Immortal champion
Trained by Bart Cummings
Kingston Rule holds one record that may never fall: the fastest Melbourne Cup ever run, 3:16.30 in 1990 β under the old two-mile distance, on a rain-affected track.
Trained by Bart Cummings and ridden by Darren Beadman, the American-bred stayer's time is all the more remarkable because Cups are rarely run at that tempo. It stood as the record into the metric era and beyond.
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3:16.30, recorded by Kingston Rule in 1990. It's the fastest since timing began and one of racing's most durable records.