1875 Melbourne Cup

1875 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date9 Nov 1875
Distance2 miles
Winning horseWollomai
Winning time3:38.0
Final odds16/1
JockeyR. Batty
TrainerS Moon
OwnerJ. Cleeland
SurfaceTurf
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The 1875 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 9 November 1875.[1]

This year was the fifteenth running of the Melbourne Cup. This would be the first year of the race being held on a Tuesday.[2]

This is the list of placegetters for the 1875 Melbourne Cup.[2]

Place Name Jockey Trainer
1 Wollomai R. Batty S Moon
2 Richmond C. Williams
3 Goldsbrough J. Ashworth
  1. ^ "1875 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "1871 to 1880 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 7 November 2021.