I remember my grade 8 Maths teacher, the super hot Miss Kelly, let us listen to the race in class. She had money on Kiwi and when it won she jumped right up on her desk and started doing a dance in her mini skirt......sigh....
Holy shit. I've never seen a horse make up so much ground, from the inside to outside in about 400m. That's got to be one of the greatest spurts i've seen over 2miles.
Kiwi has died of course. Some time in the 1990s. There is a plaque at the Waverley Racecourse dedicated to the 'the big chestnut'. As recently as four years ago I named my cat (black and white - and man can he run) after him!
The spirit of Kiwi will always live on in this film though.
Kiwi - you little ripper! (well, he was quite big actually).
Watch this vid every year around this time...(Nov 1)
I've just got hold of the ABC commentary I mentioned earlier.
"Noble Comment and Mr Jazz, Noble Comment and Mr Jazz will fight it out! And here's Kiwi! Kiwi is flying! And Kiwi got up to win the cup, from Noble Comment and Mr Jazz..."
I had a company in sydney at the time, called kiwi films, still do. I was going to put a 1000bucks on the horse, trained by snowy lupton, my number plate was kiwi1, people would stop me and ask if I was going to back kiwi in the Cup, I was such a cheap punter I put 10 bucks on him. It was a great call actually, the caller was an Aussie, the horse was a Kiwi. It was a gloriously planned race, like Peter Snell at the Rome Olympics. All that mattered was who crossed the line first :)
I had a company in sydney at the time, called kiwi films, still do. I was going to put a 1000bucks on the horse, trained by snowy lupton, my number plate was kiwi1, people would stop me and ask if I was going to back kiwi in the Cup, I was such a cheap punter I put 10 bucks on him. It was a great call actually, the caller was an Aussie, the horse was a Kiwi. It was a gloriously planned race, like Peter Snell at the Rome Olympics. All that mattered was who crossed the line first :)
@fairywingso9 Finally a comment on Kiwi from the real world!
I had the pleasure of meeting your koro once and was amazed to meet such a humble man. I told him that Kiwi's Cup was one of my favourite childhood memories and he smiled kinda shyly and said "Yep, he was a bit of alright'. :-0
Though this was one of the best modern day 'last to first' finishes in the cup, the 1936 Cup, won by Wotan (at 100-1 I might add) is even more remarkable. I have an Australian VHS of the Great Race, and it shows most of the finishes going back to about Phar Laps' era. For me, Wotan's cup finish is the best!
Yer that's how awesome the run was. He would have scanned back and seen nothing running on at 250m...Even watching the replay it's hard to believe the win
@rokkowoods Are you kidding? Even with 150 metres to go it did not look like Kiwi was going fast enough. He found an extra gear just before the wire and accelerated from sixth to first in a blink of an eye. Exactly when was Greg Miles supposed to call him before he did? Maybe half a second earlier?
Pity about the call, this is my earliest racing memory, I was 4 at the time. And maybe Kiwi wasn't a champion horse, but this was a great ride and one hell of a gutsy win. Kiwi had class, and maybe if he'd raced more in Australia we could've seen how much he had.
Let's get this straight. Kiwi was not a champion in any sense of the word. He was a one-hit wonder. Yes he put in a big finish but he was entitled to as he had some class about him and he was racing a vintage field.
@AldoGodolfus Have you seen his finish in At Talaq's '86 Cup when he was meant to be old and past it? Sure, he didn't win, he only weighed in, but the rate he was travelling made everything else look like it was going up and down on the spot.
If anyone is interested in seeing "THE" greatest come-from-behind win in horse racing history, and I do mean 'from-behind', then punch-in '1971 Miracle Mile'.
If that doesn't leave you gobsmacked then give the game away!
What a real shame that this is what 'Kiwi' got for one of the greatest come-from-behind finishes in horse racing history.
The caller had not a single clue as to what was going on until it over. He totally and utterly missed a golden opportunity to create a finishing call worthy of this brilliant triumph.
that caller was the pits not only for this race but i think he was the same caller that got tongue tied at the 400 in the 1987 Australian cup. in this race kiwi was last at the 800 and buried this field. i remember being being at work in wellington listening to this race on radio and that commentator was wide awake. did bill collins call this race by any chance.? pity kiwi was scratched in odd circumstances the following yr.
