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{{Short description|Edition of the Melbourne Cup}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox horse race
| name = 1987 Melbourne Cup
| class =
| horse race = [[Melbourne Cup]]
| image =
| caption =
| location = [[Flemington Racecourse]]
| date = 3 Nov 1987
| distance = 3200m
| winning horse = [[Kensei (horse)|Kensei]]
| winning time = 3:22.0
| final odds = 12/1
| winning jockey = Larry Olsen
| winning trainer = Les Bridge, Randwick
| winning owner =
| conditions =
| surface = Turf
| attendance =
| previous = [[1986 Melbourne Cup|1986]]
| next = [[1988 Melbourne Cup|1988]]
}}
The '''1987 Melbourne Cup''' was a [[Handicap (horse racing)|handicap]] horse race which took place on Tuesday, 3 November 1987 over 3200m, at [[Flemington Racecourse]] for a stake of $1,285,000.
== Background ==
The race was won by the New Zealand bred gelding [[Kensei (horse)|Kensei]], trained by Les Bridge and ridden by Larry Olsen. The runner up was the big Kiwi mare [[Empire Rose]] trained by Laurie Laxon, and third place went to Rosedale trained by [[Bart Cummings]]. The winning margin was a half length with a further short half head to third place.
Kensei was bred in New Zealand by D F Duffy & G S Hale. He was sired by Blarney Kiss (USA), who was also the sire of [[1983 Melbourne Cup]] winner [[Kiwi (horse)|Kiwi]]. His dam was Kitty's Dream (NZ) who was by Nauplius (NZ).
Kensei had previously won a 1800m welter race at Randwick in September, then ran second to The Brotherhood in the Group 2 [[Newcastle Gold Cup]] (2300m) and second to Balciano in the Group 1 [[The Metropolitan (ATC)|Metropolitan]] (2600m) at Randwick. Earlier, in July, he had won the 1987 Grafton Cup over 2200m. He had not previously raced over 3200m <ref>https://www.racerate.com/Kensei.htm</ref> Kensei returned to contest the 1988 Cup but was placed 10th.
The runner up [[Empire Rose]] had finished 5th in the [[1986 Melbourne Cup]] behind [[At Talaq]]. Eleven days later she won the [[New Zealand Cup]] at Riccarton and the following year she won the [[Mackinnon Stakes]] and [[1988 Melbourne Cup]].
Kensei's victory was the only Melbourne Cup win for his jockey Larry Olsen or trainer Les Bridge.
== Field ==
The following are the placegetters in the 1987 [[Melbourne Cup]].<ref>https://www.races.com.au/melbourne-...tory/past-winners/1981-to-1990-melbourne-cup/</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Place
!Horse
!Weight (kg)
!Trainer
!Jockey
|-
|1st
|[[Kensei (horse)|Kensei]]
|51.5
|Les Bridge
|Larry Olsen
|-
|2nd
|[[Empire Rose]]
|50.0
|Laurie Laxon
|[[Tony Allan (jockey)|Tony Allan]]
|-
|3rd
|Rosedale
|
|[[Bart Cummings]]
|[[John Marshall (jockey)|John Marshall]]
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{MelbourneCup}}
[[Category:Melbourne Cup|1987]]
[[Category:1987 in Australian sport|Melbourne Cup]]
[[Category:1987 in horse racing|Melbourne Cup]]
[[Category:1980s in Melbourne]]
Okumaya devam et...
{{Short description|Edition of the Melbourne Cup}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox horse race
| name = 1987 Melbourne Cup
| class =
| horse race = [[Melbourne Cup]]
| image =
| caption =
| location = [[Flemington Racecourse]]
| date = 3 Nov 1987
| distance = 3200m
| winning horse = [[Kensei (horse)|Kensei]]
| winning time = 3:22.0
| final odds = 12/1
| winning jockey = Larry Olsen
| winning trainer = Les Bridge, Randwick
| winning owner =
| conditions =
| surface = Turf
| attendance =
| previous = [[1986 Melbourne Cup|1986]]
| next = [[1988 Melbourne Cup|1988]]
}}
The '''1987 Melbourne Cup''' was a [[Handicap (horse racing)|handicap]] horse race which took place on Tuesday, 3 November 1987 over 3200m, at [[Flemington Racecourse]] for a stake of $1,285,000.
== Background ==
The race was won by the New Zealand bred gelding [[Kensei (horse)|Kensei]], trained by Les Bridge and ridden by Larry Olsen. The runner up was the big Kiwi mare [[Empire Rose]] trained by Laurie Laxon, and third place went to Rosedale trained by [[Bart Cummings]]. The winning margin was a half length with a further short half head to third place.
Kensei was bred in New Zealand by D F Duffy & G S Hale. He was sired by Blarney Kiss (USA), who was also the sire of [[1983 Melbourne Cup]] winner [[Kiwi (horse)|Kiwi]]. His dam was Kitty's Dream (NZ) who was by Nauplius (NZ).
Kensei had previously won a 1800m welter race at Randwick in September, then ran second to The Brotherhood in the Group 2 [[Newcastle Gold Cup]] (2300m) and second to Balciano in the Group 1 [[The Metropolitan (ATC)|Metropolitan]] (2600m) at Randwick. Earlier, in July, he had won the 1987 Grafton Cup over 2200m. He had not previously raced over 3200m <ref>https://www.racerate.com/Kensei.htm</ref> Kensei returned to contest the 1988 Cup but was placed 10th.
The runner up [[Empire Rose]] had finished 5th in the [[1986 Melbourne Cup]] behind [[At Talaq]]. Eleven days later she won the [[New Zealand Cup]] at Riccarton and the following year she won the [[Mackinnon Stakes]] and [[1988 Melbourne Cup]].
Kensei's victory was the only Melbourne Cup win for his jockey Larry Olsen or trainer Les Bridge.
== Field ==
The following are the placegetters in the 1987 [[Melbourne Cup]].<ref>https://www.races.com.au/melbourne-...tory/past-winners/1981-to-1990-melbourne-cup/</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Place
!Horse
!Weight (kg)
!Trainer
!Jockey
|-
|1st
|[[Kensei (horse)|Kensei]]
|51.5
|Les Bridge
|Larry Olsen
|-
|2nd
|[[Empire Rose]]
|50.0
|Laurie Laxon
|[[Tony Allan (jockey)|Tony Allan]]
|-
|3rd
|Rosedale
|
|[[Bart Cummings]]
|[[John Marshall (jockey)|John Marshall]]
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{MelbourneCup}}
[[Category:Melbourne Cup|1987]]
[[Category:1987 in Australian sport|Melbourne Cup]]
[[Category:1987 in horse racing|Melbourne Cup]]
[[Category:1980s in Melbourne]]
Okumaya devam et...