1904 Melbourne Cup

The 1904 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile Group One handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1904.[1][2]

1904 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date1 November 1904
Distance2 miles
Winning horseAcrasia
Winning time3:28.25
Final odds10/1
JockeyTom Clayton
TrainerA. E. Wills
OwnerHumphrey Oxenham
SurfaceTurf
Attendance85,000

Franklyn Barrett filmed the Melbourne Cup.[3] This was the first time the Melbourne Cup had been filmed from start to finish.[4]

The placegetters were:[2][5]

Place Name Jockey Trainer
1 Acrasia Tom Clayton A E Willis
2 Lord Cardigan J. Barden A E Cornwell
3 Blinker R. Brennan James Wilson

See also

References

  1. "The Melbourne Cup". The Advertiser. Vol. XLVII, no. 14, 366. South Australia. 2 November 1904. p. 10. Retrieved 9 February 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "1901 to 1910 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. "A Maker of Films". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW. 20 March 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 10 December 2014 via National Library of Australia.
  4. Rutledge, Martha (1979). "Barrett, Walter Franklyn". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7. Australian National University. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. "1904 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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