1898 Melbourne Cup

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1898 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Date 1 November 1898
Distance 2 miles
Winning horse The Grafter
Winning time 3:29.75
Final odds 8/1
Jockey J Gough
Trainer William Forrester
Owner William Forrester
Surface Turf
Attendance 70,000
←  1897
1899  →

The 1898 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1898. [1]

This year was the thirty-eighth running of the Melbourne Cup .

This is the list of placegetters for the 1898 Melbourne Cup. [2]

Place Name Jockey Trainer Owner
1 The Grafter J Gough William Forrester William Forrester
2 Wait-A-Bit F. Fielder A Taylor
3 Cocos W. Delaney Tom Payten

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References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "1898 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide" . millersgudie.identika.com.au . Retrieved 29 May 2022 .
  2. ^ "1891 to 1900 Melbourne Cup Winners" . races com au . Retrieved 29 May 2022 .

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