1861 Melbourne Cup

The 1861 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 7 November 1861.[1]

1861 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date7 Nov 1861
Distance2 miles
Winning horseArcher
Winning time3:52.0
Final odds6/1
JockeyJohn Cutts
TrainerEtienne L. de Mestre
OwnerEtienne L. de Mestre
SurfaceTurf
Attendance4000

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 a list of placegetters which ran in the 1861 Melbourne Cup.[1][3]

Place Name Jockey
1 Archer John Cutts
2 Mormon W. Simpson
3 Prince Bishop

See also

References

  1. "On this day: The Melbourne Cup begins". Australian Geographic. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. "Essay – First Past the Post: The Melbourne Cup of 1861". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. "1861 to 1870 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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