| 1900 Melbourne Cup | |
| Horse Race: | Melbourne Cup |
| Location: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Date: | 6 Nov 1900 |
| Distance: | 2 miles |
| Winning Horse: | Clean Sweep |
| Winning Time: | 3:29.0 |
| Final Odds: | 20/1 |
| Winning Jockey: | A. Richardson |
| Winning Trainer: | James Scobie |
| Winning Owner: | Frank Cumming, F T Forrest |
| Surface: | Turf |
| Previous: | 1899 |
| Next: | 1901 |
The 1900 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1900.
This race saw a 28-horse field compete.[1] James Scobie a former Steeplechase jockey turned trainer had the first two placegetters after Clean Sweep beat Maltster by one and a half lengths; 25-1 shot Alix was third. Clean Sweep had won the Coongy Handicap at Caulfield before winning the Moonee Valley Cup at Moonee Valley. Jockey Andrew 'Dingo' Richardson only got the ride on Clean Sweep after Bobby Lewis who had his choice of all four of Scobie's runner choose Maltster who had won both the Australian Derby and Victoria Derby.[2]
This is the list of placegetters for the 1900 Melbourne Cup.[3]
| Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean Sweap | A. Richardson | James Scobie | Frank Cumming, F T Forrest |
| 2 | Malster | R. Lewis | James Scobie | |
| 3 | Alix | W. Dunford | T Brown |