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1887 Melbourne Cup

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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.[1]

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

This is the list of placegetters for the 1887 Melbourne Cup.[2]

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

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References

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  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.
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