1862 Melbourne Cup

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1862 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Date13 November 1862
Distance2 miles
Winning horse Archer
Winning time3:47
Final odds2/1
Jockey John Cutts
Trainer Etienne L. de Mestre
OwnerEtienne L. de Mestre
SurfaceTurf
Attendance≈5000
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The 1862 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 13 November 1862. [1]

Contents

This year was the second running of the Melbourne Cup and Archer's back-to-back wins would not be repeated again for over 100 years, until Rain Lover's wins. [1]

On a sunny spring afternoon at Flemington, [2] 20 horses started the race after Shadow had broken down the previous day. 1861 winner Archer started as favourite. Following the fall in the race the previous year, the starting point on the course had been shifted further along the main straight in front of the grandstand. [2]

After the field spread down the riverside straight, Archer took the lead of the race before the final turn, winning by a reported six to eight lengths from Morman, with Camden in third place. [2]

It was reported that the unplaced finisher Dun Dolo pulled up lame following the race. [2]

Full results

This is the list of placegetters for the 1862 Melbourne Cup. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]

PlaceHorseAge
Gender		JockeyWeightTrainerOwnerOddsMargin
1 Archer 6y h John Cutts 10 st 2 lb (64.4 kg) Etienne L. de Mestre Etienne L. de Mestre 2/1 fav.8 lengths
2Mormon7y hWilliam Simpson9 st 12 lb (62.6 kg)Patrick Keighran4/12 lengths
3Camden4y hJoe Morrison8 st 7 lb (54.0 kg)James Henderson4/1
4Talleyrand6y gJimmy Ashworth9 st 12 lb (62.6 kg)John Tait4/1
5Cedric5y gS. Davis7 st 7 lb (47.6 kg)Mr J. Lamb100/1
6 Toryboy 5y gW. Trainor7 st 13 lb (50.3 kg)Mr McCormick100/1
7AttilaAged gGill7 st 12 lb (49.9 kg)Mr J. Lamb25/1
8O.K.3y gRedman6 st 2 lb (39.0 kg)Mr Baillie50/1
9Ithuriel3y cH. Howard5 st 8 lb (35.4 kg)Mr T. Henry50/1
N/aMusidora3y fGreenwood6 st 3 lb (39.5 kg) James Wilson James Wilson 10/1
N/aEbor4y hBates8 st 1 lb (51.3 kg) James Wilson James Wilson 16/1
N/aDun Dolo4y hBobby Waterman7 st 0 lb (44.5 kg)Messrs. Wood & Kirk25/1
N/aThe Colonel5y hSam Waldock9 st 0 lb (57.2 kg)Mr H.C. Jeffrey16/1
N/aFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Susan (GBR)5y mRobinson8 st 0 lb (50.8 kg)Mr H.E. Hughes100/1
N/aPaul Pry4y hCousins7 st 13 lb (50.3 kg)Mr J. Lamb16/1
N/aFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Flatcatcher (GBR)Aged gJ. Carter9 st 4 lb (59.0 kg)Mr T.J. Bavin16/1
N/aFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Moscow (GBR)5y hMonaghan8 st 4 lb (52.6 kg)Mr T.J. Bavin100/1
N/aDauntless5y hJames Henderson8 st 2 lb (51.7 kg)Mr Lang50/1
N/aBrayAged gSolloway7 st 12 lb (49.9 kg)Mr J. Beynon25/1
N/aLady Constance4y mPerkins7 st 11 lb (49.4 kg)Mr Harper100/1
SCRShadow4y m7 st 7 lb (47.6 kg)Mr GlasscockN/a
SCRClive
SCRExeter

Note: Runners were listed in approximate finishing order where not known. [4]

Prizemoney

First prize £810, second prize £20. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Echo of Archer's Melbourne Cup". The Land . No. 1292. New South Wales, Australia. 20 March 1936. p. 18. Retrieved 29 October 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "THE VICTORIA TURF CLUB SPRING RACES". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 14 November 1862. p. 6. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "1861 to 1870 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. 1 2 Cavanough, Maurice (1978). The Melbourne Cup (8 ed.). p. 445. ISBN   0727004859.
  5. 1 2 "1862 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersguide.identika.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Victoria Turf Club Spring Meeting". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 13 November 1861. p. 5. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
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