The Melbourne Cup was a film about the two mile horse race won by Acrasia which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1904.
[1] Franklyn Barrett filmed the 1904 Melbourne Cup.
[2] This was the first time the Melbourne Cup had been filmed from start to finish.
[3] It has been acclaimed as the first horse race filmed in full.
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