| 1965 Melbourne Cup | |
| Horse Race: | Melbourne Cup |
| Location: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Date: | 2 Nov 1965 |
| Distance: | 2 miles |
| Winning Horse: | Light Fingers |
| Winning Time: | 3:21.1 |
| Final Odds: | 15/1 |
| Winning Jockey: | Roy Higgins |
| Winning Trainer: | Bart Cummings |
| Winning Owner: | W J (Wally) Broderick |
| Conditions: | Fast |
| Surface: | Turf |
| Previous: | 1964 |
| Next: | 1966 |
The 1965 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1965. The race, run over 2miles, at Flemington Racecourse.
The race won by Light Fingers, trained by Bart Cummings who won the first of what would end up being a record 12 Melbourne Cups. Ziema ran second also trained by Cummings making it the first of five times he trained the quinella.[1]
This is a list of horses which ran in the 1965 Melbourne Cup.[2]
| Place | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Light Fingers | Bart Cummings | Roy Higgins | |
| 2nd | Ziema | Bart Cummings | John Miller | |
| 3rd | Midlander | Bob Hoysted | N Pyatt | |
| 4th | Yangtze | R Dini | H White | |
| 5th | Prince Grant | Tommy J. Smith | G Podmore | |
| 6th | Prince Camillo | R Fisher | G Gumblestone | |
| 7th | Red Willam | Owen Lynch | R Mallyon | |
| 8th | Tobin Bronze | H G Heagney | J Stocker | |
| 9th | Craftsman | Andy White | P Hyland | |
| 10th | Tasman Lad | H H Riley | D Cameron | |
| 11th | Mission | J F Quigley | N Eastwood | |
| 12th | Rosicombe | G Alessio | F Blackburn | |
| 13th | Sir Wynyard | A G Smith | A Lister | |
| 14th | Pleasanton | George Hanlon | W A Smith | |
| 15th | Jovial Knight | H G Heagney | N Miffin | |
| 16th | Strauss | J Green | D Lake | |
| 17th | Sail Away | S A Brown | Bill Skelton | |
| 18th | The Dip | Bart Cummings | F Reys | |
| 19th | Hunting Horn | L J Peterson | A May | |
| 20th | Dalento | Jack Besanko | I Saunders | |
| 21st | Zinga Lee | W J McNabb | B Gilders | |
| 22nd | Piper's Son | M F Anderson | G Moore | |
| 23rd | Alagon | George Hanlon | R Selkrig | |
| Fell | Bore Head | R Dillon | F Clarke | |
| Fell | Matlock | George Hanlon | J Johnson | |
| Fell | River Seine | R Prendergast | R Hawkins |