1861 Melbourne Cup
Annual horse race in Melbourne, Victoria
Horse race
Melbourne Cup | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse |
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Date | 7 November 1861 |
Distance | 2 miles |
Winning horse | Archer |
Winning time | 3:52 |
Final odds | 6/1 |
Jockey | John Cutts |
Trainer | Etienne L. de Mestre |
Owner | Etienne L. de Mestre |
Surface | Turf |
Attendance | 4000 |
1862 → |
The 1861 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 7 November 1861.[1]
This year was the first running of the Melbourne Cup.[1] Fifty-seven horses were nominated and there were 21 acceptances. Four were scratched on race day, leaving 17 starters.[2]
This is the list of placegetters for the 1861 Melbourne Cup.[1][3][4]
Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Weight | Starting price | Gap |
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1 | Archer | John Cutts | Etienne L. de Mestre | Etienne L. de Mestre | 9 st 7 lb (60.3 kg) | 6/1 (7.00) | |
2 | Mormon | W. Simpson | Mr J. Henderson | 10 st 1 lb (64.0 kg) | 3/1 (4.00) | 6 lengths | |
3 | Prince | J. Bishop | Mr W. Pearson | 8 st 0 lb (50.8 kg) | 20/1 (21.00) | 2 lengths |
The remaining runners were as follows (given in approximate finishing order where not known).[4]
Place | Name | Jockey | Weight | Starting price |
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4 | Antonelli | Cowen | 6 st 7 lb (41.3 kg) | 20/1 (21.00) |
5 | Toryboy | H. Cooke | 7 st 11 lb (49.4 kg) | 5/1 (6.00) |
6 | Flatcatcher | Perkins | 9 st 8 lb (60.8 kg) | 10/1 (11.00) |
? | The Moor | Robinson | 8 st 12 lb (56.2 kg) | 20/1 (21.00) |
? | Nutwith | S. Waldock | 8 st 12 lb (56.2 kg) | 25/1 (26.00) |
? | Inheritor | McCabe | 8 st 7 lb (54.0 kg) | 10/1 (11.00) |
? | Grey Dawn | Yeend | 7 st 12 lb (49.9 kg) | 33/1 (34.00) |
? | Black Bess | Monaghan | 7 st 11 lb (49.4 kg) | 50/1 (51.00) |
? | Sorcerer | Hughes | 6 st 9 lb (42.2 kg) | 25/1 (26.00) |
? | Fireaway | H. Howard | 6 st 6 lb (40.8 kg) | 20/1 (21.00) |
? | Lucy Ashton | S. Davis | 6 st 4 lb (39.9 kg) | 50/1 (51.00) |
Fell | Despatch | J. Morrison | 8 st 9 lb (54.9 kg) | 7/2 (4.50) |
Fell | Twilight | Haynes | 7 st 12 lb (49.9 kg) | 20/1 (21.00) |
Fell | Medora | J. Henderson | 7 st 0 lb (44.5 kg) | 33/1 (34.00) |
See also
- Melbourne Cup
- List of Melbourne Cup winners
- Victoria Racing Club
References
- ^ a b c "On this day: The Melbourne Cup begins". Australian Geographic. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Essay – First Past the Post: The Melbourne Cup of 1861". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 1 February 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "1861 to 1870 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ a b Cavanough, Maurice (1978). The Melbourne Cup (8 ed.). p. 445. ISBN 0727004859.
External links
- 1861 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com
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