1899 Melbourne Cup
Annual horse race in Victoria, Australia
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The 1899 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 7 November 1899.[1]
| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 November 1899 |
| Distance | 2 miles |
| Winning horse | Merriwee |
| Winning time | 3:36.25 |
| Final odds | 7/1 |
| Jockey | Vivian Turner |
| Trainer | James Wilson Jnr |
| Owner | Herbert Power |
| Surface | Turf |
| Attendance | 60,000 |
This year was the thirty-ninth running of the Melbourne Cup.
This is the list of placegetters for the 1899 Melbourne Cup.[2]
| Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merriwee | Vivian Turner | James Wilson Jnr | Herbert Power |
| 2 | Voyou | F. Kuhn | J. Allsop | |
| 3 | Dewey | L. Kuhn | T. Payten |
