| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 Nov 1863 |
| Distance | 2 miles |
| Winning horse | Banker |
| Winning time | 3:44.0 |
| Final odds | 10/1 |
| Jockey | H. Chifney |
| Trainer | Sam Waldock |
| Owner | Joseph Harper |
| Surface | Turf |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
The 1863 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Friday, 20 November 1863. [1]
This year was the third running of the Melbourne Cup. Controversially, two-time defending winner Archer was not allowed to take his place in the race after his nomination arrived in Melbourne one day late. The nomination arrived on a public holiday in Melbourne: Separation or Succession day to celebrate Victoria separating from New South Wales. As a result, The Victoria Turf Club's offices were closed for the holiday and Archer's nomination was rejected for being "too late". Because of this, Sydney trainers boycotted the race leaving only horses trained by Melbourne trainers. The resulting seven horse field is the lowest in the race's history. Archer would have carried 11st 4 lb (71 kg). [2] By contrast, the winner, Banker carried 5st 9 lb (33.5 kg), the lightest weight carried by a winner and third place, Rose of Denmark carried 5st 12 lb (36 kg). [3]
Rose Of Denmark was later disqualified as her jockey had not weighed in. [1]
This is the list of placegetters for the 1863 Melbourne Cup. [4] [5]
| Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banker | H. Chifney | Sam Waldock | Joseph Harper |
| 2 | Musidora | D. Fountain | J Wilson | James Wilson |
| 3 | Rose of Denmark | H. Tothill | Hurtle Fisher | |
| 4 | Barwon | Sam Waldock | Joseph Harper | |
| 5 | Aruma | T Pullar | Gideon Scott Lang | |
| 6 | Shillelagh | H Howard | J Morrison | |
| 7 | Falcon | J Morrison | Thomas Dowling |
The Melbourne Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world and one of the richest turf races. The event starts at 3:00 pm on the first Tuesday of November and is known locally as "the race that stops the nation".
Phar Lap was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. Achieving incredible success during his distinguished career, his initial underdog status gave people hope during the early years of the Great Depression. He won the Melbourne Cup, two Cox Plates, the Australian Derby, and 19 other weight-for-age races.
Makybe Diva is a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who is the only horse to win three Melbourne Cups and the only mare to win it more than once. She achieved the feat in 2003, 2004, and 2005. She also won the 2005 Cox Plate. She was the highest stakes-earner in Australian history, winning more than A$ 14 million.
Carbine (1885–1914) was a champion New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won 30 principal races in New Zealand and Australia. He was very popular with racing fans, and sporting commentators of the day praised him for his gameness, versatility, stamina and weight-carrying ability, as well as for his speed. He was one of five inaugural inductees into both the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame and the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
Archer (1856–1872) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the first and the second Melbourne Cups in 1861 and 1862. He won both Cups easily, and is one of only five horses to win the Melbourne Cup twice or more and is one of only four horses to win successive Cups. In 2017 Archer was inducted to the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
Etienne Livingston de Mestre, was a 19th-century Australian breeder and jockey of Thoroughbred racehorses, De Mestre, was Australia's first outstanding racehorse trainer and racing identity. In his 30-year career he experienced all the highs and the lows of the turf in a career which ended with him dependent on donations from racing friends.
The 1862 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 13 November 1862.
The 1890 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 4 November 1890.
The 1864 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 3 November 1864.
The 1867 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 31 October 1867.
The 1870 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 10 November 1870. This year was the tenth running of the Melbourne Cup. The entire carnival was pushed back a week due to a waterlogged track.
The 1880 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1880.
The 1929 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 5 November 1929.
The 1878 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 5 November 1878.
The 1872 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 7 November 1872.
The 1871 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 9 November 1871.
The 1888 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1888.
The 1900 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1900.
The 1906 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1906.
The 1907 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 5 November 1907.
 | This Melbourne-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
