| 2001 Melbourne Cup | |
| Horse Race: | Melbourne Cup |
| Location: | Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia |
| Date: | 6 November 2001 |
| Winning Horse: | Ethereal |
| Winning Jockey: | Scott Seamer |
| Winning Trainer: | Sheila Laxon |
| Surface: | Grass |
| Attendance: | 92,477[1] |
| Previous: | 2000 |
The 2001 Melbourne Cup was the 141st running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3200m (10,500feet), was held on 6 November 2001 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
It was won by Ethereal, trained by Sheila Laxon and ridden by Scott Seamer.[2]
This is the finishing order of horses which ran in the 2001 Melbourne Cup.[3]
| Place | Number | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 | Ethereal (NZ) | Sheila Laxon (NZ) | Scott Seamer | |
| 2nd | 5 | Give The Slip (GB) | Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) | Richard Hills | |
| 3rd | 1 | Persian Punch (IRE) | David Elsworth (GB) | Richard Quinn | |
| 4th | 18 | Karasi (GB) | David Hall | Glen Boss | |
| 5th | 19 | Maythehorsebewithu (NZ) | Michael Moroney (NZ) | Jason Patton | |
| 6th | 22 | Rain Gauge | George Hanlon | Kerrin McEvoy | |
| 7th | 6 | Marienbard (IRE) | Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) | Frankie Dettori | |
| 8th | 2 | Sky Heights (NZ) | Colin Alderson | Damien Oliver | |
| 9th | 17 | Reenact | Jack Denham | Larry Cassidy | |
| 10th | 20 | Prophet's Kiss | Ron Quinton | Brian York | |
| 11th | 15 | Inaflury (NZ) | Cliff Brown | Brett Prebble | |
| 12th | 11 | Mr Prudent | George Hanlon | Craig Williams | |
| 13th | 4 | Caitano (GB) | Andreas Schutz (GER) | Johnny Murtagh | |
| 14th | 24 | Celestial Show | L. Morton | Rhys McLeod | |
| 15th | 23 | Rum | Dean Lawson | Chris Munce | |
| 16th | 9 | Freemason | John Hawkes | Darren Gauci | |
| 17th | 21 | Spirit Of Westbury (NZ) | Cliff Brown | Shane Dye | |
| 18th | 8 | Yippyio | Allan Denham | Darren Beadman | |
| 19th | 16 | Big Pat | Peter Tulloch | Peter Mertens | |
| Last | 12 | Pasta Express | Paul Cave | Danny Nikolic | |
| DNF | 10 | Curata Storm | John Hawkes | Greg Childs | |
| LR | 14 | Hill Of Grace (NZ) | Robert Priscott (NZ) | Corey Brown | |
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