I'm pretty sure Bill Collins is the caller on the version of this race that i have on tape, goes something like, "Noble Comment and Mr Jazz, Veloso making some sort of a run annndd Kiwi late! It's going to be close here - Kiwi's gonna beat em all with a mighty run! Kiwi swaamps them on the line." A much better call. anyone know the name of this commentator. ive heard his calls on other old cox plates etc
no. he was retired to the farm as a pack horse after running 3rd at his last attempt. snowy lupton wasnt going to risk injury and he was getting on in yrs.
You can bet you life on that, never a truer comment spoken on YouTube. Look up Bonecrusher vs Waverly Star on YT, the commentator yells "AND THE NEW ZEALANDERS TURN FOR HOME!!!", goosebumps stuff as they just annhialate the field and absolutely battle one on one to the line. NZ Forever.
Get it right you dill he said "Here come the New Zealanders" And they should have annihilated the field too, it wasnt the best to race in it, very average lot.
Sevens? isnt that the Rugby version of 20/20? Doesnt count. And what rowing would that be? You Kiwi's can be sooo touchy :))) Oh and we're pretty good at cricket too, think we won the world cup didnt we? If you were Indian you would have flipped out about that! They have no sense of humour at all :))
The best commentary was from the ABC..."Noble comment and Mr Jazz! Noble comment and Mr Jazz will fight it out! And herrrrreeees Kiiwiiiiiii! Kiwi is flying! And Kiwi got up to win the cup! From Noble comment and Mr Jazz!"
I do happen to have Brew's win on my computer. From the Melbourne Cup Club, I have got every Melbourne Cup finish since Gold and Black's win in 1977, as well as the full Melbourne Cups of 2005 and 2006. I also have the full 2005 and 2006 Cox Plates, the 2006 Caulfield Cup, the 2006 Geelong Cup and the 2006 Victoria Derby.
Kiwi wasn't a rank outsider.. he was pretty much up there in the odds on the day, and leading into the race. He had won over the distance (1983 Wellington Cup, I was there that day), the only thing being.. the Melbourne Cup was his first start in Australia. What a debut!
I remember my grade 8 Maths teacher, the super hot Miss Kelly, let us listen to the race in class. She had money on Kiwi and when it won she jumped right up on her desk and started doing a dance in her mini skirt......sigh....
robertgraham70 2 months ago
Yay... Go Kiwi.
jaqjaques 4 months ago
Holy shit. I've never seen a horse make up so much ground, from the inside to outside in about 400m. That's got to be one of the greatest spurts i've seen over 2miles.
tyz16 5 months ago in playlist Melbourne Cup Races every year from 1983-2010 2
"kiwi's won it" haha it sounded so gutted when he said that.
codekiora066 5 months ago
my first ever winner picked in the melb cup! Was nervous the first 2000m cos it was last! Great finish
mahtay2000 1 year ago
Can somebody please post the 1982 Melbourne Cup?
cl0ngrf3 1 year ago
Kinda wish Jim didn't whip him though!
blairomatic 1 year ago
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that was the worst call i have ever heard
maltesedon 1 year ago
that was the worst call i have ever heard
maltesedon 1 year ago
Kiwi has died of course. Some time in the 1990s. There is a plaque at the Waverley Racecourse dedicated to the 'the big chestnut'. As recently as four years ago I named my cat (black and white - and man can he run) after him!
The spirit of Kiwi will always live on in this film though.
As will Snow Lupton!
blairomatic 1 year ago
Kiwi - you little ripper! (well, he was quite big actually).
Watch this vid every year around this time...(Nov 1)
I've just got hold of the ABC commentary I mentioned earlier.
"Noble Comment and Mr Jazz, Noble Comment and Mr Jazz will fight it out! And here's Kiwi! Kiwi is flying! And Kiwi got up to win the cup, from Noble Comment and Mr Jazz..."
blairomatic 1 year ago
I had a company in sydney at the time, called kiwi films, still do. I was going to put a 1000bucks on the horse, trained by snowy lupton, my number plate was kiwi1, people would stop me and ask if I was going to back kiwi in the Cup, I was such a cheap punter I put 10 bucks on him. It was a great call actually, the caller was an Aussie, the horse was a Kiwi. It was a gloriously planned race, like Peter Snell at the Rome Olympics. All that mattered was who crossed the line first :)
kiwicafe 1 year ago
I had a company in sydney at the time, called kiwi films, still do. I was going to put a 1000bucks on the horse, trained by snowy lupton, my number plate was kiwi1, people would stop me and ask if I was going to back kiwi in the Cup, I was such a cheap punter I put 10 bucks on him. It was a great call actually, the caller was an Aussie, the horse was a Kiwi. It was a gloriously planned race, like Peter Snell at the Rome Olympics. All that mattered was who crossed the line first :)
kiwicafe 1 year ago
what a win :-) and here comes KIWI and KIWI's got em :-)
ounce2314 1 year ago
Kiwi had the shit whipped out of him... not fair. Bart Cummings will always be the best.
z018z 1 year ago
Know one will ever equal that finish in the Melbourne Cup....fan fucking tastic
joanne96962 1 year ago
@fairywingso9 Finally a comment on Kiwi from the real world!
