| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 Nov 1880 |
| Distance | 2 miles |
| Winning horse | Grand Flaneur |
| Winning time | 3:34.75 |
| Final odds | 4/1 |
| Jockey | Tom Hales |
| Trainer | T. Brown |
| Owner | William Long |
| Surface | Turf |
| Attendance | 100,000 |
The 1880 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1880. [1]
This year was the twentieth running of the Melbourne Cup. The winner Grand Flaneur holds the distinction of being the only horse to win the Melbourne Cup and finish his or her career undefeated. [2] Grand Flaneur won nine times including five times against the James Wilson trained Progress. [2] Ridden by Peter St Albans, Progress started 3/1 favourite but Grand Flaneur at 4/1 won by a length despite carrying an extra stone in weight. Grand Flaneur would go on to sire future cup winners Bravo and Patron. [3]
This is the list of placegetters for the 1880 Melbourne Cup. [2]
| Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Flaneur | Tom Hales | Tom Brown |
| 2 | Progress | Peter St Albans | |
| 3 | Lord Burghley | P. Piggott |
Grand Flaneur (1877–1900) was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, who won nine successive races, including the AJC Derby, the Victoria Derby and the 1880 Melbourne Cup, before he retired undefeated. He had won races over distances ranging from five furlongs to three miles. He was the Leading sire in Australia in 1895 and was close to the top of the list for a decade.
Thomas Hales was an Australian jockey who has been called the Fred Archer of the Australian turf. During his 20-year career he rode nearly 500 winners, including every major South Australian and Victorian race with the exception of the Caulfield Cup.
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