Patron (horse)
# Patron (horse)

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

## 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.

## Later life

In 1897 Patron was sold to an English client of the International Horse Agency in London.

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Patron (AUS) 1890 :

| Sire Grand Flaneur (AUS) 1877 | Yattendon (AUS) 1861 | Sir Hercules | Cap-A-Pie |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sire Grand Flaneur (AUS) 1877 | Yattendon (AUS) 1861 | Sir Hercules | Paraguay |
| Sire Grand Flaneur (AUS) 1877 | Yattendon (AUS) 1861 | Cassandra | Tros |
| Sire Grand Flaneur (AUS) 1877 | Yattendon (AUS) 1861 | Cassandra | Alice Grey |
| Sire Grand Flaneur (AUS) 1877 | First Lady (GB) 1865 | St. Albans | Stockwell |
| Sire Grand Flaneur (AUS) 1877 | First Lady (GB) 1865 | St. Albans | Bribery |
| Sire Grand Flaneur (AUS) 1877 | First Lady (GB) 1865 | Lady Patroness | Orlando |
| Sire Grand Flaneur (AUS) 1877 | First Lady (GB) 1865 | Lady Patroness | Lady Palmerston |
| Dam Olga (AUS) 1880 | Piscator (AUS) 1872 | The Marquis | Stockwell |
| Dam Olga (AUS) 1880 | Piscator (AUS) 1872 | The Marquis | Cinzinelli |
| Dam Olga (AUS) 1880 | Piscator (AUS) 1872 | Rose de Florence | The Flying Dutchman |
| Dam Olga (AUS) 1880 | Piscator (AUS) 1872 | Rose de Florence | Boarding School Miss |
| Dam Olga (AUS) 1880 | Beatrice (AUS) 1866 | Stockowner | Stockwell |
| Dam Olga (AUS) 1880 | Beatrice (AUS) 1866 | Stockowner | Ennui |
| Dam Olga (AUS) 1880 | Beatrice (AUS) 1866 | Lady Heron | Fisherman |
| Dam Olga (AUS) 1880 | Beatrice (AUS) 1866 | Lady Heron | Omen |
