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1904 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date1 November 1904
Distance2 miles
Winning horseAcrasia
Winning time3:28.25
Final odds10/1
JockeyTom Clayton
TrainerA. E. Wills
OwnerHumphrey Oxenham
SurfaceTurf
Attendance85,000
← 1903
1905 →

The 1904 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile Group One handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1904.[1][2]

Franklyn Barrett filmed the Melbourne Cup.[3] This was the first time the Melbourne Cup had been filmed from start to finish.[4]

The placegetters were:[2][5]

Place Name Jockey Trainer
1 Acrasia Tom Clayton A E Willis
2 Lord Cardigan J. Barden A E Cornwell
3 Blinker R. Brennan James Wilson

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Melbourne Cup". The Advertiser. Vol. XLVII, no. 14, 366. South Australia. 2 November 1904. p. 10. Retrieved 9 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  • ^ a b "1901 to 1910 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  • ^ "A Maker of Films". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW. 20 March 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 10 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  • ^ Rutledge, Martha (1979). "Barrett, Walter Franklyn". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7. Australian National University. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  • ^ "1904 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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