Banker (horse)
Appearance
Banker | |
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Sire | Boiardo (GB) |
Grandsire | Orlando (GB) |
Dam | Jeannette (AUS) |
Damsire | Little John (GB) |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1860 |
Country | Australia |
Colour | Bay |
Owner | Joseph Harper |
Trainer | Sam Waldock |
Major wins | |
Melbourne Cup (1863) | |
Last updated on 23 October 2018 |
Banker was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1863 Melbourne Cup.
The 1863 Melbourne Cup was the smallest field in the Cup's history with only 7 horses in total and Banker's weight of 33.57 kg was the lightest weight carried by any winning horse in the Melbourne Cup.[1]
Pedigree
[edit]Sire Boiardo 1851 |
Orlando
1841 |
Touchstone | Camel |
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Banter | |||
Vulture | Langar | ||
Kite | |||
Miss Bowe
1834 |
Catton | Golumpus | |
Lucy Gray | |||
Orville Mare | Orville | ||
Miss Grimstone | |||
Dam Jeannette 1848 |
Little John
1831 |
Little John | Octavius |
Grey Skim | |||
Anna | Whalebone | ||
Themis | |||
Wilhelmina
1843 |
Romeo | Partisan | |
Vice | |||
Moss Rose | Rous Emigrant | ||
Driver Mare |
References
[edit]- ^ "Past Winners 1860-1871 Melbourne Cup". races.com.au.