1890 Melbourne Cup
The 1890 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 4 November 1890.
This was the largest ever cup field with 39 runners. It was trainer Walter Hickenbotham's second out of four cup wins. The winner, Carbine, carried the top weight of 10 st 5 lb.
The placegetters were:
| Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1 | Carbine | Robert Ramage | Walter Hickenbotham |
| 2 | Highborn | J. Egan | - |
| 3 | Correze | H. Moran | - |