The 1885 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile
handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 3 November 1885.
This year was the twenty-fifth running of the
Melbourne Cup.
This is the list of placegetters for the 1885 Melbourne Cup.
See also
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Melbourne Cup
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List of Melbourne Cup winners
This is a list of the winners of the Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major thoroughbred horse race. It is run at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. Each year, internationally bred or owned horses compete in the race. Since 188 ...
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Victoria Racing Club
The Victoria Racing Club was founded in 1864. It was formed following the disbanding of the Victoria Turf Club and the Victoria Jockey Club. A legacy passed from the Victoria Turf Club was the annual "race that stops a nation", the Melbourne Cup, ...
References
External links
1885 Melbourne Cupfootyjumpers.com
1885
Events
January–March
* January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam.
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