1890 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse |
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Date | 4 November 1890 |
Distance | 2 miles |
Winning horse | Carbine |
Winning time | 3:28.25 |
Final odds | 4/1 |
Jockey | Robert Ramage |
Trainer | Walter Hickenbotham |
Owner | Donald Smith Wallace |
Surface | Turf |
Attendance | 85,000 |
The 1890 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 4 November 1890.[1]
This was the largest ever cup field with 39 runners.[1] It was trainer Walter Hickenbotham's second out of four cup wins.[2] The winner, Carbine, carried the top weight of 10 st 5 lb (65.75 kg).[3]
Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer |
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1 | Carbine | Robert Ramage | Walter Hickenbotham |
2 | Highborn | J. Egan | |
3 | Correze | H. Moran |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "THE MELBOURNE CUP OF 1890". The Advocate (Australia). Tasmania, Australia. 3 November 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "1881 to 1890 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "CUP DAY ANTICIPATIONS". The Age. No. 11, 137. Victoria, Australia. 4 November 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 5 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- 1890 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com