The 1899 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 7 November 1899.[1]

1899 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date7 November 1899
Distance2 miles
Winning horseMerriwee
Winning time3:36.25
Final odds7/1
JockeyVivian Turner
TrainerJames Wilson Jnr
OwnerHerbert Power
SurfaceTurf
Attendance60,000
← 1898
1900 →

This year was the thirty-ninth running of the Melbourne Cup.

This is the list of placegetters for the 1899 Melbourne Cup.[2]

Place Name Jockey Trainer Owner
1 Merriwee Vivian Turner James Wilson Jnr Herbert Power
2 Voyou F. Kuhn J. Allsop
3 Dewey L. Kuhn T. Payten

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References

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  1. ^ "1899 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. ^ "1891 to 1900 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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