| 1974 MELBOURNE CUP | |||||||
| 3200 metres (Tuesday, November 5) | |||||||
| Handicap of $150,000 plus trophies valued at $3600.First: $105,000 plus trophies; Second: $27,000. Third: $12,000. Fourth: $6000. | |||||||
| 1 | 12-1 | THINK BIG | (R J O'Sullivan & C N Tan. B g 4y, Sobig - Sarcelle) | Tr: Bart Cummings | 53 kg | Harry White | |
| 2 | 7-2 f | LEILANI | (Hon. A Peacock & Mr I W Rice. Br m 4y, Oncidium - Lei) | Tr: Bart Cummings | 55.5kg | Peter Cook | |
| 3 | 14-1 | CAPTAIN PERI (NZ) | (Messrs J E T & L Wood. B g 6y, Della Porta - Donna Peri) | Tr: J E T Wood | 52kg | M Baker | |
| Then followed: | |||||||
| 4 | 20-1 | Lord Metric | (ch h 4y, Perian Garden - Blue Sprite) | M E Ritchie | 53 | N Harris | |
| 5 | 50-1 | Piping Lane | (b g 8y, Lanesborough - Londonderry Air) | R W Trinder | 53 | John Stocker | |
| 6 | 7-1 | Turfcutter (NZ) | (b g 5y, Oncidium - Entrancing Bell) | R C Verner | 53 | D Peake | |
| 7 | 11-2 | Battle Heights (NZ) | (br g 7y, Battle Waggon - Wuthering Heights) | R Douglas | 61 | Gary Willetts | |
| 8 | 33-1 | Igloo (NZ) | (ch g 7y, Arctic Explorer - Silver Rod) | Tommy Smith | 57.5 | N Voigt | |
| 9 | 14-1 | Bellota (NZ) | (ch m 4y, Oakville - Radiant Ann) | R Campbell | 51 | S Aitken | |
| 10 | 20-1 | Grand Scale | (b g 6y, Gigantic - Te Poi) | Maurie Willmott | 53 | Pat Trotter | |
| 11 | 8-1 | Herminia | (b/br m 4y, Hermes - Clochemerle) | Des Judd | 50 | Brian Gilders | |
| 12 | 20-1 | Taras Bulba | (b g 3y, Oncidium - Entrancing Bell) | George Hanlon | 47 | Lyle Harbridge | |
| 13 | 80-1 | Corroboree | (br g 5y, Sobig - Chat's Own) | Theo Howe | 55.5 | R McCarthy | |
| 14 | 40-1 | Passetreul | (b h 6y, Ruantallan - Lekas) | Tommy Smith | 56.5 | Kevin Langby | |
| 15 | 200-1 | Top Order | (ch c 3y, Indian Order - Te Rina) | Tommy Hughes | 43.5 | Malcolm Johnston | |
| 16 | 15-1 | Gala Supreme | (br g 5y, Gala Crest - Smoke Fairy) | Ray Hutchins | 57.5 | Frank Reys | |
| 17 | 40-1 | Pilfer (NZ) | (b g 6y, Le Filou - Hathaway) | Colin Hayes | 53 | John Miller | |
| 18 | 50-1 | Gay Master | (gr g 6y, Kurdistan - Short Sentence) | Tommy Hughes | 51 | Midge Didham | |
| 19 | 160-1 | Our Pocket | (br m 4y, Pocket Mate - Aptly) | B J Boyle | 49.5 | John Letts | |
| 20 | 250-1 | Sequester | (ch m 4y, Princelone - Ultra) | R Winks | 48 | Ray Setches | |
| 21 | 33-1 | Big Angel | (br g 5y, Angeluccio - Flounce) | E W Laing | 52 | Pat Hyland | |
| 22 | 200-1 | High Sail (NZ) | (br h 4y, Masthead - Taringa) | Tommy Hughes | 53 | A Cooper | |
| Scratched: Quick Answer, Stop The Music. Won by: 1 length, 1 length. Time: 3:23.2.Track: good. | |||||||
| Judge's numbers: 12-6-15. | |||||||
| Vic. TAB Divs.: (on 50c) Win: Think Big $7.80. Place: Think Big $2.40, Leilani $1.45, Captain Peri $2.70. Quinella: $17.00. Trio: $278.30. | |||||||
