1877 Melbourne Cup
Appearance
Melbourne Cup | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse |
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Date | 6 Nov 1877 |
Distance | 2 miles |
Winning horse | Chester |
Winning time | 3:33.50 |
Final odds | 5/1 |
Jockey | P. Piggott |
Trainer | Etienne L. de Mestre |
Owner | Hon. James White |
Conditions | slippery and muddy |
Surface | Turf |
The 1877 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1877.[1]
This year was the seventeenth running of the Melbourne Cup. Although slippery and muddy, the race time was a new record.[2]
This is the list of placegetters for the 1877 Melbourne Cup.[2]
Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer |
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1 | Chester | P. Piggott | Etienne L. de Mestre |
2 | Savanaka | Peter St. Albans | |
3 | The Vagabond | C. Ivemy |
See also
References
- ^ "1877 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ a b "1871 to 1880 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
External links
- 1877 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com