1888 Melbourne Cup

Annual horse race in Victoria, Australia May 2022 May 2022 1888 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Flemington Racecourse 6 November 1888 2 miles Mentor 3:30.75 7/1 Mick O'Brien Walter Hickenbotham Donald Smith Wallace Turf 100,000 1887 1889 The 1888 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1888.1888 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide http://millersguide.identika.com.au/1888-melbourne-cup/ millersgudie.identika.com.au 29 May 2022 This year was the twenty-eighth running of the Melbourne Cup. This year the VRC lifted the sweepstakes for the Melbourne Cup making the Cup the most valuable race in the world at the time. This was the first of four Melbourne Cup wins for trainor Walter Hickenbotham. This is the list of placegetters for the 1888 Melbourne Cup.1881 to 1890 Melbourne Cup Winners http://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-history/past-winners/1881-to-1890-melbourne-cup/#1888 races com au 29 May 2022WINNERS AND PLACED HORSES IN MELBOURNE CUP. 1861-1913 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155526601 12 January 2026 Winner 28 October 1914 Melbourne, Victoria 4 PlaceNameJockeyTrainerOwner1MentorMick O'BrienWalter HickenbothamDonald Smith Wallace2TraditionT. Aspinall3The YeomanRobert Ramage Prizemoney First prize £3,984, second prize £600, third prize £300.The Melbourne Cup https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/158407248/17115811 10 December 2025 National Advocate 6 November 1889 Bathurst, New South Wales 3 See also Horses Sports Australia Melbourne Cup List of Melbourne Cup winners Victoria Racing Club Australian Racing Hall of Fame References External links 1888 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com 1888 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Category:19th century in Melbourne Category:1880s in Melbourne