1919 Melbourne Cup

1919 Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup
Location	Flemington Racecourse
Date	4 Nov 1919
Distance	2 miles
Winning horse	Artilleryman
Winning time	3:24.50
Final odds	10/1
Jockey	Bobbie Lewis
Trainer	P. T. Heywood
Owner	Samuel Hordern, Alexander Dyce Murphy
Surface	Turf
Attendance	110,000[1]

The 1919 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 4 November 1919 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.[2]

This was the 59th edition of the race, it was the first year in which the three-handled Loving Cup was presented to the winner.[3][4] This race was won by Artilleryman, trained by P. T. Heywood and ridden by Bobbie Lewis.[5] The win set a new race record time of 3 minutes 24.5 seconds.[6][7] He secured victory by at least six lengths ahead of Richmond Main.[8] This was the second Melbourne Cup win for jockey Bobbie Lewis, he would go on to win a total of four Melbourne Cups.[9]

Field

This is the list of placegetters for the 1919 Melbourne Cup.[4]

Place	Name	Jockey	Trainer
1st	Artilleryman	R. Lewis	P. T. Heywood
2nd	Richmond Main	J. Killorn	F. J. Marsden
3rd	Two Blues	V. Hilyard	W. Clare

This is the finishing order for the remaining horses[10][11]

Place	Name	Trainer
4th	Lucknow	R. Bradfield[12]
5th	Chrome	R. Bradfield[13]
6th	Snub
7th	Menin
8th	Ian Or
9th	Night Watch	R. Bradfield[12]
10th	Kennaquhair	B. Stringer
11th	Ard-na-ree
12th	Kenilford
13th	Telecles	M. Holt
	Clever Jim
	British Arch
	Dick Meagher
	Kunegetis	H. W. Morton[14]
18th	Sonny Foy
19th	Millieme
20th	Prince Viridis	J. Barden[15]
SCR	Surveyor
SCR	Gamblers Gold

See also

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

References

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2. "THE MELBOURNE CUP". The West Australian. Vol. XXXV, no. 5, 483. Western Australia. 4 November 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 27 January 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Flemington on Cup Day | Melbourne Cup trophy". www.nma.gov.au. National Museum of Australia. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
4. "Past Winners - 1911 to 1920 Melbourne Cup Winners - Races.com.au". www.races.com.au. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
5. "BOB LEWIS'S 32nd MELBOURNE CUP MOUNT". Observer. Vol. LXXXVI, no. 4, 505. South Australia. 26 October 1929. p. 26. Retrieved 25 January 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Artilleryman Wins Melbourne Cup: Eighty Thousand People See the Colt Win Australia's Great Spring Race". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 22 December 1919. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
7. McGrath, Joe (6 December 2023). "Fast finishers in the Melbourne Cup". Victoria Racing Club. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
8. Lemon, Dr Andrew; McGrath, Joe. "Melbourne Cup Winners Honour Roll". Victoria Racing Club. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
9. "Robert Lewis | Sport Australia Hall of Fame". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
10. "FEATURES OF MELBOURNE CUP CONTEST". New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review. No. 1543. 20 November 1919. p. 9. Retrieved 27 January 2025 – via National Library of New Zealand.
11. "THE MELBOURNE CUP". The West Australian. Vol. XXXV, no. 5, 484. Western Australia. 5 November 1919. p. 7. Retrieved 27 January 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
12. "Richard Bradfield". Australian Racing Museum. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
13. "Race Finish; Caulfield Cup, 1919". Australian Racing Museum. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
14. "H W MORTON". Racing and sports.
15. "AN INTERESTING DERBY". Australian Town and Country Journal. 26 September 1917. Retrieved 27 January 2025.