Melbourne Cup

as donto believed on

From Dontopedia, the open, paraconsistent wiki. (Last updated 2026-05-21.)

Melbourne Cup has 36 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 19 references, with 4 live disagreements.

36 facts·31 predicates·19 sources·4 in dispute

Mostly:is significant event(3), is event(2), had starters(2)

Inbound mentions (52)

Other subjects in dontopedia point AT this entity as a value. These are inverse relationships — e.g. "X motherOf this subject" — and answer questions the forward facts can't. Grouped by predicate.

`scratchedFrom`Scratched From(16)

Aureola Horseex:aureola-horse
Bellaydrum Horseex:bellaydrum-horse
Democrat Horseex:democrat-horse
Flying Jib Horseex:flying-jib-horse
Game Horseex:game-horse
Gloucester Horseex:gloucester-horse
Henchman Horseex:henchman-horse
King Arthur Horseex:king-arthur-horse
Mercury Horseex:mercury-horse
Ringdove Horseex:ringdove-horse
Rupert Horseex:rupert-horse
Sir Peter Horseex:sir-peter-horse
Spectrum Horseex:spectrum-horse
Stornaway Horseex:stornaway-horse
Verdure Horseex:verdure-horse
Westbury Horseex:westbury-horse

`winnerOf`Winner of(4)

Taits Glencoeex:taits-glencoe
Wallomaiex:wallomai
Wollomaiex:wollomai
Wollomai Horseex:wollomai-horse

`won`Won(4)

Malvolioex:malvolio
Martini Henryex:martini-henry
Patronex:patron
Zuluex:zulu

`offersSpecialExcursionFares`Offers Special Excursion Fares(2)

Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Limitedex:australasian-united-steam-navigation-company-limited
Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Limitedex:australasian-united-steam-navigation-company-limited

`referencesExternalEvents`References External Events(2)

Brisbane Courierex:brisbane-courier
Brisbane Courierex:brisbane-courier

`arrivesInTimeFor`Arrives in Time for(1)

S S Cintraex:s-s-cintra

`basedOn`Based on(1)

North Queensland Sweepex:north-queensland-sweep

`contextOf`Context of(1)

Australian Sketcherex:australian-sketcher

`finishesSecondIn`Finishes Second in(1)

Sir Williamex:sir-william

`finishesThirdIn`Finishes Third in(1)

Strathmoreex:strathmore

`greatestRacingEvent`Greatest Racing Event(1)

Melbourne Cup Sweepstakesex:melbourne-cup-sweepstakes

`hasBigShowFor`Has Big Show for(1)

Candour Horseex:candour-horse

`isReducingPrizesFor`Is Reducing Prizes for(1)

Victoria Racing Clubex:victoria-racing-club

`offersConsultationOn`Offers Consultation on(1)

Starr News Agentex:starr-news-agent

`oldSinner`Old Sinner(1)

Cook Harryex:cook-harry

`placedSecondIn`Placed Second in(1)

Sir Williamex:sir-william

`placedThirdIn`Placed Third in(1)

Strathmoreex:strathmore

`presentsAs`Presents As(1)

Ocr Errorsex:ocr-errors

`presupposesInterestInTravel`Presupposes Interest in Travel(1)

Adelaide Steamship Company Limitedex:adelaide-steamship-company-limited

`referencesEvent`References Event(1)

Nesbits Consultation Melbourne Cupex:nesbits-consultation-melbourne-cup

`referencesMelbourneCup`References Melbourne Cup(1)

Article 3421023ex:article-3421023

`referencesSportsEvent`References Sports Event(1)

Melbourne Cup Drawingex:melbourne-cup-drawing

`relatedToEvent`Related to Event(1)

Ss Tyrianex:ss-tyrian

`specialNoticeFor`Special Notice for(1)

Wodonga Ssex:wodonga-ss

`timedFor`Timed for(1)

S S Cintraex:s-s-cintra

`toAvoidClashingWith`To Avoid Clashing With(1)

Opening Match South Australia Limitationex:opening-match-south-australia-limitation

`topsBettingFor`Tops Betting for(1)

First Demonex:first-demon

`winner`Winner(1)

Some Recluseex:some-recluse

`wonMelbourneCup`Won Melbourne Cup(1)

Sheet Anchorex:sheet-anchor

Other facts (36)

The long tail: predicates that appear too rarely to warrant their own section. Filter or scroll to find a specific one. Each row links to its source.

