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

1862 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date13 Nov 1862
Distance2 miles
Winning horseArcher
Winning time3:47
Final odds2/1
JockeyJohn Cutts
TrainerEtienne L. de Mestre
OwnerEtienne L. de Mestre
SurfaceTurf
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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 the list of placegetters for the 1862 Melbourne Cup.[1][2][3]

Place Name Jockey Trainer Owner Weight Starting price Gap
1 Archer John Cutts Etienne L. de Mestre Etienne L. de Mestre 10 st 2 lb (64.4 kg) 2/1 (3.00)
2 Mormon W. Simpson Mr P. Keighran 9 st 12 lb (62.6 kg) 4/1 (5.00) 8 lengths
3 Camden J. Morrison Mr J. Henderson 8 st 7 lb (54.0 kg) 4/1 (5.00) 2 lengths

The remaining runners were as follows (given in approximate finishing order where not known).[3]

Place Name Jockey Weight Starting price
4 Talleyrand J. Ashworth 9 st 12 lb (62.6 kg) 4/1 (5.00)
5 Cedric S. Davis 7 st 7 lb (47.6 kg) 100/1 (101.00)
6 Toryboy W. Trainor 7 st 13 lb (50.3 kg) 100/1 (101.00)
7 Attila Gill 7 st 12 lb (49.9 kg) 25/1 (26.00)
8 O.K. Redman 6 st 2 lb (39.0 kg) 50/1 (51.00)
9 Ithuriel H. Howard 5 st 8 lb (35.4 kg) 50/1 (51.00)
? Musidora Greenwood 6 st 3 lb (39.5 kg) 10/1 (11.00)
? Ebor Bates 8 st 1 lb (51.3 kg) 16/1 (17.00)
? Dun Dolo Waterman 7 st 0 lb (44.5 kg) 25/1 (26.00)
? The Colonel S. Waldock 9 st 0 lb (57.2 kg) 16/1 (17.00)
? Susan Robinson 8 st 0 lb (50.8 kg) 100/1 (101.00)
? Paul Pry Cousins 7 st 13 lb (50.3 kg) 16/1 (17.00)
? Flatcatcher J. Carter 9 st 4 lb (59.0 kg) 100/1 (101.00)
? Moscow Monaghan 8 st 4 lb (52.6 kg) 100/1 (101.00)
? Dauntless J. Henderson 8 st 2 lb (51.7 kg) 50/1 (51.00)
? Bray Solloway 7 st 12 lb (49.9 kg) 25/1 (26.00)
? Lady Constance Perkins 7 st 11 lb (49.4 kg) 100/1 (101.00)

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References

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  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. ^ "1861 to 1870 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b Cavanough, Maurice (1978). The Melbourne Cup (8 ed.). p. 445. ISBN 0727004859.