Patron (horse)

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

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[1]
Major wins
VRC Sires' Produce (1893) Caulfield Guineas (1893) Canterbury Plate (1893) VRC St Leger (1894) Craven Plate (1894) Melbourne Cup (1894)

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