1872 Melbourne Cup

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1872 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Date7 November 1872
Distance2 miles
Winning horse The Quack
Winning time3:39.00
Final odds11/2
Jockey W. Enderson
Trainer John Tait
OwnerJohn Tait
SurfaceTurf
Attendance40,000
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The 1872 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race that took place on Thursday, 7 November 1872. [1]

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

The Quack was a half-brother to 1870 Melbourne Cup winner, Nimblefoot.

This is the list of placegetters for the 1872 Melbourne Cup. [3]

PlaceNameJockeyTrainerOwner
1 The Quack W. EndersonJohn TaitJohn Tait
2The AceTom Hales
3DagworthG Donnelly

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1872 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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