1925 Melbourne Cup

The 1925 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 3 November 1925 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.

This was the 65th edition of the race and the first Melbourne Cup to be broadcast to the public. The Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) provided the transmission.

This race was won Windbag, trained by George Richard Price and ridden by Jimmie Munro. The win set a new race record time of 3 minutes 22.75 seconds. He secured victory by half a length ahead of the favourite Manfred. Manfred was leading most of the race with Windbag tailing behind until the last 100 metres. The Melbourne Stakes winner Pilliewinkle finished third, a full length behind Manfred.

Field This is the list of placegetters for the 1925 Melbourne Cup.

PlaceNameJockeyTrainer1stWindbagJimmie MunroGeorge Richard Price2ndManfredFrank DempseyHarry McCalman3rdPilliewinkieGrant YoungR. W. King

This is the finishing order for the remaining horses PlaceName4thTookarby5thGungool6thThe Slave7thRoyal Charter8thValamita9thMirthmaker10thBard of Avon11thOur Prince12thBelgamba13thStralia14thFrances Tressady15thAccarak16thRaith17thStand By18thSolidifySpearfeltVirgin GoldLeminaSusie PyeBaldwinRoyal Roue25thFriarsdale26thWallarak27thKing's Pardon29thPukkaSCRBrown Rajah

1925 Melbourne Cup

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