I had the pleasure of meeting your koro once and was amazed to meet such a humble man. I told him that Kiwi's Cup was one of my favourite childhood memories and he smiled kinda shyly and said "Yep, he was a bit of alright'. :-0
emmelby 2 years ago
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emmelby 2 years ago
Great win but I felt sorry for Noble Comment which had come third the year before. Felt he deserved this one.
Lancaster300 2 years ago
Though this was one of the best modern day 'last to first' finishes in the cup, the 1936 Cup, won by Wotan (at 100-1 I might add) is even more remarkable. I have an Australian VHS of the Great Race, and it shows most of the finishes going back to about Phar Laps' era. For me, Wotan's cup finish is the best!
gdaze 2 years ago
Bad call, the caller wasn't paying attention to any swoopers which was Kiwi. He just briefly mentioned him when he was first past the post.
rokkowoods 2 years ago 7
Yer that's how awesome the run was. He would have scanned back and seen nothing running on at 250m...Even watching the replay it's hard to believe the win
mitchf006 2 years ago
@rokkowoods Are you kidding? Even with 150 metres to go it did not look like Kiwi was going fast enough. He found an extra gear just before the wire and accelerated from sixth to first in a blink of an eye. Exactly when was Greg Miles supposed to call him before he did? Maybe half a second earlier?
bsd987 9 months ago
Pity about the call, this is my earliest racing memory, I was 4 at the time. And maybe Kiwi wasn't a champion horse, but this was a great ride and one hell of a gutsy win. Kiwi had class, and maybe if he'd raced more in Australia we could've seen how much he had.
emmelby 2 years ago
Let's get this straight. Kiwi was not a champion in any sense of the word. He was a one-hit wonder. Yes he put in a big finish but he was entitled to as he had some class about him and he was racing a vintage field.
AldoGodolfus 3 years ago
wasn't racing a vintage field
AldoGodolfus 3 years ago
@AldoGodolfus Have you seen his finish in At Talaq's '86 Cup when he was meant to be old and past it? Sure, he didn't win, he only weighed in, but the rate he was travelling made everything else look like it was going up and down on the spot.
emmelby 2 years ago
@AldoGodolfus i think you need to get something straight most of the new zealand and aussie racing broad would disagree with you there matey.
tcla1984 1 year ago
P.S
If anyone is interested in seeing "THE" greatest come-from-behind win in horse racing history, and I do mean 'from-behind', then punch-in '1971 Miracle Mile'.
If that doesn't leave you gobsmacked then give the game away!
Brutmax 3 years ago
What a poor call.
What a real shame that this is what 'Kiwi' got for one of the greatest come-from-behind finishes in horse racing history.
The caller had not a single clue as to what was going on until it over. He totally and utterly missed a golden opportunity to create a finishing call worthy of this brilliant triumph.
Brutmax 3 years ago
that caller was the pits not only for this race but i think he was the same caller that got tongue tied at the 400 in the 1987 Australian cup. in this race kiwi was last at the 800 and buried this field. i remember being being at work in wellington listening to this race on radio and that commentator was wide awake. did bill collins call this race by any chance.? pity kiwi was scratched in odd circumstances the following yr.
kiwiandlamb 3 years ago
I'm pretty sure Bill Collins is the caller on the version of this race that i have on tape, goes something like, "Noble Comment and Mr Jazz, Veloso making some sort of a run annndd Kiwi late! It's going to be close here - Kiwi's gonna beat em all with a mighty run! Kiwi swaamps them on the line." A much better call. anyone know the name of this commentator. ive heard his calls on other old cox plates etc
MavJem 2 years ago
He was running last, the last horse was running lame and out of the race.
blairomatic 3 years ago
Came from near last.Go Kiwi.
missnat3underground 3 years ago
kiwi - a true nz champion
nibbletjones 3 years ago
Apparently Kiwi was brought for $1000 as a farm hack. Not fancily bred at all.Who would have thought back then he was a future Melbourne cup winner.
brabham69 3 years ago
i can remember seeing this horse fly down the outside and hoping it was kiwi it was
AUSTALY 3 years ago
What happened to Kiwi?
