1905 Melbourne Cup

Edition of the Melbourne Cup

1905 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location	Flemington Racecourse
Date	7 Nov 1905
Distance	2 miles
Winning horse	Blue Spec
Winning time	3:27.5
Final odds	10/1
Jockey	F. Bullock
Trainer	Walter Hickenbottom
Surface	Turf
← 1904 1906 →

The 1905 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 7 November 1905.

This race saw a 26-horse field compete.^[1] Jockey Frank Bullock had returned to Australia three weeks earlier and has not intended to ride in the race. He got a ride on Blue Spec after Normon Godby who had ridden Blue Spec to victory in Moonee Valley Cup choose to ride Gladsome. Blue Spec had previously won the Kalgoorlie Cup and Perth Cup and triumphed for owner Paddy Connolly in a race record time of 3 minutes 27.5 seconds.^[2]

This is the list of placegetters for the 1905 Melbourne Cup.^[3]

Place	Name	Jockey	Trainer
1	Blue Spec	F. Bullock	Walter Hickenbotham
2	Scot Free	H. Coffey	Tom Payten
3	Tartan	J. Barden	Joe Burton

References

^ "1905 Melbourne Cup". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ "1905". Australian Sport Though Time. Milsons Point: Random House Australia. 2000. p. 113. ISBN 9781740514019.
^ "1901 to 1910 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 31 October 2022.