| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 Nov 1975 |
| Distance | 3200m |
| Winning horse | Think Big |
| Winning time | 3:29.6 |
| Final odds | 33/1 |
| Jockey | Harry White |
| Trainer | Bart Cummings |
| Owner | Dato Tan Chin Nam, Rick O'Sullivan &Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Conditions | Slow |
| Surface | Turf |
It's Think Big getting up to Medici at the 200, Suleiman is struggling, followed by Holiday Waggon. It's Think Big taking the lead in the Cup, he's drawn a length in front of Medici, Holiday Waggon next, Suleiman can't go on, but Captain Perri's running on well. But Think Big is in front and Think Big is going to win it two years in succession, a length to Holiday Waggon!
The1975 Melbourne Cup was ahandicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 4 November 1975 over 3200m, atFlemington Racecourse.
The race was won by the geldingThink Big, trained byBart Cummings and ridden byHarry White. The combination of Think Big, Bart Cummings and Harry White had also won the1974 Melbourne Cup. The runner up was Holiday Waggon also trained by Bart Cummings, and third place went to Medici.[2] The winning margin was three quarters of a length with three lengths to third place.
This win gaveBart Cummings his fifthMelbourne Cup win equaling the record ofEtienne L. de Mestre in the period 1861 to 1878. It was also Bart's fourth quinella of the race. Bart went on to record twelve Melbourne Cup training victories.[3][4]
Bred by the estate of the late L. A. Alexander, Think Big was purchased by Bart forDato Tan Chin Nam at the Trentham yearling sales in New Zealand at a price of $10,000. Think Big was sired by Sobig and his dam Sarcelle was by Oman.[5]
As well as the two victories on Think Big,Harry White also won the 1978 Melbourne Cup onArwon and the 1979 race onHyperno.[6][7]
The following are the placegetters in the 1975Melbourne Cup.[8]
| Place | Horse | Weight (kg) | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Think Big | 58.5 | Bart Cummings | Harry White |
| 2nd | Holiday Waggon | 50 | Bart Cummings | John Duggan |
| 3rd | Medici (NZ) | 46 | Maurice D Hennah[9] | Malcolm Johnston |
| 4th | Sulieman (NZ) | 52.5 | W C Winter | P Trotter |
| 5th | Captain Peri (NZ) | 52 | J E Wood | J Letts |