| 2004 Melbourne Cup | |
| Horse Race: | Melbourne Cup |
| Location: | Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia |
| Date: | 2 November 2004 |
| Winning Horse: | Makybe Diva |
| Winning Jockey: | Glen Boss |
| Winning Trainer: | Lee Freedman |
| Surface: | Grass |
| Attendance: | 98,161[1] |
| Previous: | 2003 |
The 2004 Melbourne Cup was the 144th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3200m (10,500feet), was held on 2 November 2004 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
It was won by Makybe Diva at the age of six, trained by Lee Freedman and ridden by Glen Boss.[2]
This is a list of horses which ran in the 2004 Melbourne Cup.[3]
| Place | Number | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Makybe Diva (GB) | Lee Freedman | Glen Boss | |
| 2nd | 1 | Vinnie Roe (IRE) | Dermot Weld (IRE) | Pat Smullen | |
| 3rd | 12 | Zazzman | Tony Vasil | Nicholas Ryan | |
| 4th | 3 | Elvstroem | Tony Vasil | Nash Rawiller | |
| 5th | 10 | Hugs Dancer (FR) | Tony McEvoy | Greg Childs | |
| 6th | 9 | Distinction (IRE) | Sir Michael Stoute (GB) | Darren Beadman | |
| 7th | 2 | Mamool (IRE) | Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) | Frankie Dettori | |
| 8th | 24 | Catchmeifyoucan (NZ) | Michael Moroney (NZ) | Blake Shinn | |
| 9th | 7 | Razkalla (USA) | Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) | Kerrin McEvoy | |
| 10th | 15 | Strasbourg | Bart Cummings | Mark Du Plessis | |
| 11th | 22 | On A Jeune | Peter Montgomerie | Joe Bowditch | |
| 12th | 6 | Media Puzzle (USA) | Dermot Weld (IRE) | Damien Oliver | |
| 13th | 13 | Grey Song | Tommy Hughes Jnr. | Darren Beasley | |
| 14th | 11 | Roman Arch | Mick Whittle | Luke Currie | |
| 15th | 20 | Upsetthym (NZ) | Karen Fursdon (NZ) | Rhys McLeod | |
| 16th | 18 | Another Warrior | Alan Bailey | Jim Byrne | |
| 17th | 23 | Winning Belle (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | Chris Munce | |
| 18th | 14 | Lashed | Graeme Rogerson (NZ) | Jim Cassidy | |
| 19th | 4 | Mummify | Lee Freedman | Danny Nikolic | |
| 20th | 21 | Don Raphael | Kerry Parker | Scott Seamer | |
| 21st | 16 | Pacific Dancer (NZ) | Shaun Dwyer | Gary Grylls | |
| 22nd | 19 | Hard To Get | Mark Kavanagh | Luke Nolen | |
| 23rd | 8 | Delzao | Greg Kavanagh | Steven King | |
| Last | 17 | She's Archie | Darren Weir | Corey Brown |