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The Assyrian (horse)

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The Assyrian
SireCountryman (GB)
GrandsireStockwell (GB)
DamTinfinder (AUS)
DamsireTarragon (AUS)
SexStallion
Foaled1877
CountryAustralia
ColourBay
OwnerCS Agnew
TrainerJ. E. Savill
Record31: 9-6-2
Major wins
South Australian Derby (1880)
Melbourne Cup (1882)
Hobart Cup (1883)

The Assyrian was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse owned by CS Agnew and trained by J.E. Savill that won the 1882 Melbourne Cup being ridden by C Hutchins,[1] presumably named after the Assyrians of Mesopotamia and their ancient empires.

In the final stages of the 1882 Melbourne Cup, The Assyrian drew clear to defeat Stockwell by half a length, and send the heavily backed Gudarz into third place.[2] The Assyrian also won the 1883 Hobart Cup, becoming the only horse to win both the Melbourne Cup and the Hobart Cup for almost 89 years until being joined by Piping Lane in 1972,[3] with the currently two remaining alone in the achievement.

Pedigree

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Pedigree of The Assyrian (AUS) 1877[4]
Sire
Countryman (GB)
1867
Stockwell (GB)
1849
The Baron Birdcatcher
Echidna
Pocahontas Glencoe
Marpessa
Village Lass (GB)
1851
Pyrrhus The First Epirus
Fortess
Maid Of Hart The Provost
Martha Lynn
Dam
Tinfinder (AUS)
1871
Tarragon (AUS)
1858
New Warrior Pyrrhus The First
Colocynth
Ludia Waverley
Peri
Deceptive (AUS)
1865
Yelverton Gemma di Vergy
Deceptive
Blossom The Swede
Violet

References

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  1. ^ "The Assyrian 1882 Melbourne Cup winner".
  2. ^ "The Assyrian Hobart and Melbourne Cup winner". Archived from the original on 2013-04-12.
  3. ^ "Hobart Cup links to the Melbourne Cup".
  4. ^ "The Assyrian Horse Profile". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.