| 1966 Melbourne Cup | |
| Horse Race: | Melbourne Cup |
| Location: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Date: | 1 Nov 1966 |
| Distance: | 2 miles |
| Winning Horse: | Galilee |
| Winning Time: | 3:21.9 |
| Final Odds: | 11/2 |
| Winning Jockey: | John Miller |
| Winning Trainer: | Bart Cummings |
| Winning Owner: | Max & Venice Miller |
| Conditions: | Slow |
| Surface: | Turf |
| Previous: | 1965 |
| Next: | 1967 |
The 1966 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1966. The race, run over 2miles, at Flemington Racecourse.[1]
The race was won by the gelding Galilee, trained by Bart Cummings and ridden by John Miller. The runner up was Light Fingers also trained by Bart who had won the 1965 Melbourne Cup. Third place went to Duo.[2] The winning margin was 2 lengths and a 1/2 head to third place.
This race was the second of a record twelve Melbourne Cup winners for Bart and also the second of the five times he trained the quinella.[3] [4]
Galilee (Alcimedes-Galston, by Balloch) was bred by Trelawney Stud in Cambridge, New Zealand. He had previously won the Caulfield Cup and went on to win the 1967 Sydney Cup.[5] He was ridden by Miller in all three Cups. Galilee and Miller are the only horse and jockey to have won all three.
This is a list of horses which ran in the 1966 Melbourne Cup.[6]
| Place | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Galilee | Bart Cummings | John Miller | |
| 2nd | Light Fingers | Bart Cummings | Roy Higgins | |
| 3rd | Duo | R A Dickerson | George Podmore | |
| 4th | Aveniam | J Morgan | B McClune | |
| 5th | Gala Crest | R J Hutchins | P Gumbleton | |
| 6th | Tea Biscuit | P J Murray | H Cope | |
| 7th | Gatum Gatum | H G Heagney | Frank Reys | |
| 8th | Royal Coral | R H Claarton | P Jarman | |
| 9th | Alaska | V P Bernard | Pat Hyland | |
| 10th | Terrific | M E Ritchie | G Hughes | |
| 11th | Bore Head | D Judd | B Gilders | |
| 12th | Prince Grant | T J Smith | George Moore | |
| 13th | Dignify | V Maloney | W Smith | |
| 14th | Trevors | Mrs A Shepherd | A Mulley | |
| 15th | Clipjoint | M E Richie | J Stocker | |
| 16th | Coppelius | B Courtney | M Moore | |
| 17th | Beau Royal | N D Hoysted | R Durey | |
| 18th | Tobin Bronze | H G Heagney | Jim Johnson | |
| 19th | El Gordo | L J O'Sullivan | N Campton | |
| 20th | Red Brass | H G Heagney | R Selkrig | |
| 21st | Mystic Glen | F G Hood | K Langby | |
| 22nd | Winfreux | C A Wilson | A Lister |