1869 Melbourne Cup

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1869 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Date4 November 1869
Distance2 miles
Winning horse Warrior
Winning time3:40.00
Final odds10/1
Jockey Joe Morrison
Trainer Robert Sevior
OwnerAustin Saqui
SurfaceTurf
Attendance25,000
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The 1869 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 4 November 1869. [1]

Contents

This year was the ninth running of the Melbourne Cup. This was one of the first instances where the day of the race was a declared public holiday in Melbourne. [2]

A total of 33 runners declared for the race, including previous Cup runners Barwon and The Fly, but both horses broke down in the weeks before the race. [3] Also scratched was early favourite Manuka who had been brought from New Zealand for the race only to suffer an injury. [3] Sydney-trained horse Warrior had defeated previous Melbourne Cup winner Glencoe in the Essendon Stakes the previous weekend and was one of the favoured runners, behind Circassian who would start favourite who had won the Metropolitan earlier in the year. [3]

Under grey skies with passing showers, [4] a field of 26 runners started the race. [5] Warrior got off to a good start, but was held back by his jockey Joe Morrison to allow Bishopsbourne, Sheet Anchor and Traverton to lead the field at the first turn. Along the river straight, Traverton and Circassian took up the lead running, until Warrior eased ahead before the final turn and lead comfortably down the Flemington straight to win the Cup. Unfancied runner The Monk had tried to make up ground, but was no match for Warrior to finish second, while Phoebe ran home strongly to finish third. Palmerston, which had missed the start, finished ahead of the rest of the field in sixth. At the final turn Paddy's Land was pushed into a post by Circassian. His jockey suffering a concussion after he was knocked off the horse who was injured in the collision. [5] [2]

Melbourne bookmaker Austin Saqui had purchased Warrior for £400 from Sydney following the horse's nomination for the Cup. [6] It was reported that he won more than £10,000 on the outcome of the race. [5]

In the lead up to the race, Saqui and trainer Robert Sevior had booked young jockey Andrew Mitchelson to ride Warrior in the race, but an altercation following a sluggish training gallop saw Mitchelson removed from the ride for the more experienced Joe Morrison. Saqui would later give Mitchelson £100 from his winnings as compensation. [7]

Full results

This is the list of placegetters for the 1869 Melbourne Cup. [8] [9] [1] [10] [5]

PlaceHorseAge
Gender		JockeyWeightTrainerOwnerOddsMargin
1 Warrior 6y gJoe Morrison8 st 10 lb (55.3 kg)Robert Standish SeviorAustin Saqui10/12 lengths
2The Monk5y hWilliam Enderson7 st 0 lb (44.5 kg)James Henderson200/11 length
3Phoebe6y mSamuel Davis7 st 10 lb (49.0 kg)Mr E. Lee20/1
4Sir John5y hFinn7 st 7 lb (47.6 kg)Mr J. Chaafe50/1
5Freetrader5y gSwales6 st 12 lb (43.5 kg)Mr E.T. Bernard50/1
6Palmerston5y hHubbard6 st 4 lb (39.9 kg)Mr W.J. Clarke50/1
7Aurora6y mChalker6 st 7 lb (41.3 kg)Hurtle Fisher16/1
8Miss Constance4y mClarke Jr.5 st 7 lb (34.9 kg)Mr C. Clarke100/1
—StropAged gS. Haynes8 st 7 lb (54.0 kg) [a] Mr W. Field8/1
—Coquette4y mWaterman8 st 4 lb (52.6 kg)Dan Melhado100/1
—Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Australian (GBR)6y hW. Yeomans8 st 1.5 lb (51.5 kg) [b] Mr H.J. Bowler33/1
—Circassian6y hJ. Brown8 st 0 lb (50.8 kg)Mr W. Winch2/1 fav.
—TravertonAged gCharles Stanley7 st 10 lb (49.0 kg)John TaitMr T. Ivory5/1
—Barbelle4y mB. Colley7 st 8 lb (48.1 kg)Mr E. Lee33/1
—Lapdog5y gNunn7 st 8 lb (48.1 kg) [c] Mr J. Gilbert50/1
—Albany6y gD. Mitchell7 st 3 lb (45.8 kg)Hurtle Fisher20/1
—Salem ScudderAged gHarris7 st 3 lb (45.8 kg)Mr J.N. Perkins10/1
—Charon3y cH. Lewis7 st 0 lb (44.5 kg)Hurtle Fisher10/1
—Cymba4y m James Wilson Jr 6 st 12 lb (43.5 kg)Mr J. Moffatt33/1
—Norma5y m Johnny Day 6 st 12 lb (43.5 kg)Mr G. Lewis33/1
—Bishopbourne4y gT. Enderson6 st 10 lb (42.6 kg)Mr W. Field50/1
—Kestrel3y fDavidson6 st 8.5 lb (42.0 kg) [d] William Pearson50/1
—Sheet Anchor5y hKerr6 st 4 lb (39.9 kg)Mr J. Kerr6/1
—MirandaAged mBourke5 st 11 lb (36.7 kg) [e] Mr J. Cain50/1
—DoloAged gE. Davis5 st 9 lb (35.8 kg) [f] Mr J. Brown50/1
FellPaddy's LandAged hWard6 st 3 lb (39.5 kg)Mr H. Gamble30/1
SCRFlag of New Zealand.svg Manuka (NZL)4y h—9 st 4 lb (59.0 kg)—Mr H. Redwood—
SCRLamplighter3y c—7 st 0 lb (44.5 kg)—Patrick Keighran—
SCRPraetor4y h—6 st 8 lb (41.7 kg)—Mr P. Lewis—
SCRPhosphorous5y h—6 st 7 lb (41.3 kg)—Mr P. Lewis—
SCRShamrockAged g—5 st 7 lb (34.9 kg)—Mr J. Brown—

Prizemoney

First prize £1190, second prize £50, third prize £20. [1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Was supposed to carry 8st 5lb
  2. ↑ Was supposed to carry 8st 0lb
  3. ↑ Was supposed to carry 7st 4lb
  4. ↑ Was supposed to carry 6st 7lb
  5. ↑ Was supposed to carry 5st 7lb
  6. ↑ Was supposed to carry 5st 7lb

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1869 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersguide.identika.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Second (Cup) Day - Thursday, Nov. 4". The Australasian. Melbourne, Victoria. 6 November 1869. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "The Cup Day". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 4 November 1869. p. 5. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Friday, November 5". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 5 November 1869. p. 5. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Victoria Turf Club Spring Meeting - The Cup Day". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 5 November 1869. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "History of Warrior". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Sydney, New South Wales. 31 May 1873. p. 684. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Rolfe, Costa (2008). Winners of the Melbourne Cup. Fitzroy, Australia: Red Dog. pp. 25–26. ISBN   9781742035093.
  8. ↑ "1861 to 1870 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  9. ↑ Cavanough, Maurice (1978). The Melbourne Cup (8 ed.). p. 445. ISBN   0727004859.
  10. ↑ "Melbourne Cup Winners - 1861-1880". Victoria Racing Club. Retrieved 5 November 2025.


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