1883 Melbourne Cup

Edition of the Melbourne Cup

1883 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location	Flemington Racecourse
Date	6 Nov 1883
Distance	2 miles
Winning horse	Martini-Henry
Winning time	3:30.50
Final odds	5/1
Jockey	C. Williamson
Trainer	M. Fennelly
Surface	Turf
Attendance	100,000
← 1882 1884 →

The 1883 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1883.

This year was the 23rd running of the Melbourne Cup. The race was run by 5/1 favourite Martini-Henry who became the first New Zealand bred horse to win the race.^[1] He is also the first and to date only Melbourne Cup winner to have a hyphen in its name. Martini-Henry won this race at just his second start and had won the VRC Derby at his first start three days earlier. Martini-Henry would go on to the VRC St Leger in the autumn before breaking down in the Caulfield Cup and being retired to stud.^[2]

This is the list of placegetters for the 1883 Melbourne Cup.^[3]

Place	Name	Jockey	Trainer
1	Martini-Henry	C. Willamson	M. Fennelly
2	First Water	McGrade
3	Commotion	Trahan

References

^ "Martini Henry wins 1883 Melbourne Cup". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ O'Reilly, Paddy (2016). "Martini-Henri (1883)". Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup. Melbourne: New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd. pp. 16–17. ISBN 9781742579054.
^ "1881 to 1890 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 21 September 2021.