1871 Melbourne Cup

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1871 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Date9 November 1871
Distance2 miles
Winning horse The Pearl
Winning time3:39.00
Final odds100/1
Jockey J Cavanagh
Trainer John Tait
OwnerJohn Tait
SurfaceTurf
Attendance40,000
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1872  →

The 1871 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 9 November 1871. [1]

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This year was the eleventh running of the Melbourne Cup. It was the third Melbourne Cup win for owner and trainer John Tait. [2]

This is the list of placegetters for the 1871 Melbourne Cup. [3]

PlaceNameJockeyTrainerOwner
1 The Pearl J CavanaghJohn TaitJohn Tait
2RomulaJames Wilson jr
3Irish KingHaughey

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References

  1. ↑ "1871 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Rutledge, Martha (1976). "Tait, John (1813–1888)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Australian National University . Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "1871 to 1880 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 28 May 2022.


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