| 1954 Melbourne Cup | |
| Horse Race: | Melbourne Cup |
| Location: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Date: | 2 Nov 1954 |
| Distance: | 2 miles |
| Winning Horse: | Rising Fast |
| Winning Time: | 3:23.0 |
| Final Odds: | 5/2 |
| Winning Jockey: | Jack Purtell |
| Winning Trainer: | I J Tucker |
| Surface: | Turf |
| Previous: | 1953 |
| Next: | 1955 |
The 1954 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1954.
Rising Fast became the first and to date only horse to complete The Spring Grand Slam by winning the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate before winning the Melbourne Cup which was part of a string of seven straight wins.[1] Behind him was 7/1 shot Hellion by 1 1/4 lengths and 200/1 outsider Gay Helios.[2] The race is also noteworthy because the great racecaller Bill Collins called his first Melbourne Cup.
This is the list of placegetters for the 1954 Melbourne Cup.[3]
| Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rising Fast | Jack Purtell | Ivan J Tucker | |
| 2 | Hellion | N McGrowdie | W. Foster | |
| 3 | Gay Helios | W Toohey | S. Boyden |