1896 Melbourne Cup Explained

1896 Melbourne Cup
Horse Race:	Melbourne Cup
Location:	Flemington Racecourse
Date:	3 November 1896
Distance:	2 miles
Winning Horse:	Newhaven
Winning Time:	3:28.50
Final Odds:	4/1
Winning Jockey:	H. J. Gardiner
Winning Trainer:	Walter Hickenbotham
Winning Owner:	W T Jones William Cooper
Surface:	Turf
Previous:	1895
Next:	1897

The 1896 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 3 November 1896.

Marius Sestier filmed the Melbourne Cup. The feature, which consisted of 10 one-minute films shown in chronological order, was premiered at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne on 19 November 1896.^[1]

The placegetters were:^{[2] [3]}

Place	Name	Jockey
1	Newhaven	H. J. Gardiner
2	Bloodshot	E. Power
3	The Skipper	W. Delaney

See also

• Melbourne Cup
• List of Melbourne Cup winners
• Victoria Racing Club

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jackson. Sally. Melbourne Cup fashion, 1896. Australia. National Film and Sound Archive. 1 November 2013. 11 March 2014.
2. News: Melbourne Cup . . 2 . 56 . New South Wales, Australia . 5 November 1896 . 14 October 2020 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
3. Web site: 1891 to 1900 Melbourne Cup Winners . races com au . 23 October 2020.