1887 Melbourne Cup

1887 Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup
Location	Flemington Racecourse
Date	1 November 1887
Distance	2 miles
Winning horse	Dunlop
Winning time	3:28.50
Final odds	20/1
Jockey	T. Sanders
Trainer	J. Nicholson
Owner	Richard Donovan
Surface	Turf
Attendance	83,000

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

See also

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

References

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.

External links

• 1887 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com