Empire Rose has kicked away in the cup from Apollo Run, Na Botto, Natski's flying out wide!
Empire Rose a half in front, Natski won't make it and the big mare wins!
The 1988 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1988.
The race was won by Empire Rose, the popular New Zealand mare who had finished fifth in 1986 when trained by Bart Cummings and second to Kensei the previous year.
She did one better in 1988 after winning Mackinnon Stakes she held off 5/1 equal favourite (Empire Rose was also 5/1) Metropolitan Handicap winner Natski in the "Bicentenary" Melbourne Cup[1] Empire Rose became the first mare to win the race since 1965.