1904 Melbourne Cup
| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 November 1904 |
| Distance | 2 miles |
| Winning horse | Acrasia |
| Winning time | 3:28.25 |
| Final odds | 10/1 |
| Jockey | Tom Clayton |
| Trainer | A. E. Wills |
| Owner | Humphrey Oxenham |
| Surface | Turf |
| Attendance | 85,000 |
The 1904 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile Group One handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1904.[1][2]
Franklyn Barrett filmed the Melbourne Cup.[3] This was the first time the Melbourne Cup had been filmed from start to finish.[4]
| 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
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References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "1901 to 1910 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ "A Maker of Films". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW. 20 March 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 10 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Rutledge, Martha (1979). "Barrett, Walter Franklyn". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7. Australian National University. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ↑ "1904 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1904 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com
- 1904 Melbourne Cup at IMDb
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