Horse race
Melbourne Cup | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse |
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Date | 1 November 1898 |
Distance | 2 miles |
Winning horse | The Grafter |
Winning time | 3:29.75 |
Final odds | 8/1 |
Jockey | J Gough |
Trainer | William Forrester |
Owner | William Forrester |
Surface | Turf |
Attendance | 70,000 |
← 18971899 → |
The 1898 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1898.
This year was the thirty-eighth running of the Melbourne Cup.
This is the list of placegetters for the 1898 Melbourne Cup.
Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
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1 | The Grafter | J Gough | William Forrester | William Forrester |
2 | Wait-A-Bit | F. Fielder | A Taylor | |
3 | Cocos | W. Delaney | Tom Payten |
See also
References
- "1898 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- "1891 to 1900 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
External links
- 1898 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com
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