1865 Melbourne Cup

Edition of the Melbourne Cup

1865 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location	Flemington Racecourse
Date	2 Nov 1865
Distance	2 miles
Winning horse	Toryboy
Winning time	3:44.0
Final odds	25/1
Jockey	E. Cavanagh
Trainer	P. Miley
Owner	B. Marshall
Surface	Turf
Attendance	13,000
← 1864 1866 →

The 1865 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 2 November 1865.

This year was the fifth running of the Melbourne Cup. The Victoria Racing Club awarded a trophy for the first time in the history of the race. The race was won by an 8 year old Gray named Toryboy becoming both the first gray and 8 year old to win the race. The runner up, Panic actually protested the race which was quickly dismissed.^[1]

This was the first year a trophy was awarded to the winning owner. Toryboy's owner B Marshall, reportedly sold the trophy, which he considered a monstrosity.^[2]

This is the list of placegetters for the 1865 Melbourne Cup.^[3]

Place	Name	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1	Toryboy	E. Cavanagh	P. Miley	B Marshall
2	Panic	J. Morrison
3	Riverina	W. Yeomas

References

^ O'Reilly, Paddy (2016). "Toryboy (1865)". Facts, Stats & Trivia of The Melbourne Cup. Melbourne: New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd. pp. 14–15. ISBN 9781742579054.
^ "Melbourne Cup trophy has colourful and creative history". abc.net.au.
^ "1861 to 1870 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 3 September 2021.