1879 Melbourne Cup

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1879 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Date4 Nov 1879
Distance2 miles
Winning horseDarriwell
Winning time3:30.75
Final odds33/1
Jockey S. Cracknell
Trainer W E Dakin
OwnerW. A Guesdon
SurfaceTurf
Attendance80,000
  1878
1880  

The 1879 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 4 November 1879. [1]

Contents

This year was the nineteenth running of the Melbourne Cup.

This is the list of placegetters for the 1879 Melbourne Cup. [2]

PlaceNameJockeyTrainer
1DarriwellS. CracknellW E Dakin
2SweetmeatD. Nicholson
3SuwarrowG. Williams

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References

  1. "1879 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "1871 to 1880 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 12 November 2021.