The 1994 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1994.
[1] His victory followed that of the Irish horse, Vintage Crop in the 1993 Melbourne Cup.
Jeune at 16/1 defeated Paris Lane with the outsiders Oompala and Double Take making up the first four finishers.
The previous year's winner and 5/1 favourite, Vintage Crop, was seventh.
Read's mother had previously written to Harris who had battled with the same illness 11 years earlier.