1878 Melbourne Cup
Appearance
Melbourne Cup | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse |
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Date | 5 Nov 1878 |
Distance | 2 miles |
Winning horse | Calamia |
Winning time | 3:35.75 |
Final odds | 10/1 |
Jockey | T. Brown |
Trainer | Etienne L. de Mestre |
Owner | Etienne L. de Mestre |
Surface | Turf |
The 1878 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 5 November 1878.[1]
This year was the eighteenth running of the Melbourne Cup. It was the fifth time a horse trained by Etienne L. de Mestre won.[2] The race was won by Calamia and the 1877 cup winner Chester fell during the race.[3]
This is the list of placegetters for the 1878 Melbourne Cup.[3]
Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer |
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1 | Calamia | T. Brown | Etienne L. de Mestre |
2 | Tom Kirk | W. Murphy | |
3 | Waxy | Braithwaite |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1878 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "The Cup Day". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 10, 106. Victoria, Australia. 6 November 1878. p. 5. Retrieved 5 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "1871 to 1880 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1878 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com