| 1998 Melbourne Cup | |
| Horse Race: | Melbourne Cup |
| Location: | Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia |
| Date: | 3 November 1998 |
| Distance: | 3,200 metres |
| Winning Horse: | Jezabeel |
| Winning Time: | 3:18.59 |
| Winning Jockey: | Chris Munce |
| Winning Trainer: | Brian Jenkins |
| Surface: | Grass |
| Attendance: | 100,607[1] |
| Previous: | 1997 |
| Next: | 1999 |
The 1998 Melbourne Cup was the 138th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3200m (10,500feet), was held on Tuesday, 3 November 1998 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.[2] [3] [4]
The race was won in 3 mins 18.59s by the New Zealand bred and trained mare Jezabeel (Zabeel-Passefleur)[5] from another kiwi bred and trained mare, Champagne.[6] Both of them were also by Zabeel and carried 51 kg while the third place-getter, Persian Punch (Ireland) carried 56.5kg.
| Place | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jezabeel | Chris Munce | Brian Jenkins | |
| 2 | Champagne | Glen Boss | Laurie Laxon | |
| 3 | Persian Punch | Richard Quinn | David Elsworth | |
| 4 | Taufan's Melody | P. Payne | Lady Herries | |
| 5 | Yorkshire | Danny Nikolic | Paul Cole | |
| 6 | Tie the Knot | Shane Dye | Guy Walter | |
| 7 | Faithful Son | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | |
| 8 | Skybeau | Larry Cassidy | L J Smith | |
| 9 | Perpetual Check | Len Beasley | Bart Cummings | |
| 10 | Markham | Danny Brereton | Cliff Brown | |
| 11 | Darazari | Opie Bosson | Bruce Wallace | |
| 12 | Sheer Danzig | Damien Oliver | R W Armstrong | |
| 13 | Yippyio | Jim Cassidy | ||
| 14 | Joss Sticks | Rod Quinn | Bob Pearse | |
| 15 | Arena | Corey Brown | John Hawkes | |
| 16 | The Hind | Basil Marcus | P Hayes | |
| 17 | Peak of Perfection | J Saimee | M Thwaites | |
| 18 | Ancient City | Brett Prebble | Cindy Alderson | |
| 19 | Doriemus | Greg Hall | Lee Freedman | |
| 20 | Count Chivas | Rod Griffiths | Simon Morrish | |
| 21 | Aerosmith | Greg Childs | Peter & Nikki Hurdle | |
| 22 | Gold Guru | Brian York | Leon Macdonald | |
| 23 | Second Coming | Eddie Wilkinson | Michael Moroney | |
| Failed to finish | Three Crowns | Simon Price | M Thwaites |
Three Crowns was euthanised after shattering a leg.[7]