1862 Melbourne Cup
The 1862 Melbourne Cup was a two mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 13 November 1862.[1]
| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 Nov 1862 |
| Distance | 2 miles |
| Winning horse | Archer |
| Winning time | 3:47.0 |
| Final odds | 2/1 |
| Jockey | John Cutts |
| Trainer | Etienne L. de Mestre |
| Owner | Etienne L. de Mestre |
| Surface | Turf |
This year was the second running of the Melbourne Cup and Archer's back-to-back wins would not be repeated again for over one hundred years, until Rain Lover's wins.[1]
This is a list of placegetters which ran in the 1862 Melbourne Cup.[1][2]
| Place | Name | Jockey |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer | John Cutts |
| 2 | Mormon | W. Simpson |
| 3 | Camden | J. Morrison |
References
- "Echo of Archer's Melbourne Cup". The Land (1292). New South Wales, Australia. 20 March 1936. p. 18. Retrieved 29 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- "1861 to 1870 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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