1973 Melbourne Cup
| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 Nov 1973 |
| Distance | 2 miles |
| Winning horse | Gala Supreme |
| Winning time | 3:19.50 |
| Final odds | 9/1 |
| Jockey | Frank Reys |
| Trainer | Ray Hutchins |
| Owner | J. P. Curtain |
| Surface | Turf |
| Attendance | 103,170 |
The 1973 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1973 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
This was the 113th edition of the race. The race was won by Gala Supreme, a Victorian-bred thoroughbred trained by Ray Hutchins and ridden by Frank Reys. Gala Supreme was the first Victorian-bred horse to win the Melbourne Cup since Wodalla in the 1953 Melbourne Cup. The jockey Frank Reys was the first, and currently only Indigenous Australian jockey to win the prestigious Melbourne Cup. Frank Reys upon winning was presented a miniature Melbourne Cup trophy, this was the first year the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) presented a trophy to the winning jockey.