

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 1982 Melbourne Cup.[3]

Place Horse Trainer Jockey
1st Gurner's Lane Geoff Murphy Mick Dittman
2nd Kingston Town Tommy Smith Malcolm Johnston
3rd Noble Comment George Hanlon Robert Heffernan
4th My Sir Avon Bart Cummings Harry White
5th Bianco Lady R H Thomsen N Voigt
6th Port Carling Tommy Smith Ron Quinton
7th Allez Bijou C J Honeychurch Gary Willetts
8th Wellington Road P Dawson G Cook
9th Astrolin Wayne Walters P Alderman
10th Amarant George Hanlon Jim Cassidy
11th Silver Bounty G M Carson Midge Didham
12th Dealer's Choice R B Morgan C Bromley
13th Barmax L M Armfield D Coleman
14th Tohar Rick Hore-Lacy P Shepherd
15th Triumphal March Colin Hayes Brent Thomson
16th Just A Dash Tommy Smith Peter Cook
17th Magistrate Ian Steffert Brian Andrews
18th Dry Wine J V Burns B McGinley
19th Carringbush Ray Hutchins Pat Hyland
20th Rose And Thistle Errol Skelton Bob Skelton
21st Mr. Digby Tommy Hughes G Murphy
22nd Brewery Boy Tommy Smith John Letts
23rd Gala Mascot Geoff Murphy B Clements

References

  1. ↑ O'Reilly, Paddy (2016). "Gurner's Lane (1982)". Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup. Melbourne: New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd. pp. 116–117. ISBN 9781742579054.
  2. ↑ "Past Winners - 1980 to 1989 Melbourne Cup Winners". www.races.com.au/.
  3. ↑ "1982 Melbourne Cup". millersguide.identika.com.au. 29 September 2021.
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