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Melbourne Cup

Australian horse race held at Flemington, Melbourne each year

30 dated entries naming Melbourne Cup, drawn from 28 separate years between 1861 CE and 1996 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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19th century

  • 1861November 5 – The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.source
  • 18617 November – The first Melbourne Cup is held. It is won by Archer. (List of Melbourne Cup winners).source
  • 18624 November – Archer wins the second Melbourne Cup (List of Melbourne Cup winners).source
  • 18633 November – Banker wins the Melbourne Cup, in the smallest field in Cup history of six horses.source
  • 1864Lantern wins the Melbourne Cup.source
  • 1865Toryboy wins the Melbourne Cup. A trophy is awarded for the first time.source
  • 18717 November – The Pearl wins the Melbourne Cupsource
  • 1872The Quack wins the Melbourne Cupsource
  • 1873Don Juan wins the Melbourne Cupsource
  • 1875Wollomai wins the Melbourne Cup; the cup was held on the first Tuesday in November for this first time this yearsource
  • 18853 November – Sheet Anchor wins the Melbourne Cup.source
  • 1886November – Arsenal wins the Melbourne Cupsource
  • 18886 November – Mentor wins the Melbourne Cup.source
  • 1889November – Bravo wins the Melbourne Cupsource
  • 1890November – Carbine wins the Melbourne Cupsource
  • 1892Glenloth wins the Melbourne Cupsource
  • 1893Tarcoola wins the Melbourne Cupsource
  • 18963 November – Newhaven wins the Melbourne Cup - the first horse-racing films produced in Australia.source

20th century

  • 19015 November – Revenue wins the Melbourne Cup.source
  • 19057 November – Blue Spec wins the Melbourne Cup.source
  • 19066 November – Poseidon wins the Melbourne Cup.source
  • 1907Apologue becomes the first New Zealand-owned horse to win the Melbourne Cup.source
  • 19075 November – Apologue wins the Melbourne Cup.source
  • 1915Patrobas wins the Melbourne Cupsource
  • 1916Sasanof wins the Melbourne Cup.source
  • 191812 November – Night Watch wins the Melbourne Cup.source
  • 19295 November – Nightmarch wins the Melbourne Cup.source
  • 19381 November – Catalogue wins the Melbourne Cup.source
  • 1943Dark Felt wins the Melbourne Cupsource
  • 19965 November – Saintly wins the Melbourne Cup giving Bart Cummings his 10th win as a trainer.source

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