Patron (horse)

Patron
Patron
	Patron, 1894 Melbourne Cup winner
Sire	Grand Flaneur
Grandsire	Yattendon
Dam	Olga
Damsire	Piscator
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1890
Country	Australia
Colour	Chestnut
Owner	F W Purches
Trainer	Richard Bradfield
Record	43: 9-11-5
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
		Sir Hercules	Paraguay
		Cassandra	Tros
		Cassandra	Alice Grey
	First Lady (GB) 1865	St. Albans	Stockwell
		St. Albans	Bribery
		Lady Patroness	Orlando
		Lady Patroness	Lady Palmerston
Dam Olga (AUS) 1880	Piscator (AUS) 1872	The Marquis	Stockwell
		The Marquis	Cinzinelli
		Rose de Florence	The Flying Dutchman
		Rose de Florence	Boarding School Miss
	Beatrice (AUS) 1866	Stockowner	Stockwell
		Stockowner	Ennui
		Lady Heron	Fisherman
		Lady Heron	Omen

References

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

[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.

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