Melbourne Cup | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse |
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Date | 4 November 1890 |
Distance | 2 miles |
Winning horse | Carbine |
Winning time | 3:28.25 |
Final odds | 4/1 |
Jockey | Robert Ramage |
Trainer | Walter Hickenbotham |
Owner | Donald Smith Wallace |
Surface | Turf |
Attendance | 85,000 |
The 1890 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 4 November 1890. [1]
This was the largest ever cup field with 39 runners. [1] It was trainer Walter Hickenbotham's second out of four cup wins. [2] The winner, Carbine, carried the top weight of 10 st 5 lb (65.75 kg). [3]
The placegetters were: [1] [2]
Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer |
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1 | Carbine | Robert Ramage | Walter Hickenbotham |
2 | Highborn | J. Egan | |
3 | Correze | H. Moran |