Air Date: Fri 16 Oct 2020
Look back at highlights from 1896 to 1929
Look back at highlights from the 1930's
Look back at highlights from the 1940's
Look back at highlights from the 1950's
Look back at highlights from the 1960's
Look back at highlights from the 1970's
Look back at highlights from the 1980's
Look back at highlights from the 1990's
One of Australia's oldest surviving films shows Newhaven winning by six lengths. The film is silent.
The Cup at the start of the 20th Century. Won by Apologue. The film is silent.
While World War 1 continues in Europe, Patrobas wins in Melbourne
The crowds gather at Flemington to see Sasanof win. The film is silent.
Nightmarch storms home for a classic win. Cameras are now in the stands allowing for better footage.
Phar Lap wins and becomes the most famous Melbourne Cup winner of all time.
The gloom of the depression is lifted for a day as White Nose wins the Melbourne Cup
The favourite Peter Pan soars to a close first win
Hall Mark wins amongst the fashion of the 1930's
Peter Pan wins again in the mud, in front of the Duke of Gloucester
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Family Derby Double - Tulloch and Nothin Leica Dane
Damien Oliver on Redding and Preferment
We look back at Mahogany and Efficent
The establishment and history of the Melbourne Cup
The Cup goes international and Bart wins four cups
New Zealand's Great Grey
The Ferrari of the Turf
The unbeaten champ
The Aussie export