36 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Is Significant Event	null	[6]
Is Significant Event	{}	[11]
Is Significant Event	true	[16]
Is Event	Race	[1]
Is Event	Cup	[12]
Had Starters	31	[2]
Had Starters	32	[6]
Winner	Zulu	[2]
Winner	Horse Sheet Anchor	[6]
Time	3:32	[2]
Second Place	Czar	[2]
Competitive Race	31 starters	[2]
Third Place	Sweetmont	[2]
Culturally Significant Event	null	[3]
Won by	Zalvollo	[3]
Major Event With Gambling	null	[2]
Date	november 2 1897	[4]
Result Prophesied by	Dramatic Company	[5]
Third	Horse Trenton	[6]
Prize Money	1000-sovs-added	[6]
Third Horse Receives	200-sovs	[6]
Second	Horse Grace Darling	[6]
Second Horse Receives	300-sovs	[6]
Rumoured Addition	2000 sovs	[7]
Will Be Run on Date	1884-11-04	[8]
Expected Successors	there will be no successors	[9]
Draws Special Steamers	true	[10]
Has Teleological Purpose	Race Event	[12]
Presupposes Existence	true	[12]
Occurs on	November 1, 1897 approx	[13]
Coincides With	Departures	[14]
Existentially Committed	Nesbits Consultation Melbourne Cup	[15]
Run at	Flemington	[16]
Occurs In1900	around Nov 1	[17]
Referenced in Ad	Article 176697696	[18]
Has Paramount Status	True	[19]

Timeline axis is valid_time — when each source says the fact was true in the world, not when Dontopedia learned about it. Retracted rows are kept for provenance; coloured stripes indicate the context kind.

36 undated

—

isEventtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:race

—

timetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

3:32

—

secondPlacetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:czar

—

hadStarterstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

—

competitiveRacetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

31 starters

—

winnertrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:zulu

—

thirdPlacetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:sweetmont

—

culturallySignificantEventtrove-cooktown/john-davis

null

—

wonBytrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:zalvollo

—

majorEventWithGamblingtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

null

—

datetrove-cooktown/family-hotel-cooktown

november 2 1897

—

resultProphesiedBytrove-cooktown/fallen-women

ex:dramatic-company

—

thirdtrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:horse-trenton

—

hadStarterstrove-cooktown/reynolds

—

isSignificantEventtrove-cooktown/reynolds

null

—

winnertrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:horse-sheet-anchor

—

prizeMoneytrove-cooktown/reynolds

1000-sovs-added

—

thirdHorseReceivestrove-cooktown/reynolds

200-sovs

—

secondtrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:horse-grace-darling

—

secondHorseReceivestrove-cooktown/reynolds

300-sovs

—

rumouredAdditiontrove-cooktown/douro-vessel

2000 sovs

—

willBeRunOnDatebrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288952532_Saturday-11-October-1884-local-and-general-news

1884-11-04

—

expectedSuccessorsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/121924690_Saturday-21-October-1876_Abridged-from-the-Courier

there will be no successors

—

drawsSpecialSteamersbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/146666291_Thursday-31-October-1889_Advertising

true

—

isSignificantEventbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171939182_Monday-29-October-1894_Advertising

{}

—

hasTeleologicalPurposebrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171942043_Saturday-27-October-1894_Advertising

ex:race-event

—

isEventbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171942043_Saturday-27-October-1894_Advertising

ex:cup

—

presupposesExistencebrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171942043_Saturday-27-October-1894_Advertising

true

—

occursOnbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/172390789_Friday-8-October-1897_Advertising

November 1, 1897 approx

—

coincidesWithbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/172392262_Monday-18-October-1897_Advertising

ex:departures

—

existentiallyCommittedbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/173497642_Saturday-22-October-1892_Advertising

ex:nesbits-consultation-melbourne-cup

—

isSignificantEventbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/173754763_Monday-15-April-1895_Advertising

true

—

runAtbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/173754763_Monday-15-April-1895_Advertising

ex:flemington

—

occursIn1900brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/175294200_Wednesday-24-October-1900_Advertising

around Nov 1

—

referencedInAdbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/176697696_Tuesday-15-October-1889_Advertising

ex:article-176697696

—

hasParamountStatusblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--uhrs-camp--saturday 15 september 1883--52075348--sporting-notes-c-racing-events-to-come

ex:true

References (19)

