| 1976 Melbourne Cup | |
| Horse Race: | Melbourne Cup |
| Location: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Date: | 2 November 1976 |
| Distance: | 3200 metres |
| Winning Horse: | Van der Hum |
| Winning Time: | 3:34.10 |
| Final Odds: | 9/2 |
| Winning Jockey: | Bob Skelton |
| Winning Trainer: | Leo & Roy Robinson |
| Winning Owner: | L H & R A Robinson, et al. |
| Surface: | Turf |
| Attendance: | 81,118 |
| Previous: | 1975 |
| Next: | 1977 |
The 1976 Melbourne Cup was a 3200 metre handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1976.[1]
This year was the hundred and sixteenth running of the Melbourne Cup.
This is the list of placegetters for the 1976 Melbourne Cup.[2]
| Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van der Hum | Bob Skelton | Leo & Roy Robinson | |
| 2 | Gold and Black | John Duggan | Bart Cummings | |
| 3 | Kythera | Brent Thomson | W McEwan | |
| 4 | Reckless | Peter Clarke | Tommy Woodcock | |
| 5 | Happy Union | Gary Willetts | W C Winder | |
| 6 | Taras Regent | Ron Quinton | Tommy J. Smith | |
| 7 | Summer Hay | John Stocker | Colin Hayes | |
| 8 | Mer 'Cler | G Edge | C A Balfour | |
| 9 | Demerara | Wayne Treloar | Gary Lee | |
| 10 | Perhaps | Brian Andrews | Colin Jillings | |
| 11 | Battle Heights | Larry Olsen | R Douglas | |
| 12 | Galena Boy | Pat Hyland | John Hawkes | |
| 13 | Grand Scale | Maurie Willmott | John Letts | |
| 14 | Captain Meri | M Baker | J E T Wood | |
| 15 | My Royal Dell | Midge Didham | B T Jones | |
| 16 | Participator | Roy Higgins | Tommy Smith | |
| 17 | Current Issue | Alf Matthews | Jack Poletti | |
| 18 | Fair Warning | R Durey | W C Winder | |
| 19 | Suileman | Pat Trotter | W C Winder | |
| 20 | Kelmot | Steven Burridge | K F Ruff | |
| 21 | Taminga | Brian Gilders | Ted Broadhurst | |
| 22 | Clear Day | Malcolm Johnston | xxx | |
| 23 | Joueur | H G Heagney | L Hill |