Lantern (horse)
| Lantern | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Muscovado (GB) |
| Grandsire | Sweetmeat (GB) |
| Dam | Nightlight (GB) |
| Damsire | Archy (GB) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1861 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Owner | H Fisher |
| Trainer | S Mahon |
| Major wins | |
| Melbourne Cup (1864) Victoria Derby (1864) | |
| Last updated on 23 October 2018 | |
Lantern (1861–1864) was an Australian racehorse who won the 1864 Melbourne Cup.
Racing career
In the Melbourne Cup Lantern started at odds of 15/1 and won in a time of 3 minutes 52 seconds, the slowest ever recorded for the race.[1]
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.
In December 1864 it was reported that Lantern had died after being injured at Ballarat.[2]
References
- ^ "Past Winners - 1861 to 1870 Melbourne Cup Winners - Races.com.au". www.races.com.au.
- ^ "Australian Telegrams". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. New Zealand Herald. 23 December 1864.