Acrasia (horse)

Acrasia
SireGozo
GrandsireWild Oats
DamCerise and Blue
DamsireWilberforce
SexMare
Foaled1897
OwnerHumphrey Oxenham
Major wins

Melbourne Cup (1904)

Acrasia (foaled 1897)[1] was an Australian racehorse that won the 1904 Melbourne Cup.

Racing career

Bred and owned by bookmaker Humphrey Oxenham, Acrasia finished fourth in the 1902 Melbourne Cup.[1]

She was ridden by jockey Tom Clayton and carried 7 st. 6 lbs. (47.17 kg) to win the 1904 Melbourne Cup as a seven-year-old at odds of 14/1.[2] She was the only filly or mare in the field. In doing so she became the third mare to win in the first 44 runnings of the race.[3]

In Spring carnival leading up to the Cup, she had finished second in the Spring Cup at Sandown Park and also in the Coongy Handicap and Caulfield Cup.[1]

Her owner, Humphrey Oxenham, was a bookmaker who, while playing poker, staked her and lost ownership to John Mayo. He bought her back the following day and owned her at the time of her win.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Acrasia 1904 Melbourne Cup winner". RaceRate. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Past Winners – 1901 to 1910 Melbourne Cup Winners". Races.com.au. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ "The Melbourne Cup". The Advertiser. Vol. XLVII, no. 14, 366. South Australia. 2 November 1904. p. 10. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.