Archer (horse)
| Archer | |
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| Sire | William Tell (GB) |
| Grandsire | Touchstone |
| Dam | Maid Of The Oaks |
| Damsire | Vagabond (GB) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1856 Exeter Farm Jembaicumbene near Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Thomas John Roberts & Rowland H. Hassall |
| Owner |
Thomas John Roberts (1831-1899), Lessee for racing purposes Etienne de Mestre (1832-1916) |
| Trainer | Etienne de Mestre |
| Major wins | |
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Randwick Plate (1860) |
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Thomas John Roberts (1831-1899),
Rowland H. Hassall (1820-1904),
& the Estate of Thomas Molyneux Royds (1824-1852) whose beneficiaries were
Edmund Molyneux Royds (1847-1912),
& William Edward Royds (1849-1910)
Randwick Plate (1860)
Stewards Purse (1860)
Australian Plate (1861)
Randwick Plate (1861)
Maitland Town Plate (1861)
Melbourne Cup (1861 & 1862)
Melbourne Town Plate (1861)
AJC Queens Plate (1862)
Archer (1856–1872) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the first and the second Melbourne Cups in 1861 and 1862. He won both Cups easily, and is one of only five horses to win the Melbourne Cup twice or more; he is one of only four horses to win two successive Cups.
Archer was sired by the successful imported sire William Tell (GB) (1843, by Touchstone); his dam, Maid of the Oaks (dam of Mariner and William Tell (1855)) was by Vagabond (GB) (by Cain). Archer's sire and dam had been owned by Thomas Molyneux "Tom" Royds (1824–1852) of Ballalaba, Jembaicumbene, New South Wales. Royds formed a breeding partnership with his uncle-in-law Andrew Badgery (c.1804–1857), keeping their many horses on the Andrew Badgery managed Exeter Farm in Jembaicumbene. For £51, Royds purchased the mare Maid Of The Oaks at the dispersal of Charles Smith's Clifton Stud in 1845. Royds also imported the stallion Sailor By The Sea, and in February 1847 the stallion William Tell. Archer’s full-sister, Our Nell, won three races in four days at the Goulburn races (1855) and other races at city tracks.
Archer was probably foaled in 1856 at Exeter Farm in Jembaicumbene, near Braidwood in New South Wales. In recent years evidence has been discovered that Archer may not have been foaled on the Exeter Farm owned by Roberts but on Royd's previous cattle farm Ballabala, owned by Hassall. This is supported by Richard William Royds' (1922-?) (one of William Edward Royd's grandsons) writing in 1983 that Archer was foaled at Ballabala; this view is supported by his widow and adopted son. All other references state that Archer was foaled at Exeter Farm, including Richard's older brother John Patrick Molyneux Royds (1920-?) in an interview published in 1969. It is also on Exeter Farm that other horses from the breeding partnership of Hassall and Roberts were foaled, including Archer's half-brother Mariner in 1854 (by Sailor By The Sea out of Maid Of The Oaks) and his full-brother William Tell in 1855 (by William Tell (GB) out of Maid Of The Oaks.
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