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Annual horse race in Melbourne, Victoria

Horse race
1879 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date4 Nov 1879
Distance2 miles
Winning horseDarriwell
Winning time3:30.75
Final odds33/1
JockeyS. Cracknell
TrainerW E Dakin
OwnerW. A Guesdon
SurfaceTurf
Attendance80,000
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The 1879 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 4 November 1879.

This year was the nineteenth running of the Melbourne Cup.

This is the list of placegetters for the 1879 Melbourne Cup.

Place Name Jockey Trainer
1 Darriwell S. Cracknell W E Dakin
2 Sweetmeat D. Nicholson
3 Suwarrow G. Williams

See also

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.

External links

Melbourne Cup


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