Thrilling Finish To 1965 Melbourne Cup (1965)

Melbourne, Australia. Title reads ’Melbourne Cup 1965’. Various shots of the people in crowd at Flemington racecourse gathered for Melbourne Cup horse race. MS. Lord Casey in grey topper with his wife. CU. Gold Cup with the horses parading in background. LS. Start to the Melbourne Cup race. Good coverage of the race in which some of the horses fall. The close finish is won by Light Fingers from Ziema. Various shots of jockey Roy Higgins coming into winning enclosure with the winner Light Fingers. (Comb. F.G.) Date found in the old record - 07/11/1965. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), Brit