• 1861 MELBOURNE CUP – ARCHER
• 1862 MELBOURNE CUP – ARCHER
• 1863 MELBOURNE CUP – BANKER
• 1864 MELBOURNE CUP – LANTERN
• 1865 MELBOURNE CUP – TORYBOY
• 1866 MELBOURNE CUP – THE BARB
• 1867 MELBOURNE CUP – TIM WHIFFLER
• 1868 MELBOURNE CUP – GLENCOE
• 1869 MELBOURNE CUP – WARRIOR
• 1870 MELBOURNE CUP – NIMBLEFOOT

1861 MELBOURNE CUP – ARCHER

Race Info:

Placings: 1^st Place Archer, 2^nd Place Mormon, 3^rd Place Prince

Jockeys: J. Cutts, W. Simpson, Bishop

Trainer: Etienne de Mestre

Winner’s Time: 3:52.0

Weight: 60.33kg

Odds: 6/1

Prize money: £710

About:

Many race enthusiasts have blamed the thoroughbred’s slow race time on the 800 kilometre trek the horse was required to walk from his stables in New South Wales to the race track in Melbourne. However, previous records state that Archer was transported via steamship.

1862 MELBOURNE CUP – ARCHER

Race Info:

Placings: 1^st Place Archer, 2^nd Place Mormon, 3^rd Place Camden

Jockeys: J. Cutts, W. Simpson, J. Morrison

Trainer: Etienne de Mestre

Winner’s Time: 3:47.0

Weight: 64.41kg

Odds: 2/1 favourite

Prize money: £830

About:

Archer may have become the first horse to win three Melbourne Cups had his third nomination to race not been rejected after his entry form was received too late. This year’s Melbourne Cup also marked the second top weight ever with 10st 2 lbs.

1863 MELBOURNE CUP – BANKER

Race Info:

Placings: 1^st Place Banker, 2^nd Place Musidora, 3^rd Place Rose of Denmark

Jockeys: H. Chifney, D. Fountain, H. Tothill

Trainer: Sam Waldock

Winner’s Time: 3:44.0

Weight: 33.57kg

Odds: 10/1

Prize money: £510

About:

The 1863 Melbourne Cup race was also the smallest field in the Cup’s history with only 7 horses in total and Banker’s weight of 33.57kg was the lightest weight carried by any winning horse in the Melbourne Cup.

1864 MELBOURNE CUP – LANTERN

Race Info:

Placings: 1^st Place Lantern, 2^nd Place Poet, 3^rd Place Rose of Denmark

Jockeys: S. Davis, W. Perkins, H. Howard

Trainer: S. Mahon

Winner’s Time: 3:52.0

Weight: 39.46kg

Odds: 15/1

Prize money: £754

About:

Lantern is remembered for holding the slowest winning running time in the Melbourne Cup. His time of 3 minutes 52 seconds is equal to that of Archer’s in the 1861 Melbourne Cup. His owner Hurtle Fisher also entered the colt into the Victoria Derby the following day and on the third day of the meeting, Lantern competed in a mile race. He won both races.

1865 MELBOURNE CUP – TORYBOY

Race Info:

Placings: 1^st Place Toryboy, 2^nd Place Panic, 3^rd Place Riverina

Jockeys: E. Cavanagh, J. Morrison, W. Yeomans

Trainer: P. Miley

Winner’s Time: 3:44.0

Weight: 44.45kg

Odds: 25/1

Prize money: £1,034

About:

Although he was the oldest horse to compete in the Melbourne Cup as an aged grey gelding at the time of his success, Toryboy still managed to win the race by two lengths over Panic. The 1865 Melbourne Cup was appealing to more serious betters, with some bets reported to be between £10,000 and £25,000.

1866 MELBOURNE CUP – THE BARB

Race Info:

Placings: 1^st Place The Barb, 2^nd Place Exile, 3^rd Place Falcon

Jockeys: W. Davis, E. Kavanagh, C. Stanley

Trainers: John Tait & James Ashworth

Winner’s Time: 3:43.0

Weight: 43.09kg

Odds: 6/1 favourite

Prize money: £1,094

About:

Known for his feisty temperament, The Barb was the 1866 Melbourne Cup winner and undeniably the champion of the racecourse until Carbine arrived. His owner/trainer John Trait, would go on to win another three Melbourne Cup races.

1867 MELBOURNE CUP – TIM WHIFFLER

Race Info:

Placings: 1^st Place Tim Whiffler, 2^nd Place Queen of Hearts, 3^rd Place Exile

Jockeys: I. Driscoll, T. Bennett, Waterman

Trainer: Etienne de Mestre

Winner’s Time: 3:39.0

Weight: 55.79kg

Odds: 5/2 favourite

Prize money: £1,150

About:

As there were two Tim Whifflers competing in the Melbourne Cup, the winning horse was named ‘Sydney’ Tim Whiffler, the other was named ‘Melbourne’ Tim Whiffler. Sydney Tim Whiffler was one of Etienne de Mestre’s five Melbourne Cup winning racehorses.

1868 MELBOURNE CUP – GLENCOE

Race Info:

Placings: 1^st Place Glencoe, 2^nd Place Strop, 3^rd Place Shenandoah

Jockeys: C. Stanley, Walsh, T. Pullar

Trainer: John Tait

Winner’s Time: 3:42.0

Weight: 9st 1lb

Odds: 10/1

Prize money: £1,250

About:

Glencoe was John Tait’s second win in the Melbourne Cup. However, he was not an easy horse to train or ride. Glencoe was often referred to as ‘a dog’ by his jockey, Charles Stanley, who detested riding him. He urged Tait to stop training the horse, which Tait eventually did.

1869 MELBOURNE CUP – WARRIOR

Race Info:

Placings: 1^st Place Warrior, 2^nd Place The Monk, 3^rd Place Phoebe

Jockeys: J. Morrison, W. Enderson, S. Davis

Trainer: R. Sevior

Winner’s Time: 3:40.0

Weight: 55.34kg

Odds: 10/1

Prize money: £1,260

About:

Warrior was owned by Melbourne bookmaker Austin Saqui who was regarded as a flamboyant bookmaker who attracted equal publicity as the good horses competing. After racing Warrior in the Metropolitan Handicap earlier in Spring and coming third, Saqui decided the horse was ready for the Melbourne Cup. Saqui backed warrior at 20/1 and won almost £20,000.

1870 MELBOURNE CUP – NIMBLEFOOT

Race Info:

Placings: 1^st Place Nimblefoot, 2^nd Place Lapdog, 3^rd Place Valentine

Jockeys: J. Day, J. Wilson jun., H. Howard

Trainer: W. Lang

Winner’s Time: 3:37.0

Weight: 39.46kg

Odds: 12/1

Prize money: £1,280

About:

Nimblefoot’s owner was Walter Craig, a wealthy publican in Ballarat, Victoria who had dreamt that Nimblefoot would win the 1870 Melbourne Cup and that the rider would be wearing a black armband. Prior to the Melbourne Cup race day, Craig died and in memory of him, the jockey wore a black armband… just as Craig had predicted.