1862 Melbourne Cup

1862 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date13 November 1862
Distance2 miles
Winning horseArcher
Winning time3:47
Final odds2/1
JockeyJohn Cutts
TrainerEtienne L. de Mestre
OwnerEtienne L. de Mestre
SurfaceTurf
Attendance≈5000

The 1862 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 13 November 1862.[1]

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]

Place Horse Age
Gender 		Jockey Weight Trainer Owner Odds Margin
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
2 Mormon 7y h W. Simpson 9 st 12 lb (62.6 kg) Patrick Keighran 4/1 2 lengths
3 Camden 4y h Joe Morrison 8 st 7 lb (54.0 kg) James Henderson 4/1
4 Talleyrand 6y g Jimmy Ashworth 9 st 12 lb (62.6 kg) John Tait 4/1
5 Cedric 5y g S. Davis 7 st 7 lb (47.6 kg) Mr J. Lamb 100/1
6 Toryboy 5y g W. Trainor 7 st 13 lb (50.3 kg) Mr McCormick 100/1
7 Attila Aged g Gill 7 st 12 lb (49.9 kg) Mr J. Lamb 25/1
8 O.K. 3y g Redman 6 st 2 lb (39.0 kg) Mr Baillie 50/1
9 Ithuriel 3y c H. Howard 5 st 8 lb (35.4 kg) Mr T. Henry 50/1
— Musidora 3y f Greenwood 6 st 3 lb (39.5 kg) James Wilson James Wilson 10/1
— Ebor 4y h Bates 8 st 1 lb (51.3 kg) James Wilson James Wilson 16/1
— Dun Dolo 4y h Waterman 7 st 0 lb (44.5 kg) Messrs. Wood & Kirk 25/1
— The Colonel 5y h S. Waldock 9 st 0 lb (57.2 kg) Mr H.C. Jeffrey 16/1
—  Susan (GBR) 5y m Robinson 8 st 0 lb (50.8 kg) Mr H.E. Hughes 100/1
— Paul Pry 4y h Cousins 7 st 13 lb (50.3 kg) Mr J. Lamb 16/1
—  Flatcatcher (GBR) Aged g J. Carter 9 st 4 lb (59.0 kg) Mr T.J. Bavin 16/1
—  Moscow (GBR) 5y h Monaghan 8 st 4 lb (52.6 kg) Mr T.J. Bavin 100/1
— Dauntless 5y h James Henderson 8 st 2 lb (51.7 kg) Mr Lang 50/1
— Bray Aged g Solloway 7 st 12 lb (49.9 kg) Mr J. Beynon 25/1
— Lady Constance 4y m Perkins 7 st 11 lb (49.4 kg) Mr Harper 100/1
SCR Shadow 4y m 7 st 7 lb (47.6 kg) Mr Glasscock —
SCR Clive
SCR Exeter

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

Prizemoney

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b Cavanough, Maurice (1978). The Melbourne Cup (8 ed.). p. 445. ISBN 0727004859.
  5. ^ a b "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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