1885 Melbourne Cup
The 1885 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 3 November 1885.
This year was the twenty-fifth running of the Melbourne Cup.
This is the list of placegetters for the 1885 Melbourne Cup.
| Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | Sheet Anchor | Mick O'Brien | T Wilson | Martin Loughlin |
| 2 | Grace Darling | J. Williams | - | |
| 3 | Trenton | Alec Robertson | Dan O'Brien | - |