1880 Melbourne Cup

1880 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date2 Nov 1880
Distance2 miles
Winning horseGrand Flaneur
Winning time3:34.75
Final odds4/1
JockeyTom Hales
TrainerT. Brown
OwnerWilliam Long
SurfaceTurf
Attendance100,000
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The 1880 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1880.[1]

This year was the twentieth running of the Melbourne Cup. The winner Grand Flaneur holds the distinction of being the only horse to win the Melbourne Cup and finish his or her career undefeated.[2] Grand Flaneur won nine times including five times against the James Wilson trained Progress.[2] Ridden by Peter St Albans, Progress started 3/1 favourite but Grand Flaneur at 4/1 won by a length despite carrying an extra stone in weight. Grand Flaneur would go on to sire future cup winners Bravo and Patron.[3]

This is the list of placegetters for the 1880 Melbourne Cup.[2]

Place Name Jockey Trainer
1 Grand Flaneur Tom Hales Tom Brown
2 Progress Peter St Albans
3 Lord Burghley P. Piggott

See also

References

  1. ^ "1880 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "1871 to 1880 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. ^ O'Reilly, Paddy (2016). "Grand Flaneur (1880)". Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup. Melbourne: New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd. p. 29. ISBN 9781742579054.


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