1890 Melbourne Cup

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1890 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Date4 November 1890
Distance2 miles
Winning horse Carbine
Winning time3:28.25
Final odds4/1
Jockey Robert Ramage
Trainer Walter Hickenbotham
Owner Donald Smith Wallace
SurfaceTurf
Attendance85,000
  1889
1891  

The 1890 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 4 November 1890. [1]

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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]

The placegetters were: [1] [2]

PlaceNameJockeyTrainer
1 Carbine Robert Ramage Walter Hickenbotham
2HighbornJ. Egan
3CorrezeH. Moran

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "THE MELBOURNE CUP OF 1890". The Advocate (Australia) . Tasmania, Australia. 3 November 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 4 November 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  2. 1 2 "1881 to 1890 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. "CUP DAY ANTICIPATIONS". The Age . No. 11, 137. Victoria, Australia. 4 November 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 5 November 2020 via National Library of Australia.