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Sister Olive
Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sister Olive (1918−1945) was an Australian racehorse that won the 1921 Melbourne Cup.
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Racing career
After finishing 4th in the 1921 Caulfield Cup, Sister Olive won the Melbourne Cup as a three-year-old in the same year, with a three length margin.[1][2] Her win was only the third and, as of August 2021, the most recent by a three-year-old filly.[3] Starting at odds of 16/1 and carrying 6 st. 9 lbs. (42.18 kg) she beat a field of 25, including Eurythmic, the favourite that finished last.[4][5] Before the race, jockey Ted O'Sullivan considered her a "a good thing". It was his first and only Melbourne Cup win.[6]
She came second in the 1922 VRC Australian Cup.[7]
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Stud career
Sister Olive was the dam of Manolive, winner of the C F Orr Stakes and the Perth Cup and Mount of Olives, that won the South Australian Derby.[8]
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