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Annual horse race in Victoria, Australia

Horse race
1887 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date1 November 1887
Distance2 miles
Winning horseDunlop
Winning time3:28.50
Final odds20/1
JockeyT. Sanders
TrainerJ. Nicholson
OwnerRichard Donovan
SurfaceTurf
Attendance83,000
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The 1887 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1887.

This year was the twenty-seventh running of the Melbourne Cup.

This is the list of placegetters for the 1887 Melbourne Cup.

Place Name Jockey Trainer Owner
1 Dunlop T. Sanders J. Nicholson Richard Donovan
2 Silvermine Robertson
3 The Australian Peer Gorry

See also

References

  1. "1887 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. "1881 to 1890 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

External links

Melbourne Cup


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