1864 Melbourne Cup

1864 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Date3 November 1864
Distance2 miles
Winning horseLantern
Winning time3:52.0
Final odds15/1
JockeySamuel Davis
TrainerWilliam Filgate
OwnerHurtle Fisher
SurfaceTurf
Attendance6,000

The 1864 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 3 November 1864.

This year was the fourth running of the Melbourne Cup, and the first to be raced under the control of the Victoria Racing Club.[1]

Lantern, jockeyed by Samuel Pope Davis, carried just 6 st 3 lb (39.5 kg) to defeat Poet and Rose of Denmark finished third. The race was run in heavy going and Lantern's time of 3 minutes and 52 seconds equalled the 1861 Melbourne Cup for the slowest winning time. Trained by William Filgate,[2] Lantern then became the first horse to win the Cup and the VRC Derby in the same year though unlike today the Derby was run after the Cup. The Derby was run a day after the Cup and after winning there he returned to win over a mile the next day to win three races in three straight days. Lantern was put down after he broke down in the Ballarat Cup days later.[3][2]

In heavy conditions, Saturn led the field at the first turn after the horses had passed in front of the grandstand for the first time. Poet and Lantern then took up the front running before the final turn with Lantern winning by a length-and-a-half from Poet, while Rose of Denmark finished third before three horses passed the post for fourth. The judges awarded fourth to Gwendoline.[4]

Bred in South Australia, Lantern was owned by Hurtle Fisher, a committee member of the Victoria Racing Club and was commonly known as "The Squire of Maribryrnong" due to his extensive stud and training grounds.[1]

Full results

This is the list of placegetters for the 1864 Melbourne Cup.[5][6][7][4][2][8]

Place Horse Age
Gender 		Jockey Weight Trainer Owner Odds Margin
1 Lantern 3y c Samuel Davis 6 st 3 lb (39.5 kg) William Filgate Hurtle Fisher 15/1 1½ lengths
2 Poet 4y h W. Perkins 8 st 0 lb (50.8 kg)[a] Isaac Pear 20/1 2 lengths
3 Rose of Denmark 4y m H. Howard 8 st 3 lb (52.2 kg) Hurtle Fisher Hurtle Fisher 10/1
4 Gwendoline 3y f Thomas Pullar 5 st 12 lb (37.2 kg) Mr W. Treacy 25/1
5 Ebor 6y h Denis Fountain 8 st 12 lb (56.2 kg) James Wilson Mr J.C. James[b] 15/1
6 Musidora 5y m William Simpson 9 st 4 lb (59.0 kg) James Wilson James Wilson 4/1
N/a Barwon 5y h J. Henderson 9 st 9 lb (61.2 kg) Joseph Harper 6/1
N/a Falcon 5y h Joe Morrison 9 st 9 lb (61.2 kg) Philip Dowling 8/1
N/a Playboy Aged g Dowling 8 st 9 lb (54.9 kg) Patrick Keighran 20/1
N/a Banker 4y h Sam Waldock 8 st 7 lb (54.0 kg) Joseph Harper 10/1
N/a Glenyuille 4y h Holmes 8 st 7 lb (54.0 kg) Mr Cook 15/1
N/a Saturn 6y h Lang 8 st 6 lb (53.5 kg)[c] Mr T. Henty 8/1
N/a Flying Buck Aged g J. Carter 7 st 9 lb (48.5 kg) Mr Bavin 10/1
N/a Chrysolite 4y m Redman 7 st 8 lb (48.1 kg) Hurtle Fisher 20/1
N/a Attila Aged g Parslow 7 st 5 lb (46.7 kg)[d] Mr C. Day 25/1
N/a Fleur-de-Lis 5y m Grimwood 7 st 5 lb (46.7 kg)[e] Mr Holmes 10/1
N/a Freestone 3y c Green 7 st 3 lb (45.8 kg)[f] Mr D. Robinson 10/1
N/a Roebuck 3y c Bateman 6 st 10 lb (42.6 kg) Philip Dowling 7/2 fav.
N/a Bedouin 3y g Harry Chifney[g] 5 st 9 lb (35.8 kg)[h] Mr Jeffrey 20/1
SCR Sir Lancer N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a
SCR Stag N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a

Prizemoney

First prize £734, second prize £20.[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Was supposed to carry 7st 12lb
  2. ^ J.C. James is an alias of Captain Lyons, a grazier during the 1860s
  3. ^ Was supposed to carry 8st 2lb
  4. ^ Was supposed to carry 7st 3lb
  5. ^ Was supposed to carry 7st 0lb
  6. ^ Was supposed to carry 5st 12lb
  7. ^ Jockey Henry Dawes rode under the name Harry Chifney.
  8. ^ Was supposed to carry 5st 7lb

References

  1. ^ a b Bernstein, D.L. (1969). The First Tuesday in November. Melbourne: William Heinemann Ltd. pp. 21–22.
  2. ^ a b c "Melbourne Cup Winners - 1861-1880". Victoria Racing Club. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  3. ^ O'Reilly, Paddy (2016). "Lantern (1864)". Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup. Melbourne: New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd. pp. 10–11. ISBN 9781742579054.
  4. ^ a b "Melbourne Spring Races". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 4 November 1864. p. 5. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  5. ^ "1861 to 1870 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. ^ Cavanough, Maurice (1978). The Melbourne Cup (8 ed.). p. 445. ISBN 0727004859.
  7. ^ a b "1864 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersguide.identika.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  8. ^ Reubertstein. The History of the Melbourne Cup from 1861 to 1894 (1895 ed.). Melbourne, Australia: James J. Miller. pp. 11–12.


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