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1919 Melbourne Cup
The 1919 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile Handicap (horse racing), handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 4 November 1919 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. 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. This race was won by Artilleryman (horse), Artilleryman, trained by P. T. Heywood and ridden by Robert Lewis (jockey), Bobbie Lewis. The win set a new race record time of 3 minutes 24.5 seconds. He secured victory by at least six lengths ahead of Richmond Main. This was the third Melbourne Cup win for jockey Bobbie Lewis, he would go on to win a total of four Melbourne Cups. Field This is the list of placegetters for the 1919 Melbourne Cup. This is the finishing order for the remaining horses See also * Melbourne Cup * List of Melbourne Cup winners * Victoria Racing Club References {{MelbourneCup Melbourne Cup, 1919 1919 in Australian sport, Melbourne Cup 1919 in horse racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club that forms part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. It is the richest two-mile handicap in the world and one of the richest turf races. The event starts at 3:00 pm on the first Tuesday of November and is known locally as "the race that stops the nation". The Melbourne Cup has cemented itself as a part of Melbourne and Australian culture, having been run every year since 1861 (except for an intermission during World War I and World War II). The day of the race has been a public holiday for much of Victoria since 1876. It was originally run over but was shortened to in 1972 when Australia adopted the metric system. This reduced the distance by , and Rain Lover's 1968 race record of 3:19.1 was accordingly adjusted to 3:17.9. The present record holder is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
