| 1983 Melbourne Cup | |
| Horse Race: | Melbourne Cup |
| Location: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Date: | 1 Nov 1983 |
| Distance: | 3200 Meters |
| Winning Horse: | Kiwi |
| Winning Time: | 3:19.9 |
| Final Odds: | 9/1 |
| Winning Jockey: | Jim Cassidy |
| Winning Trainer: | Ewen S. Lupton |
| Surface: | Turf |
| Previous: | 1982 |
| Next: | 1984 |
The 1983 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1983. The race, run over 3200m (10,500feet), at Flemington Racecourse.
The race was won by Kiwi who came from a seemingly unwinnable position at the 400 meter mark to hit the front with 50 meters to go and beating Noble Comment by a length and three quarters[1] Earlier in the same year he won the Wellington Cup becoming the first and only horse to win the Melbourne and Wellington Cup in the same year.[2] [3]
This is a list of horses which ran in the 1983 Melbourne Cup.[4]
| Place | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kiwi | Ewen S. Lupton | Jim Cassidy | |
| 2nd | Noble Comment | George Hanlon | Robert Heffernan | |
| 3rd | Mr. Jazz | Bart Cummings | ||
| 4th | No Peer | Bart Cummings | J Miller | |
| 5th | Veloso | M G Harnes | Peter Cook | |
| 6th | Chiamare | Tommy Smith | Mick Dittman | |
| 7th | Fountaincourt | C Pfefferie | ||
| 8th | Hussar's Command | E B Murrary | W Treloar | |
| 9th | Chagemar | Geoff Murphy | Darren Gauci | |
| 10th | Nostradamus | Graeme Rogerson | B Clements | |
| 11th | Triumphal March | Peter Hayes | Brent Thomson | |
| 12th | Toujours Mio | J P Courtney | R Dawkins | |
| 13th | Chez Nous | Colin Hayes | Michael Clarke | |
| 14th | Machtvogel | E W Laing | P Jarman | |
| 15th | Hayai | J R Lee | N Voigt | |
| 16th | Just a Dash | Tommy Smith | Harry White | |
| 17th | Noble Heights | N Begg | Ron Quinton | |
| 18th | Home Maid | Paul Perry | Brian Andrews | |
| 19th | Mervon Boy | R Armstrong | Bob Skelton | |
| 20th | Bianco Lady | Colin Hayes | Greg Hall | |
| 21st | La Cocotte | Tony Lopes | P Alderman | |
| 22nd | English Wonder | John Hawkins | P Shepherd | |
| 23rd | Combat | Tommy Smith | C Dinn | |
| 24th | Amarant | George Hanlon | John Letts |