Horse race
Melbourne Cup | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse |
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Date | 4 Nov 1879 |
Distance | 2 miles |
Winning horse | Darriwell |
Winning time | 3:30.75 |
Final odds | 33/1 |
Jockey | S. Cracknell |
Trainer | W E Dakin |
Owner | W. A Guesdon |
Surface | Turf |
Attendance | 80,000 |
← 18781880 → |
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 |
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1 | Darriwell | S. Cracknell | W E Dakin |
2 | Sweetmeat | D. Nicholson | |
3 | Suwarrow | G. Williams |
See also
References
- "1879 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "1871 to 1880 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
- 1879 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com
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