1919 Melbourne Cup
Edition of the Melbourne Cup
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The 1919 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 4 November 1919 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.[2]
| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 Nov 1919 |
| Distance | 2 miles |
| Winning horse | Artilleryman |
| Winning time | 3:24.50 |
| Final odds | 10/1 |
| Jockey | Bobbie Lewis |
| Trainer | P. T. Heywood |
| Owner | Samuel Hordern, Alexander Dyce Murphy |
| Surface | Turf |
| Attendance | 110,000[1] |
This was the 59th edition of the race, it was the first year in which the three-handled Loving Cup was presented to the winner.[3][4] This race was won by Artilleryman, trained by P. T. Heywood and ridden by Bobbie Lewis.[5] The win set a new race record time of 3 minutes 24.5 seconds.[6][7] He secured victory by at least six lengths ahead of Richmond Main.[8] This was the third Melbourne Cup win for jockey Bobbie Lewis, he would go on to win a total of four Melbourne Cups.[9]
Field
This is the list of placegetters for the 1919 Melbourne Cup.[4]
| Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Artilleryman | R. Lewis | P. T. Heywood |
| 2nd | Richmond Main | J. Killorn | F. J. Marsden |
| 3rd | Two Blues | V. Hilyard | W. Clare |
This is the finishing order for the remaining horses[10][11]
| Place | Name | Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Lucknow | R. Bradfield[12] |
| 5th | Chrome | R. Bradfield[13] |
| 6th | Snub | |
| 7th | Menin | |
| 8th | Ian Or | |
| 9th | Night Watch | R. Bradfield[12] |
| 10th | Kennaquhair | B. Stringer |
| 11th | Ard-na-ree | |
| 12th | Kenilford | |
| 13th | Telecles | M. Holt |
| Clever Jim | ||
| British Arch | ||
| Dick Meagher | ||
| Kunegetis | H. W. Morton[14] | |
| 18th | Sonny Foy | |
| 19th | Millieme | |
| 20th | Prince Viridis | J. Barden[15] |
| SCR | ||
| SCR |
