1919 Melbourne Cup

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1919 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Date4 Nov 1919
Distance2 miles
Winning horse Artilleryman
Winning time3:24.50
Final odds10/1
Jockey Bobbie Lewis
Trainer P. T. Heywood
Owner Samuel Hordern, Alexander Dyce Murphy
SurfaceTurf
Attendance110,000 [1]
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The 1919 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 4 November 1919 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. [2]

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This was the 59th edition of the race, it was the first year in which the three-handled Loving Cup was presented to the winner. [3] [4] This race was won by Artilleryman, trained by P. T. Heywood and ridden by Bobbie Lewis. [5] The win set a new race record time of 3 minutes 24.5 seconds. [6] [7] He secured victory by at least six lengths ahead of Richmond Main. [8] This was the third Melbourne Cup win for jockey Bobbie Lewis, he would go on to win a total of four Melbourne Cups. [9]

Field

This is the list of placegetters for the 1919 Melbourne Cup. [4]

PlaceNameJockeyTrainer
1st Artilleryman R. Lewis P. T. Heywood
2ndRichmond MainJ. KillornF. J. Marsden
3rdTwo BluesV. HilyardW. Clare

This is the finishing order for the remaining horses [10] [11]

PlaceNameTrainer
4thLucknowR. Bradfield [12]
5thChromeR. Bradfield [13]
6thSnub
7thMenin
8thIan Or
9thNight WatchR. Bradfield [12]
10th Kennaquhair B. Stringer
11thArd-na-ree
12thKenilford
13thTelecles M. Holt
Clever Jim
British Arch
Dick Meagher
KunegetisH. W. Morton [14]
18thSonny Foy
19thMillieme
20thPrince ViridisJ. Barden [15]
SCRSurveyor
SCRGamblers Gold

See also

References

  1. ↑ Spits, Scott (29 October 2020). "When racegoers flocked to Flemington after the Melbourne Cup dodged a pandemic". The Age . Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "THE MELBOURNE CUP". The West Australian . Vol. XXXV, no. 5, 483. Western Australia. 4 November 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 27 January 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Flemington on Cup Day | Melbourne Cup trophy". www.nma.gov.au. National Museum of Australia. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Past Winners - 1911 to 1920 Melbourne Cup Winners - Races.com.au". www.races.com.au. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "BOB LEWIS'S 32nd MELBOURNE CUP MOUNT". Observer . Vol. LXXXVI, no. 4, 505. South Australia. 26 October 1929. p. 26. Retrieved 25 January 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Artilleryman Wins Melbourne Cup: Eighty Thousand People See the Colt Win Australia's Great Spring Race". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 22 December 1919. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  7. ↑ McGrath, Joe (6 December 2023). "Fast finishers in the Melbourne Cup". Victoria Racing Club . Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Lemon, Dr Andrew; McGrath, Joe. "Melbourne Cup Winners Honour Roll". Victoria Racing Club . Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Robert Lewis | Sport Australia Hall of Fame". Sport Australia Hall of Fame . Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "FEATURES OF MELBOURNE CUP CONTEST". New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review. No. 1543. 20 November 1919. p. 9. Retrieved 27 January 2025– via National Library of New Zealand.
  11. ↑ "THE MELBOURNE CUP". The West Australian . Vol. XXXV, no. 5, 484. Western Australia. 5 November 1919. p. 7. Retrieved 27 January 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  12. 1 2 "Richard Bradfield". Australian Racing Museum. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Race Finish; Caulfield Cup, 1919". Australian Racing Museum. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "H W MORTON". Racing and sports.
  15. ↑ "AN INTERESTING DERBY". Australian Town and Country Journal. 26 September 1917. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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