19 references

[1]Mauritius Queensland1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
[2]Beche De Mer7 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[3]John Davis2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[4]Family Hotel Cooktown1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/family-hotel-cooktown
[5]Fallen Women1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/fallen-women
[6]Reynolds8 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
[7]Douro Vessel1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/douro-vessel
[8]288952532 Saturday 11 October 1884 Local and General News1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288952532_Saturday-11-October-1884-local-and-general-news
[9]121924690 Saturday 21 October 1876 Abridged From the Courier1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/121924690_Saturday-21-October-1876_Abridged-from-the-Courier
[10]146666291 Thursday 31 October 1889 Advertising1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/146666291_Thursday-31-October-1889_Advertising
[11]171939182 Monday 29 October 1894 Advertising1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171939182_Monday-29-October-1894_Advertising
[12]171942043 Saturday 27 October 1894 Advertising3 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171942043_Saturday-27-October-1894_Advertising
[13]172390789 Friday 8 October 1897 Advertising1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/172390789_Friday-8-October-1897_Advertising
[14]172392262 Monday 18 October 1897 Advertising1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/172392262_Monday-18-October-1897_Advertising
[15]173497642 Saturday 22 October 1892 Advertising1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/173497642_Saturday-22-October-1892_Advertising
[16]173754763 Monday 15 April 1895 Advertising2 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/173754763_Monday-15-April-1895_Advertising
[17]175294200 Wednesday 24 October 1900 Advertising1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/175294200_Wednesday-24-October-1900_Advertising
[18]176697696 Tuesday 15 October 1889 Advertising1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/176697696_Tuesday-15-October-1889_Advertising
[19]Trove Trove Articles Uhrs Camp Saturday 15 September 1883 52075348 Sporting Notes C Racing Events to Come1 fact
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--uhrs-camp--saturday 15 september 1883--52075348--sporting-notes-c-racing-events-to-come

Keep researching

Missing something or suspicious of what's here? Kick off a research session — a Claude agent will investigate, cite its sources, and file new facts into a dedicated context you can review before accepting into the shared view.

Melbourne Cup

Inbound mentions (52)

scratchedFromScratched From(16)

winnerOfWinner of(4)

wonWon(4)

offersSpecialExcursionFaresOffers Special Excursion Fares(2)

referencesExternalEventsReferences External Events(2)

arrivesInTimeForArrives in Time for(1)

basedOnBased on(1)

contextOfContext of(1)

finishesSecondInFinishes Second in(1)

finishesThirdInFinishes Third in(1)

greatestRacingEventGreatest Racing Event(1)

hasBigShowForHas Big Show for(1)

isReducingPrizesForIs Reducing Prizes for(1)

offersConsultationOnOffers Consultation on(1)

oldSinnerOld Sinner(1)

placedSecondInPlaced Second in(1)

placedThirdInPlaced Third in(1)

presentsAsPresents As(1)

presupposesInterestInTravelPresupposes Interest in Travel(1)

referencesEventReferences Event(1)

referencesMelbourneCupReferences Melbourne Cup(1)

referencesSportsEventReferences Sports Event(1)

relatedToEventRelated to Event(1)

specialNoticeForSpecial Notice for(1)

timedForTimed for(1)

toAvoidClashingWithTo Avoid Clashing With(1)

topsBettingForTops Betting for(1)

winnerWinner(1)

wonMelbourneCupWon Melbourne Cup(1)

Other facts (36)

Timeline

References (19)

See also

Keep researching

`scratchedFrom`Scratched From(16)

`winnerOf`Winner of(4)

`won`Won(4)

`offersSpecialExcursionFares`Offers Special Excursion Fares(2)

`referencesExternalEvents`References External Events(2)

`arrivesInTimeFor`Arrives in Time for(1)

`basedOn`Based on(1)

`contextOf`Context of(1)

`finishesSecondIn`Finishes Second in(1)

`finishesThirdIn`Finishes Third in(1)

`greatestRacingEvent`Greatest Racing Event(1)

`hasBigShowFor`Has Big Show for(1)

`isReducingPrizesFor`Is Reducing Prizes for(1)

`offersConsultationOn`Offers Consultation on(1)

`oldSinner`Old Sinner(1)

`placedSecondIn`Placed Second in(1)

`placedThirdIn`Placed Third in(1)

`presentsAs`Presents As(1)

`presupposesInterestInTravel`Presupposes Interest in Travel(1)

`referencesEvent`References Event(1)

`referencesMelbourneCup`References Melbourne Cup(1)

`referencesSportsEvent`References Sports Event(1)

`relatedToEvent`Related to Event(1)

`specialNoticeFor`Special Notice for(1)

`timedFor`Timed for(1)

`toAvoidClashingWith`To Avoid Clashing With(1)

`topsBettingFor`Tops Betting for(1)

`winner`Winner(1)

`wonMelbourneCup`Won Melbourne Cup(1)