| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 Nov 1979 |
| Distance | 3200m |
| Winning horse | Hyperno |
| Winning time | 3:21.8 |
| Final odds | 7/1 |
| Jockey | Harry White |
| Trainer | Bart Cummings |
| Owner | Sir Thomas & Lady North, Mr & Mrs George Herscu & Dr Ray Lake |
| Conditions | Fast |
| Surface | Turf |
Tackled by Red Nose, Slamander and on the outside is Hyperno, here's Cupacade with a powerful run from Warri Symbol. It's Red Nose and Salamander together at the 200, on the outside Hyperno and Salamander going stride for stride from Red Nose. Salamander a head in front, Hyperno's grabbing him, the go to the post together... Hyperno if anything's won it a nose to Salamander!
Commentator Bill Collins describes the climax of the race
The 1979 Melbourne Cup was a handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 5 November 1979 over 3200m, at Flemington Racecourse.
The race was won by the New Zealand bred gelding Hyperno, trained by Bart Cummings and ridden by Harry White. The runner up was Salamander trained by T J Hughes, and third place went to Red Nose trained by T Green.[1] The winning margin was a short half head with a further one and three quarter lengths to third place.
During the race Hyperno collided with the champion racehorse Dulcify who tragically had to be put down following the race.[2][3]