Patron (horse)

Patron
Patron, 1894 Melbourne Cup winner
SireGrand Flaneur
GrandsireYattendon
DamOlga
DamsirePiscator
SexStallion
Foaled1890
CountryAustralia
ColourChestnut
OwnerF W Purches
TrainerRichard Bradfield
Record43: 9-11-5[1]
Major wins
VRC Sires' Produce (1893)
Caulfield Guineas (1893)
Canterbury Plate (1893)
VRC St Leger (1894)
Craven Plate (1894)
Melbourne Cup (1894)

Patron (foaled 1890) was an Australian bred thoroughbred racehorse that is most notable for winning the 1894 Melbourne Cup.

1894 Melbourne Cup

Patron started at odds of 33/1 in the 1894 Melbourne Cup, with his full brother, Ruenalf, also in the race as the 3/1 favourite. Patron would win the race by three-quarters of a length with his older brother finishing unplaced.

There was no trophy awarded to the winner of the race in 1894 as the country was suffering an economic depression.[2]

Later life

In 1897 Patron was sold to an English client of the International Horse Agency in London.[3]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Patron (AUS) 1890[4]
Sire
Grand Flaneur (AUS)
1877 		Yattendon (AUS)
1861 		Sir Hercules Cap-A-Pie
Paraguay
Cassandra Tros
Alice Grey
First Lady (GB)
1865 		St. Albans Stockwell
Bribery
Lady Patroness Orlando
Lady Palmerston
Dam
Olga (AUS)
1880 		Piscator (AUS)
1872 		The Marquis Stockwell
Cinzinelli
Rose de Florence The Flying Dutchman
Boarding School Miss
Beatrice (AUS)
1866 		Stockowner Stockwell
Ennui
Lady Heron Fisherman
Omen

References

  1. ^ "Past Champions". millersguide.com.au. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Melbourne Cup Trophy has colourful and creative history". abc.net.au. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Miscellaneous Notes". The Australasian. Vol. LXIV, no. 1679. Victoria, Australia. 4 June 1898. p. 17. Retrieved 7 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Patron Horse Profile". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 6 March 2022.