The 1976 Melbourne Cup was a 3200-metre handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1976.
This year was the hundred and sixteenth running of the Melbourne Cup.
This is the list of placegetters for the 1976 Melbourne Cup.
PlaceNameJockeyTrainer1Van der HumBob SkeltonLeo & Roy Robinson2Gold and BlackJohn DugganBart Cummings3KytheraBrent ThomsonW McEwan4RecklessPeter ClarkeTommy Woodcock5Happy UnionGary WillettsW C (Bill) Winder6Taras RegentRon QuintonTommy J. Smith7Summer HayJohn StockerColin Hayes8Mer 'ClerG EdgeC A Balfour9DemeraraWayne TreloarGary Lee10PerhapsBrian AndrewsColin Jillings11Battle HeightsLarry OlsenR Douglas12Galena BoyPat HylandJohn Hawkes13Grand ScaleMaurie WillmottJohn Letts14Captain MeriMax BakerJack Wood15My Royal DellMidge DidhamB T Jones16ParticipatorRoy HigginsTommy Smith17Current IssueAlf MatthewsJack Poletti18Fair WarningBob DureyW C (Bill) Winder19SuilemanPat TrotterW C (Bill) Winder20KelmontSteven BurridgeK F Ruff21TamingaBrian GildersTed Broadhurst22Clear DayMalcolm Johnstonxxx23JoueurH G HeagneyL Hill
See also
Melbourne Cup List of Melbourne Cup winners Victoria Racing Club
References
External links 1976 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com