The 1929 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 5 November 1929.[1]
| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 Nov 1929 |
| Distance | 2 miles |
| Winning horse | Nightmarch |
| Winning time | 3:26.5 |
| Final odds | 6/1 |
| Jockey | R. Reed |
| Trainer | A. McAulay |
| Surface | Turf |
This race saw a 14-horse field compete.[1] This year's Melbourne Cup was best remembered for Phar Lap who had won the Australian Derby and Victoria Derby carrying 47 kg. The three-year-old refused to settle under Bobby Lewis and only ran third behind fellow Night Raid-sired horse, Nightmarch, which also won the Epsom Handicap. Nightmarch became the first horse to win the Cup and the W. S. Cox Plate in the same year.[2]
This is the list of placegetters for the 1929 Melbourne Cup.[3]
| Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nightmarch | R. Reed | A. McAulay |
| 2 | Paquito | M. McCarten | F. D. Jones |
| 3 | Phar Lap | Bobby Lewis | Harry R. Telford |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "1929 Melbourne Cup". millersguide.identika.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ O'Reilly, Paddy (2016). "Nightmarch (1929)". Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup. Melbourne: New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd. pp. 62–63. ISBN 9781742579054.
- ^ "1921 to 1930 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
External links edit
- 1929 Melbourne Cup Field footyjumpers.com
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