What a run!That was AMAZING!!
howzathumdinger 4 years ago
I think he became a show jumper.
sarahluvshp 4 years ago
no. he was retired to the farm as a pack horse after running 3rd at his last attempt. snowy lupton wasnt going to risk injury and he was getting on in yrs.
kiwiandlamb 3 years ago
my first ever cup winner yes the kiwis have produced some mighty horses
AUSTALY 4 years ago
The Greatest horses, the Greatest landscape, the Greatest people, the Greatest sportsmen, New Zealand the Greatest country on earth.
torqueingheads 4 years ago
You can bet you life on that, never a truer comment spoken on YouTube. Look up Bonecrusher vs Waverly Star on YT, the commentator yells "AND THE NEW ZEALANDERS TURN FOR HOME!!!", goosebumps stuff as they just annhialate the field and absolutely battle one on one to the line. NZ Forever.
ThrottleStuckOpen 4 years ago
Get it right you dill he said "Here come the New Zealanders" And they should have annihilated the field too, it wasnt the best to race in it, very average lot.
tigerrish 4 years ago
The only sport the Kiwis are good at is horse racing. What other sports are you number one in?
tigerrish 4 years ago
Netball, sevens, softball, rowing, triathlon, to name but a few. Apart from league what are you number one at sport?
torqueingheads 4 years ago
Sevens? isnt that the Rugby version of 20/20? Doesnt count. And what rowing would that be? You Kiwi's can be sooo touchy :))) Oh and we're pretty good at cricket too, think we won the world cup didnt we? If you were Indian you would have flipped out about that! They have no sense of humour at all :))
tigerrish 4 years ago
easy mate... you'd be pretty angry with the world if you were a Kiwi. Just the thought of it makes me want to hurt myself.
bgardiner2000 4 years ago
rowing??? Yes it's great to see that New Zealnders are great something that involves sitting down, and facing backwards.....
Just one word for you ya muppett....underarm!!!!
Here endeth the lesson.
whiteypaul77 3 years ago
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emmelby 2 years ago
Kicking the arse of punks like you, fuckfeatures.
ThrottleStuckOpen 4 years ago
Pull your head in stupid, its a horse racing vid.
tigerrish 4 years ago
Brings a tear or two to the eye!
The best commentary was from the ABC..."Noble comment and Mr Jazz! Noble comment and Mr Jazz will fight it out! And herrrrreeees Kiiwiiiiiii! Kiwi is flying! And Kiwi got up to win the cup! From Noble comment and Mr Jazz!"
There'll never be another Kiwi. RIP
blairomatic 5 years ago
i backed kiwi that year, only because i fancied this girl from new zealand, nick named kiwi.
please can you put on gold and black win, the first melbourne cup i cam remember watching, watched in my yr 4 class.
mrbrentn 5 years ago
Unbelievable!
gfn02 5 years ago
Anyone got Brew's win in 2000?
ben117617 5 years ago
I do happen to have Brew's win on my computer. From the Melbourne Cup Club, I have got every Melbourne Cup finish since Gold and Black's win in 1977, as well as the full Melbourne Cups of 2005 and 2006. I also have the full 2005 and 2006 Cox Plates, the 2006 Caulfield Cup, the 2006 Geelong Cup and the 2006 Victoria Derby.
andyoutsider21 5 years ago
wow, what an amazing finish!
Aertyn 5 years ago
Awesome run. Gives me goose bumps and fond memories.
There is a commentary for the race that emphasises just how good a win it was, something like;
"... and Kiwi's come from last to take the Cup"
Thanks Andyoutsider21 and the Melbourne Cup Club.
lostIamb 5 years ago
a great day
Rodman3030 5 years ago
My mum saw it and will never forget it. Rank outsider and she won money on him to win in a friendly bet with her Aussie mum.
sarahluvshp 4 years ago
Kiwi wasn't a rank outsider.. he was pretty much up there in the odds on the day, and leading into the race. He had won over the distance (1983 Wellington Cup, I was there that day), the only thing being.. the Melbourne Cup was his first start in Australia. What a debut!
gdaze 2 years ago
Also bought one JA Cassidy to Australia! Pls take him home again
mitchf006 2 years ago
lol whats wrong with cassidy great jocket and very dwn to earth fella oh n kiwi so swet as
papahet1889 2 years ago
Thank you, been looking for this for years!
lagerlout71 5 years ago
awsome run great vid mate
matthill18 5 years ago
Hey guys please comment
andyoutsider21 5 years ago