1883 Melbourne Cup

1883 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date6 Nov 1883
Distance2 miles
Winning horseMartini-Henry
Winning time3:30.50
Final odds5/1
JockeyC. Williamson
TrainerM. Fennelly
SurfaceTurf
Attendance100,000
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The 1883 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1883.

This year was the 23rd running of the Melbourne Cup. The race was run by 5/1 favourite Martini-Henry who became the first New Zealand bred horse to win the race.[1] He is also the first and to date only Melbourne Cup winner to have a hyphen in its name. Martini-Henry won this race at just his second start and had won the VRC Derby at his first start three days earlier. Martini-Henry would go on to the VRC St Leger in the autumn before breaking down in the Caulfield Cup and being retired to stud.[2]

This is the list of placegetters for the 1883 Melbourne Cup.[3]

Place Name Jockey Trainer
1 Martini-Henry C. Willamson M. Fennelly
2 First Water McGrade
3 Commotion Trahan

See also

References

  1. ^ "Martini Henry wins 1883 Melbourne Cup". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ O'Reilly, Paddy (2016). "Martini-Henri (1883)". Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup. Melbourne: New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd. pp. 16–17. ISBN 9781742579054.
  3. ^ "1881 to 1890 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 21 September 2021.


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