Patron (horse)

Patron 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

Patron is inbred 4S x 4D x 4D to the stallion Stockwell, meaning that he appears fourth generation once on the sire side of his pedigree, and fourth generation twice on the dam side of his pedigree.