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

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. This race was won by Artilleryman, trained by P. T. Heywood and ridden by Bobbie Lewis. The win set a new race record time of 3 minutes 24.5 seconds. He secured victory by at least six lengths ahead of Richmond Main. This was the third Melbourne Cup win for jockey Bobbie Lewis, he would go on to win a total of four Melbourne Cups.

Field This is the list of placegetters for the 1919 Melbourne Cup.

PlaceNameJockeyTrainer1stArtillerymanR. LewisP. T. Heywood2ndRichmond MainJ. KillornF. J. Marsden3rdTwo BluesV. HilyardW. Clare This is the finishing order for the remaining horses PlaceNameTrainer4thLucknowR. Bradfield5thChromeR. Bradfield6thSnub7thMenin8thIan Or9thNight WatchR. Bradfield10thKennaquhairB. Stringer11thArd-na-ree12thKenilford13thTeleclesM. HoltClever JimBritish ArchDick MeagherKunegetisH. W. Morton18thSonny Foy19thMillieme20thPrince Viridis J. BardenSCRSurveyorSCRGamblers Gold

See also

Melbourne Cup List of Melbourne Cup winners Victoria Racing Club

References