1869 Melbourne Cup

Annual horse race in Victoria, Australia May 2022 May 2022 1869 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Flemington Racecourse 4 November 1869 2 miles Warrior 3:40.00 10/1 Joe Morrison Robert Sevior Austin Saqui Turf 25,000 1868 1870 The 1869 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 4 November 1869. 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. 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.The Cup Day https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5821419/226360 17 December 2025 The Argus 4 November 1869 Melbourne, Victoria 5 Also scratched was early favourite Manuka who had been brought from New Zealand for the race only to suffer an injury. 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. Under grey skies with passing showers,Friday, November 5 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5813676/226381 17 December 2025 The Argus 5 November 1869 Melbourne, Victoria 5 a field of 26 runners started the race. 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.Second (Cup) Day - Thursday, Nov. 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138061092/11280983 17 December 2025 The Australasian 6 November 1869 Melbourne, Victoria 10-11 Melbourne bookmaker Austin Saqui had purchased Warrior for £400 from Sydney following the horse's nomination for the Cup.History of Warrior https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/162659680 17 December 2025 The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser 31 May 1873 Sydney, New South Wales 684 It was reported that he won more than £10,000 on the outcome of the race. 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.Rolfe Costa Winners of the Melbourne Cup 2008 Red Dog Fitzroy, Australia 9781742035093 25–26 Full results This is the list of placegetters for the 1869 Melbourne Cup.1861 to 1870 Melbourne Cup Winners http://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-history/past-winners/1861-to-1870-melbourne-cup/#1869 races com au 27 May 2022Cavanough Maurice The Melbourne Cup 1978 0727004859 445 81869 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide http://millersguide.identika.com.au/1869-melbourne-cup/ millersguide.identika.com.au 17 December 2025 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20220317040126/http://millersguide.identika.com.au/1869-melbourne-cup/ 17 March 2022Melbourne Cup Winners - 1861-1880 https://www.vrc.com.au/racing/melbourne-cup-winners-honour-roll/1861-1880/ Victoria Racing Club 5 November 2025Victoria Turf Club Spring Meeting - The Cup Day https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5813670/226381 17 December 2025 The Argus 5 November 1869 Melbourne, Victoria 5-6Reubertstein The History of the Melbourne Cup from 1861 to 1894 James J. Miller Melbourne, Australia 17-18 1895 PlaceHorseAgeGenderJockeyWeightTrainerOwnerOddsMargin1Warrior 6y gJoe Morrison 8 st 10 lb kg 1 onRobert Standish SeviorAustin Saqui10/12 lengths2The Monk 5y hWilliam Enderson 7 st 0 lb kg 1 onJames Henderson200/11 length3Phoebe6y mSamuel Davis 7 st 10 lb kg 1 onEdward Lee20/14Sir John5y hFinn 7 st 7 lb kg 1 onJack Chaafe50/15Freetrader5y gSwales 6 st 12 lb kg 1 onMr E.T. Bernard50/16Palmerston5y hHubbard 6 st 4 lb kg 1 onWilliam John Clarke50/17Aurora6y mChalker 6 st 7 lb kg 1 onHurtle Fisher16/18Miss Constance4y mClarke Jr. 5 st 7 lb kg 1 onMr C. Clarke100/19StropAged gS. Haynes 8 st 7 lb kg 1 onStrop Was supposed to carry 8st 5lbWilliam Field8/110Circassian6y hJ. Brown 8 st 0 lb kg 1 onMr W. Winch2/1 fav. Favourite11Albany6y gD. Mitchell 7 st 3 lb kg 1 onHurtle Fisher20/112Charon3y cH. Lewis 7 st 0 lb kg 1 onHurtle Fisher10/1Coquette4y mBobby Waterman 8 st 4 lb kg 1 onDan Melhado100/1Australian GBR6y hWilliam Yeomans 8 st 1.5 lb kg 1 onAustralian Was supposed to carry 8st 0lbMr H.J. Bowler33/1TravertonAged gCharles Stanley 7 st 10 lb kg 1 onJohn TaitThomas Ivory5/1Barbelle4y mBrickwood Colley 7 st 8 lb kg 1 onEdward Lee33/1Lapdog5y gNunn 7 st 8 lb kg 1 onLapdog Was supposed to carry 7st 4lbMr J. Gilbert50/1Salem ScudderAged gHarris 7 st 3 lb kg 1 onMr J.N. Perkins10/1Cymba4y mJames Wilson Jr 6 st 12 lb kg 1 onMr J. Moffatt33/1Norma5y mJohnny Day 6 st 12 lb kg 1 onMr G. Lewis33/1Bishopbourne4y gThomas Enderson 6 st 10 lb kg 1 onWilliam Field50/1Kestrel3y fDavidson 6 st 8.5 lb kg 1 onKestrel Was supposed to carry 6st 7lb William Pearson50/1Sheet Anchor5y hKerr 6 st 4 lb kg 1 onMr J. Kerr6/1MirandaAged mBourke 5 st 11 lb kg 1 onMiranda Was supposed to carry 5st 7lbMr J. Cain50/1DoloAged gE. Davis 5 st 9 lb kg 1 onDolo Was supposed to carry 5st 7lbMr J. Brown50/1FellPaddy's LandAged hWard 6 st 3 lb kg 1 onMr H. Gamble30/1SCR ScratchedManuka NZL4y h9 st 4 lb kg 1 onMr H. RedwoodSCR ScratchedLamplighter3y c7 st 0 lb kg 1 onPatrick KeighranSCR ScratchedPraetor4y h6 st 8 lb kg 1 onMr P. LewisSCR ScratchedPhosphorus5y h6 st 7 lb kg 1 onMr P. LewisSCR ScratchedShamrockAged g5 st 7 lb kg 1 onMr J. Brown Prizemoney First prize £1190, second prize £50, third prize £20. See also Horses Sports Australia List of Melbourne Cup winners Victoria Racing Club Notes References External links 1869 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com 1869 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Category:19th century in Melbourne Category:1860s in Melbourne